'Merry Christmas' starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi hit the screens today, on January 12. The Sriram Raghavan directorial has opened to positive response from critics and audiences alike. Katrina's husband actor Vicky Kaushal watched 'Merry Christmas' during the special screening that was held recently. Vicky is impressed with the film, especially with Katrina's performance as Maria. He has penned a note where he heaped praise on his wife.
Vicky took to his Instagram handle to laud the entire team of 'Merry Christmas'. He was also all praise for Vijay Sethupathi's performance as Albert and bringing ‘childlike innocence in his characters'. The 'Sam Bahadur' actor is proud of his wife Katrina and he called 'Merry Christmas' her 'best work to date'.
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“#MerryChristmas everyone! So freaking proud of you love for how beautifully you have surrendered yourself to Sriram Sir’s masterful storytelling and to the complexities of ‘Maria’… her rawness, her mystery, her magic… all done with such honesty and nuance! And that dance… uff! This one’s truly your best work till date,'' wrote Vicky.
He added, ''#VijaySethupati Sir… don’t know how you bring that childlike innocence in your characters but it’s pure joy to watch you bring Albert alive''.
The actor ended his note, “#SriramRaghavan @actorvijaysethupathi @katrinakaif @sanjaykapoor2500 @pathakvinay @radhikaofficial @rameshtaurani … how you guys are going to make people jingle all the way when they watch the Film… especially that end! Go enjoy this thrilling fun ride in theatres near you!''
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'Merry Christmas' is set in the early '80s and it has a thematic connection with the story of 'Pinocchio'. It is the story of two strangers - Albert (Vijay Sethupathi) and Maria (Katrina Kaif) who cross each other's path unknowingly and how they face unfortunate events.
The movie was simultaneously shot in Hindi and Tamil. It is backed by Ramesh Taurani, Sanjay Routray, Jaya Taurani and Kewal Garg.
