Pathaan

Action Thriller

U/A

Hindi

January 25, 2023

2hr 26min

Status: released

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Pathaan is a Hindi action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand from a screenplay by Shridhar Raghavan and a story by Anand. Produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, it is the fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe.
It stars Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles alongside Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana. India Today reported that Pathaan was made on an estimated production budget of ₹225 crore (US$28 million) with a further ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) spent on print and advertising. Against the norm, pre-release publicity was limited with no media interactions or public events.
Principal photography of the film began on 17 November 2020 in Mumbai.
The film was shot in various locations in India, Afghanistan, Spain, UAE, Turkey, Russia, Italy, and France.
Pathaan is the fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe.
The film will mark Shah Rukh Khan’s return to the silver screen after his 2018 film Zero.
Yash Raj Films, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham officially announced Pathaan on 2 March 2022 at their social media accounts, revealing the release date of 25 January 2023 with a first look teaser
Shah Rukh Khan was cast in the film in September 2020. Deepika Padukone joined production that November, while John Abraham rounded out the main cast in June, joining filming in Mumbai. Dimple Kapadia was cast in December 2020. Salman Khan was confirmed to make a cameo appearance in November 2020, reprising his role as Avinash Singh Rathore from the Tiger franchise.
The release date of Pathaan was revealed on 2 March 2022 through an announcement teaser. A first-look motion poster was revealed on 25 June 2022.
The teaser of the film was released on 2 November 2022, coinciding with Shah Rukh Khan’s 57th birthday. The film’s teaser received 22 million views and more than 1 million likes in less than 2 days on YouTube.
The official trailer of Pathaan was released on 10 January 2023. The film’s trailer was also showcased on Burj Khalifa on 14 January 2023. Against norm, pre-release publicity was limited with no media interactions or public events.
Pathaan was the first Indian film to release in novel ICE theatre format.
The film was released on 8000 screens worldwide, which included 5000 screens in Hindi and 450 screens in Tamil and Telugu versions within India.
The digital rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video, where it is scheduled to be released on 25 April 2023.
“Besharam Rang” became controversial after right-wing Hindutva groups alleged that the song promotes obscenity and that it disrespects the saffron colour as Padukone features in a saffron bikini in the song.
India Today reported that Pathaan was made on an estimated production budget of ₹225 crore (US$28 million) with a further ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) spent on print and advertising.
Pathaan was theatrically released in India on 25 January 2023, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend, and received positive reviews from critics who praised its action sequences, music and cast performances.
It set several box office records for a Hindi film, including the highest opening day, highest single day, highest opening weekend and highest opening week for a Hindi film in India. It eventually emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time in India and set records in all major overseas markets.
Pathaan grossed ₹1,050.30 crore (US$130 million) worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the third-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, and the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film of all time as well as the highest grossing movies in his career.
The theatrical runtime of the film was 146 minutes. However, on Amazon Prime Video, it was released with an extension of +2 minutes (148 minutes).