On the special occasion of Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday, the makers of his upcoming film, ‘Pathaan’ unveiled the much-awaited teaser of the spy thriller. Director Siddharth Anand says the idea behind secretly dropping the teaser of ‘Pathaan’ was to celebrate the superstar’s birthday with his countless fans across the globe.
Spilling some more beans on the same, Siddharth said, “The craze for a glimpse of Pathaan has been unprecedented. After a long, long time there’s insane buzz for a film that is genuine and organic. And it’s all due to the super stardom of this one man - Shah Rukh Khan. His fans, and we are talking of millions of them, have been clamouring for just a peek of him and his film. And thus, there could be no better day to put out the teaser of Pathaan than SRK’s birthday!”
Elaborating further, he added, “He, truly, has been ruling the hearts and minds of audiences for decades and Pathaan marks his return to the big screen after a gap of four long years. So, while we decided to surprise them all on his birthday, the pressure to deliver was immense.”
According to the filmmaker, given the massive expectations of fans, the teaser of ‘Pathaan’ had to deliver the goods. He said, “We had to make a unit that justifies their wait to see something of Pathaan as well as the fact that we have chosen his birthday to release the first big asset of the film! It had to be spectacular and memorable at the same time and I think we have managed to make them very happy, given the incredible reaction that we are witnessing for Pathaan’s teaser.”
“For us, Pathaan is not just a film, it is an emotion as we are aiming to make the biggest action spectacle with one of the all-time biggest on-screen icons that Indian cinema has ever seen. The teaser is just the beginning to deliver on that promise on the big screen on Jan 25, 2023’, he concluded.
‘Pathaan’ also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. It is slated to hit the theatres on January 25, 2023.
