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Mirroring The Industry: Siddharth Anand directs two big IP’s for YRF Spy Universe with War and Pathaan
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Much like Hollywood, even the Indian Film Industry is slowly and steadily transitioning into the model of franchises and IP’s. In 2019, Siddharth Anand directed Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in War and four years later, he directed Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in Pathaan. Siddharth Anand was entrusted by Aditya Chopra to lay the platform for two franchises for the mighty YRF Spy Universe, and the filmmaker has given two of the biggest IP’s to Indian Cinema with War and Pathaan.
Siddharth lays the platform of War 2 and Pathaan 2
The success of the two films have beautifully led itself towards a demand in the audience for War 2 and Pathaan 2, which should get into the making stage sooner or later, expanding the YRF Spy Universe further. Back in 2019, the Siddharth Anand directed War raised the bar of action in Indian Cinema with action set pieces not seen before on the screen. The introduction scene of Hrithik Roshan is still the talk of the two, followed by the single take action sequence introducing Tiger Shroff. Sid over the years has created the knack of presenting the stars as stars, giving them the requisite positioning of a larger-than-life hero among the audience.
The same can be said for Pathaan too, as every frame of the film presents and celebrates the aura of Shah Rukh Khan. The director identified the hidden action star that rests beneath the romantic image of SRK, and played to the gallery in Pathaan. The same can be said for his presentation of John Abraham too. He broke the mould of John and took him back to days when he aced the characters with grey shade and made a villain look cool again. What surprised was also Deepika Padukone as Rubai, who got her moments to shine in Sid’s direction. Pathaan today is poised to be the highest grossing Hindi Film of all time by topping the collections of Dangal and will soon be looking to challenge Bahubali 2 and KGF 2 as well.
Audience eager for the return of Pathaan and Kabir
The spice of any franchise rests in the character, and today, there is an urge among the audience to see more of the characters – Kabir, Khalid, Pathaan, Jim and Rubai – directed by Siddharth with the creator of YRF Spy Universe, Aditya Chopra. A great man once said, ‘it’s not a story that’s franchise-able, but it’s always the character,’ and the presentation of any character depends on director’s conviction. Interestingly, pandemic also couldn’t get the better of Sid, as he is the only one two direct an outright blockbuster before the pandemic with War and after the pandemic with Pathaan. ‘Stardom is like an arrow and it’s on the archer to hit the bullseye,” said SS Rajamouli once, indicating the stardom will always do its work provided the director knows how to utilize it. Slow and steady, Sid has surely gotten into zone of directing superstars in the zone that fans can identify with. War… Pathaan… and next up is Fighter.. Sid is definitely ready to fly even higher in the days to come.
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EXCLUSIVE: Gujarat Government assures a police protection for Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan in the state
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Shah Rukh Khan is all set to return to the big screen after 4 long years with the much-awaited Siddharth Anand directed Pathaan. The film is among the most hyped films of Bollywood and is expected to set the box office on fire upon its release on January 25. Over the last few months, the film ran into some controversy, with certain section of society making boycott and ban calls on the film. Cinema halls in Gujarat had received letters from Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal warning them to not screen Pathaan at their properties. Some of the cinema halls were also damaged amid the protests done by the outfits.The Yash Raj Films production also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan to get Police Protection in Gujarat
Seeing the reactions of VHP and Bajrang Dal, the Multiplex Association of Gujarat, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Bhai Patel and Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi regarding security arrangement at cinema halls before the release of Pathaan. And now, Pinkvilla has exclusively learnt that the Gujarat Government has come in support of Pathaan and promised a police protection for the film release during the Republic Day weekend. Vandan Shah, the Secretary of Cinema Owner Association, Gujarat, confirmed the development to Pinkvilla saying, “It was a great meeting with the Government officials. He has promised police protection at the cinema halls if required to ensure a smooth release for Pathaan on January 25.” We hear, the respected Home Minister of Gujarat has also sent a letter to all police stations and commissioner of state asking them to provide protection to cinema halls in the release week of Pathaan.
For those unaware, Gujarat VHP spokesperson Hitendrasinh Rajput in the past had said, “Pathaan’s screening will not be permitted in Gujarat. The protest against the film’s release in Ahmedabad today should serve as a wake-up call to all theatre owners in the state. They must refrain from releasing the film in their theatres or multiplexes.” In reaction to such comments, the Cinema Associations of the state had reached out to the Government for their support. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister and Home Minister, the cinema owners seeked for official intervention. The experts from the letter read, “There are many groups that are illegally targeting cinema exhibitors based on their own understanding and agendas by unlawfully threatening cinema exhibitors with dire consequences in terms of safety and security of their property, staff and movie-goers if certain movies are released. So, we request all kinds of support from your end regarding protecting (of) our properties and business interest.”
The YRF Spy Universe
Pathaan is touted to be one of India’s biggest action spectacles to date and is a part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe, which kicked off with Ek Tha Tiger in 2012 followed by Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019). Being the fourth film of the universe, it also marks the inception point for the crossover of characters from one film to the other, which eventually leads to a big-ticket multi-starrer finale.Salman Khan has an extended cameo in Pathaan, in his avatar of iconic spy, Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore. The spy universe then continues with the release of Tiger 3 starring Salman with Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi during the Diwali 2023 weekend. The film will see an extended appearance from Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan.
The advance bookings for Pathaan will open on January 20, 2023, leading to the film’s release on January 25. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
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EXCLUSIVE: 50,000 Shah Rukh Khan fans to come together to watch FDFS of Pathaan on January 25
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Shah Rukh Khan is all set to return to the big screen after almost 1500 days with the Siddharth Anand directed action thriller, Pathaan. The action thriller is all set to the hit the big screen on January 25, 2022, and the fans have already started preparations to welcome their King with a bang. Pinkvilla has exclusively learnt that over 50000 Shah Rukh Khan fans are coming together to watch the first day first show of Pathaan across the country. His fan club, SRK Universe is organising First Day First Show of Pathaan in over 200 cities of India.
Pathaan FDFS in over 200 cities with fans
Yash Paryani, the co-founder of SRK Universe confirms the news to Pinkvilla saying, “SRK Universe is organizing FDFS of Pathaan in over 200 cities. We are expecting over 50,000 SRK fans to join our shows and we expect minimum bookings worth Rs 1 crore from our FDFS celebrations alone. We are doing this event across cities.” Opening up on their plans further, Yash adds, “Mumbai will have 7 to 8 first day first show celebrations, Delhi will have 6. Likewise, there will be multiple shows in the big cities. We will not just limited ourselves with first day first show, but will continue watching the film over the first day and also the republic day weekend”
The plans are not just limited to collectively viewing the film across country. Yash and his team at SRK Universe is planning to go big on the merchandise front too. “We will be distributing special Pathaan Merchandise, have special cut outs, with dhols. Our idea is to celebrate SRK films like a festival and Pathaan will be no different.” Yash insists that Pathaan is the first Indian film to be shot in IMAX format and hence, they are looking to consume this content on the biggest possible film. “We also plan to focus on IMAX shows as Pathaan is the first Indian film to be shot in IMAX format and most of our bookings in cities will be for IMAX shows. We are also planning early morning FDFS, which will boast the collections further.”
The YRF Spy Universe
Pathaan is touted to be one of India’s biggest action spectacles till date and is a part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe, that kicked off with Ek Tha Tiger in 2012 followed by Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019). Being the fourth film of the universe, it also marks the inception point for the crossover of characters from one film to the other, which eventually leads to a big ticket multi-starrer finale. Salman Khan has an extended cameo in Pathaan, in his avatar of iconic spy, Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore. The spy universe then continues with the release of Tiger 3 starring Salman with Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi during the Diwali 2023 weekend. The film will see an extended appearance from Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan.
Talking of Pathaan, it marks the fourth collaboration of SRK and Deepika Padukone after having worked on films like Om Shanti Om, Chennai Express and Happy New Year. The Siddharth Anand directorial is set to release on January 25, 2023 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. After Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan will be seen next in the Atlee directed Jawan, which is set for a June 2023 opening. The film features SRK with Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathi among others. He ends 2023 with the Rajkumar Hirani directed Dunki, which is set for a Christmas 2023 release.
Interestingly, fans would also get to see a Shah Rukh Khan trailer after 1531 days and this in itself has caused immense anticipation among his fans and cinema going audience. The advances for Pathaan have already open in international markets like Germany, Australia and the early response to the ticket sales suggest that Pathaan well might take a record opening/ near record opening for a Hindi Film in the international markets. As far as India is concerned, the announcements on opening of advance booking is expected to happen in the new few days. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates on Shah Rukh Khan and Pathaan!
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