Pathaan Movie is a forthcoming action thriller in Hindi written by Siddharth Anand and directed by Shridhar Raghavan. It is the fourth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe and was produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham are the stars of it.
On January 25, 2023, during the Indian Republic Day weekend, Pathaan Movie is slated for release in India. Tamil and Telugu dubs will also be available.
Cast of Pathaan Movie
- Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan in Movie, a RAW field agent
- Deepika Padukone
- John Abraham
- Ashutosh Rana as Col. Sunil Luthra
- Gautam Rode
- Dimple Kapadia
- Siddhant Ghegadmal
- Shaji Choudhary
- Gavie Chahal as Captain Abrar
- Salman Khan as Avinash Singh “Tiger” Rathore (cameo appearance)
- Hrithik Roshan as Major Kabir Dhaliwal (cameo appearance)
Production Development
On March 2, 2022, Yash Raj Films, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham officially announced Pathaan Movie on their social media accounts. They also provided a first-look teaser and a release date of January 25, 2023. Salman Khan and Vishal Dadlani, as well as other cast members, have previously made fun of it. Dadlani tweeted about the movie’s announcement and said, “No amount from the past is significant, and no amount from the future is excessive. The entire world is anxiously awaiting Shahrukh. More importantly, we’re all working on an awesome movie with fantastic music.” The first Bollywood movie to be shot with IMAX cameras and the first film from YRF to be released in Dolby Cinema.
Casting
In September 2020, Shah Rukh Khan was cast in the movie. Padukone began working on the project in November. Abraham completed the main cast by beginning filming in Mumbai in June. In December 2020, Dimple Kapadia received her role. Salman Khan will reprise his role as Avinash Singh Rathore from the Tiger franchise in a cameo appearance in November 2020, and it has been confirmed. Hrithik Roshan is scheduled to appear in a cameo, playing Kabir Dhaliwal from War again (2019).
Filming
The movie’s main photography commenced in Mumbai on November 17, 2020. The filming was relocated to Dubai in January 2021. Major action scenes, including a long chase scene, were shot concurrently. Different film schedules were postponed on April 12 2021, as a result of positive COVID-19 tests from some of the cast and crew. On June 25, 2021, filming started again. Another schedule for the movie started later, in July 2021. On October 7, 2021, a song was supposed to be recorded in Mallorca and Cádiz, but the date was changed.
Khan, Padukone, and Abraham were part of the action sequences filmed in Spain in February 2022. After that, Cádiz and Mallorca were used for filming. The Mumbai schedule was finished at Yash Raj Studios as the movie wrapped up, and the Spain schedule was finished in March 2022. Retakes and additional scenes were finished in October 2022. The movie was filmed in various cities throughout India, Afghanistan, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Russia, Italy, and France.
Pathaan Movie’s Music
Vishal-Shekhar composed the music for the film, and Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara composed the score.
Vishal-Shekhar reunited with producer Meghdeep Bose after previously working on the music arrangement and production of Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).
On December 12, 2022, the first single, “Besharam Rang,” was released.
Pathaan Movie Release Date
Pathaan Movie is set to be released theatrically in India on January 25, 2023, in standard and IMAX versions, coinciding with the Indian Republic Day weekend, along with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu.
Pathaan Movie Trailer
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