Pathaan (film)

Pathaan
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySiddharth Anand
Screenplay byShridhar Raghavan
Dialogues byAbbas Tyrewala
Story bySiddharth Anand
Produced byAditya Chopra
Starring
CinematographySatchith Paulose
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music byScore:
Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
Songs:
Vishal–Shekhar
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
Running time
146 minutes[a]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[3]
Budget₹250 crore[4][5]
Box officeest. ₹1,050.30 crore[6]

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. Written by Shridhar Raghavan and Abbas Tyrewala on the basis of an original story by Anand, it serves as the fourth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe, and stars Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role, alongside Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, and Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. The first instalment in the universe to observe a crossover among characters and officially instate the universe as a brand, it follows an exiled RAW agent, who works with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin to take down Jim, a former RAW agent, 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 songs in the film were composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara provided the score. The film was made on an estimated production budget of ₹250 crore (US$30 million).[4][5][7]

Pathaan was theatrically released in India on 25 January 2023, coinciding with the Republic Day weekend. The film received mixed reviews from critics.[8][9] The film set several box office records for a Hindi film, including the highest opening day, highest single day, highest opening weekend and highest opening week for a Hindi film in India.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] It eventually emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time in India to that point and set records in all major overseas markets.[17][18][19] Pathaan grossed ₹1,050.30 crore (US$130 million)[20] worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the third-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, and the sixth-highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[21][22] 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").[23]

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  23. ^ "Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out". Filmfare. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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