Hrithik Roshan took to social media to convey his admiration for Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos. The film, which is Vir Das' directorial debut, was released in theatres on January 16.

Through his Instagram story feed, Hrithik wrote, "Very Very entertained by Happy Patel. Congrats Vir. The ingenuity of mixing incredible silliness with a relentless screenplay was so fun to watch!"

Vir Das in turn wrote, "Hrithik, May every comedy lover and first time Filmaker find a star like you. You’re magic on screen, and it falls on us smaller silly spies too. Thank you."

Vir Das had directed the film along with Kavi Shastri, and had written the script along with Amogh Ranadive. The cast of the film also includes Mona Singh, Mithila Palkar, Sharib Hashmi, Srushti Tawade, Imran Khan, and Aamir Khan. Vir Das also produced the film along with Aamir Khan.