The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role, along with Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, Madhurima Tuli and Rasheed Naz in supporting roles.

The film released on January 23, 2015 to positive reviews from critics, praising particularly the direction and Kumar's performance.

Baby was produced under T-Series along with Crouching Tiger, Friday Filmworks and Cape of Good Films.

The filming began on September 4, 2014, in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Many shots have been taken in Gautam Buddha University, at Meditation Hall, Shanti Sarover and Library, at Greater Noida.

The second part was shot in Nepal and the team completed their final schedule in Abu Dhabi in October and some part was also shots in Istanbul.

The songs for the film features songs composed by MM Kreem and Meet Bros Anjjan. Lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir.

Baby was banned in Pakistan by the censor boards in Islamabad and Karachi, stating that "it portrays a negative image of Muslims and the negative characters in the film also have Muslim names".

Pandey has stated "We have three Pakistani actors in the film. There is no Pakistan bashing and there is no jingoism towards a particular country or religion".

The story follows members of a fictional secret operation called Baby, a temporary task force headed by Feroz (Denzongpa) whose mission is to protect India from terrorists and whose mandate is coming to a close.

Subhash K. Jha gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and stated "Baby is one helluva roller-coaster ride. Miss it at your own risk."[8] Sarita A Tanwar of Daily News and Analysis gave the movie 4 stars, describing Akshay Kumar's performance in the movie as his career-best.