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Pathaan (2023)

Pathaan poster
Original title
पठान
Directed by
Siddharth Anand
Genre
action film, adventure film, spy film, thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 261 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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An exiled Indian spy works with a Pakistani intelligence agent to stop a former Indian agent turned terrorist from releasing a deadly virus across India.

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What happens

Pathaan (pronounced [pəʈʰaːn]) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role, alongside Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, and Ashutosh Rana. It is the fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe and the first instalment in the universe to establish crossovers between characters from other universe films. The film follows an exiled RAW agent who works with an ISI agent to take down a former RAW agent turned rogue, who plans to attack India with a deadly lab-generated virus. Principal photography commenced in November 2020 in Mumbai. The film was shot in various locations in India, Afghanistan, Spain, UAE, Turkey, Russia, Italy, and France. The film's soundtrack was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara composed the background score. The film was made on an estimated production budget of ₹250 crore (US$26 million). It was theatrically released in India on 25 January 2023, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend. The film received positive reviews from critics. It grossed 1,050.50 cr worldwide, becoming the ninth highest-grossing Indian film of all time. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received 16 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress (Padukone), and won Best Female Playback Singer (Shilpa Rao for the song "Besharam Rang"). A sequel is in production with the script finalised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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