Pathaan
The story revolves around India’s decision to revoke Article 370 (the special status of Jammu and Kashmir) and how it affects a Pakistani officer played by Shah Rukh Khan who demands compensation from India for its “error.” He extends an olive branch to the imposing Jim, played by John Abraham, an ex-RAW agent who was wronged by his own people. He is joined by his seductive partner Rubai, a former ISI agent played by Deepika Padukone, who has murky motivations. As they move between countries and engage in a risky game of betrayal and retaliation, Pathaan, Jim, and Rubai lock horns and lock eyes. The three compete to obliterate and defend the worlds they hold dear.
Star Cast:Â Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana.
Director:Â Siddharth Anand
Making a special cameo in the movie is Salman Khan: Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback to the big screen with Salman Khan will be much more memorable thanks to the reunion of the two superstars. In Pathan, Salman’s spy persona Tiger will appear alongside Shah Rukh’s RAW officer. In the film, the two will be shown eliminating the villains. Salman Khan has been in cameo roles alongside SRK before; he initially appeared in the film Zero.
Controversy regarding Pathaan
According to a media source, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has ordered more than ten edits to the Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone movie. Following the release of its first song, Besharam Rang, the Siddharth Anand-directed movie sparked controversy. Deepika’s orange bathing outfit from the song hasn’t been cut, though.
According to a CBFC document, the word ‘RAW’ is replaced with ‘Hamare’, ‘Langde Lulle’ is replaced with ‘Toote Foote’, and ‘PM’ is replaced with ‘President or Minister’. Furthermore, the word ‘PMO’ has reportedly been removed from as many as 13 scenes in Pathan.
Box Office Collection
Pathaan has already broken several records, both in India and worldwide. On a non-holiday weekday, the movie had the greatest opening day ever for a Hindi-language release. It also became the greatest foreign opening for a Bollywood film in history and became the first Bollywood film in history to earn more than Rs 100 crore worldwide on day one. Currently, the film’s global gross stands at a staggering Rs 231 crore in just two days. Pathaan was released in approximately 8000 screens in more than 100 countries across the globe — the widest release ever for a Hindi film