Real friendships in the industry are a rare thing, more so when you have competed with somebody on a reality show. But, the equation that the charming and affable Shoaib Ibrahim shares with his ex-Bigg Boss contestants is different.

After achieving superstardom on the small screen, Shoaib is now gearing up to make his Bollywood debut with the war-drama 'Battalion 609' and the actor is getting a lot of support and encouragement from his friends from the Bigg Boss House.

Sreesanth, who calls Shoaib his 'chhota bhai', posted a video on Instagram wishing him all the best with the release of the film. His other fellow contestant Deepak Thakur too uploaded a video on the same social media platform congratulating him for his film debut.

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Here's what Sree Santh had to say about #Battalion609. Do watch the film on 11th Jan. #IndianArmy #ShoaibIbrahim #DipikaKakar #BiggBoss12

A post shared by Battalion 609 (@thebattalion6o9) on Jan 7, 2019 at 8:26am PST

'Battalion 609', directed by Brijesh Batuknath Tripathi and produced by Narindas Lalwani of N.J. Lalwani Films, releases worldwide on January 11, 2019 by Big Curtains Media.