Varun goes gaga over Baywatch, Priyanka and Dwayne Johnson react

Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan has praised Dwayne Johnson's performance in 'Baywatch' and the wrestler-actor thanked him for his kind words.

The 30-year-old actor took to Twitter to congratulate the Hollywood star on his comic timing and actress Priyanka Chopra for playing the baddie, Victoria Leeds, in style.

"#Baywatch is fun in the sand. @TheRock brings the humour like only he can and @priyankachopra is bada**. I laughed throughout," wrote Varun.

To this Johnson replied, "Thank you brotha! Me and @priyankachopra talked about how much you (and India) will enjoy the movie. Fun is the key word. #Baywatch."

The 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' actor wrote back saying he is sure India will have a great time watching the film. Priyanka, who has made her Hollywood debut with the Seth Gordon-directed film, too replied to Varun saying she was excited for the movie's release.

"Thank you @Varun_dvn I'm so glad u felt that way! Our fun mad action comedy releasing around the world #1dayforBaywatch @TheRock," wrote Priyanka.

'Baywatch', which also features Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach and Jon Bass, releases on Friday.