Varun, 27, who has earlier featured in comical and romantical roles in Bollywood, will be seen in a rowdy avatar in the revenge drama.
"Wah yaar! Kamaal karte ho mr varun! Badlapur! Already trying different stuff. Film is looking good. Baap ka record tod do jaldi. Happy for you," Salman, 48, posted on Twitter.
Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the film's teaser was released online and since then it has been getting a positive response.
In response, Varun tweeted,"Thank u @BeingSalmanKhan bhai..."
Also starring Divya Dutta, Yami Gautam, Radhika Apte, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vinay Pathak, 'Badlapur' is slated to release next year.
