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SRK’s dream of being action

hero comes true in Pathaan as

John reminds of Dhoom

Pathaan is part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe. The film also stars Dimple

Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. It will hit the theatres on January 25, 2023

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hah Rukh Khan, who is gearing up for his up-
coming action thriller ‘Pathaan’, revealed his
S32-year-long dream of being an action hero
on the big screen in the latest video.
In a ‘Pathaan conversations with Shah Rukh
Khan’ video released by the producers, Yash Raj
Films, SRK said, “I came to the film industry 32
years ago to be an action hero but I missed the
boat because they made me a romantic hero in-
stead. I’ve only wanted to be an action hero. I
mean I love DDLJ and I love Rahul and Raj and
all these good sweet boys but I always thought I
was an action hero, so for me it is it’s my dream
come true.”
About his character in ‘Pathaan’, the super-
star revealed, “Pathaan is an easy guy, doing lot of
tough things and I think he’s naughty, he’s tough
but doesn’t wear it on his sleeve. He’s trusting.
He’s honest and I think he very single-mindedly
thinks of India as his mother.”
SRK is paired opposite Deepika Padukone in
‘Pathaan’. He and Deepika are one of the biggest
on-screen pairings in the history of Indian cinema
and have worked in films like ‘Om Shanti Om’,
‘Chennai Express’ and ‘Happy New Year’.
About Deepika and her impact in the film,
Shah Rukh said, “You need someone of the stature promises to deliver the best visual spectacle for Dhoom days.
of Deepika to be able to pull off a song sequence people and we have shot a high-speed bike chase In a video released by Yash Raj Film, John
like Besharam Rang and then you know, to be sequence on the stunning frozen Lake Baikal in talked about his character Jim, saying “he is cool.”
able to do action, where she takes a guy and pulls Siberia!” “Jim is dangerous and Jim brings back the old John
him right over herself and beats him, she’s tough “Every equipment needed to shoot this high- Abraham from Dhoom! I totally love the action se-
enough to do that too. That kind of a combination risk sequence had to be shipped from Moscow quences of Pathaan because most of them are mo-
could have only been achieved with someone like which is almost about 2000 kilometres away from bile. One sequence was of course on motorcycles
Deepika. It’s a quite a layered character for an ac- where we were shooting! So, this was a huge task in the snow, one was on a truck so again we were
tion film heroine so to say.” which the production very smoothly handled. moving, the third is in the air which is wow, fan-
Siddharth Anand’s ‘Pathaan’, which stars We ended up shooting the most visually stunning tastic. So, each one was in movement and they are
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John chase sequence on frozen ice and biting cold and I fantastic,” John shared.
Abraham in the lead roles, promises high-octane hope this sequence will make people jump off their After the trailer release, fans were left in awe
action sequences. seats because we are truly very happy with how it of John’s look.
Recently, Siddharth revealed that they shot a few has shaped up,” he added. Speaking about the same, he said, “I didn’t
action sequences at the frozen lake Baikal in Siberia. Pathaan is part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious even know that I had bare body shot in Pathaan,
He shared, “We have ensured that we take the spy universe. The film also stars Dimple Kapadia Sid (Siddharth Anand) surprised me! I think it’s
action in Pathaan several notches above what In- and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. It will hit the a lifestyle regime that I have, so I don’t transform
dian audiences have seen in theatres. In fact, we theatres on January 25, 2023. for a film. I want to believe that I’m always in a
have only shot action sequences that have never ‘Pathaan’ will make John Abraham’s fans nos- transformed state all my life and that’s the way I
been attempted by any Indian film so far. Pathaan talgic as they might see shades of the actor from his want to be,” he added.

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