Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham are finally coming together in an action-packed thriller from YRF. Titled Pathan, War-famed director Siddharth Anand will direct this movie. Incidentally, SRK and Abraham are coming together for the first time on the big screen. Both Shah Rukh and John have worked with the YRF banner before. While Shah Rukh has given big hits like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Darr with YRF, John's role as the villain in Dhoom is still remembered.
Shah Rukh Khan To Start Shooting For Pathan In January 2021, John To Join Later
According to reports, the movie will go on the floors at the start of next year. The Badshah Khan is planning to join the crew in January 2021. However, John Abraham is currently busy with his other assignments. Therefore, he will join the Pathan team for shooting in March 2021 after finishing his next installment from his franchise Satyamev Jayate.
As expected SRK is playing the protagonist in Pathan while John will be the bad boy. Similar to War, Pathan will be an action-packed thriller. It is big news for SRK fans who have been waiting for the superstar to announce his comeback movie for the last couple of years. Since the movie is bankrolled by a big banner like YRF and helmed by one of the most successful directors around fans are sure that Shah Rukh Bhai will get the success that has been eluding him since some time.
SRK Fans Excited With The Launch of Pathan
Excited fans started pouring in good wishes as the news broke out. A fan even shared a recent picture of the superstar speculating that it might be the actor's first look for a mass movie. In this picture, you can see SRK covering his long hair.
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A fan even shared the first poster of Pathan with its release date.
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Some more tweets followed.
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Shah Rukh Khan last graced the big screen in 2018 with Anand L. Rai's Zero which did not do well at the box-office. Even his earlier movies Raees and Jab Harry Met Sejal tanked at the box-office. As a result, King Khan decided to take a break. On the other hand, John Abraham had a successful last year with back to back good projects like Romeo Akbar Walter and Batla House. That is why Pathan's success will be more critical for the career of SRK.
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