Shahrukh KhanAfter becoming the first Hindi film to enter the 1000 crore club worldwide, Pathan is unstoppable, Pathan has also left behind SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali – The Conclusion. Directed by Sisharth Anand, the film has become the highest grosser in Hindi in the domestic market and the film is still running strong at the box office. Although the film set a benchmark for films to come, it faced a number of criticisms, including a tendency to boycott.
There was a lot of discussion about Shahrukh’s religion in the film. in Pathan, Deepika PadukoneShahrukh’s character asks Pathan if he is a Muslim. He tells her that he was given the name Pathan after helping save children in an Afghan village. Hence Pathan’s religion was not disclosed in the film. But now, we all can get to know what was Pathan’s religion in the extended OTT version of the film.
In a new interview with Galata Plus, Sidharth revealed that there is a deleted scene about the character, which might be included in the OTT release. Siddharth said that he, Aditya Chopra, and Pathan writers Sridhar Raghavan and Abbas Tyrewala have the ‘same belief system’.
Siddharth said of Pathan’s religion, “It’s a synergy between Abbas, Sridhar, Adi and me, it’s all four of us, not all three of us. All four of us have the same faith, and we have the same films.” The cinema we believe in, grew up on, and believe in. Navrang, which was edited, which you can see in the OTT version.”
He also said, “None of us look down on it, none of us say it’s cheesy. We all come up with, ‘Oh, that’s a great idea and then he does this. Became a Pathan due to reason and now he has no religion, he only matters to him is his country. It is a synergy of like-minded people who give each other confidence.
Pathan has become a theatrical entertainment that is being celebrated across the country. It is a part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe and stars the country’s biggest superstars – Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John abraham In this.
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