The complete storyline of the Hindi-language action-thriller film Pathan revolves around Pathan (Shah Rukh Khan), a field agent of RAW, a foreign intelligence agency in India. He is appointed to stop “Outfit X”, which intends to make a nuclear attack on India.
Pathaan Box Office Day 1: The film witnessed an elephantine day at the ticket windows as Shah Rukh Khan comeback on screen. Early reviews were highly favourable which helped pick up booking trends during in evening. All in all, it was an earth-shattering opening. Did it break any records? Scroll below for all the details!
Way before its release, this Siddharth Anand directorial has already broken several records. It registered the highest advance booking leaving behind films like Brahmastra and War, amongst others. In addition, it also surpassed KGF Chapter 2 in terms of the number of tickets sold in national cinema chains. If that isn’t enough, we’re curious to see if the film is managing to garner the title of biggest Bollywood opener!
According to reports, the film ‘Pathan’ has collected Rs 60-70 crores on the opening day. Pathan had collected more than 50 crores in advance booking itself. Many organizations had registered their protest regarding the movie ‘Pathan’ and also launched a campaign to boycott it. In view of which the police had increased the security system. Seeing the excitement of the audience, more than 300 shows of the film have been extended across India. This thing is really surprising. After which it has now become the biggest Hindi film release ever.
The total number of screens for the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions is 8000 screens worldwide. Domestic – 5,500 screens, International – 2,500 screens. Let us tell you that Deepika Padukone is playing the role of a special agent in this film, who is protecting the country along with Shah Rukh Khan. The pair of Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan is very much liked.
The plot involves a slew of spies, sardonic RAW chiefs (Ashutosh Rana), evil ISI generals and gun-toting terrorists inhabiting global hotspots. Pakistan is back eyeing Kashmir (it will never learn, will it). One of India’s own, Jim (John Abraham) has gone rogue.
Gorgeous ISI agent Rubina (Deepika Padukone) is as at home in a bikini as she is in skin-tight spandex. A deadly virus, much more dangerous than Covid 19, is being cooked up in top-secret labs. There’s clear and present danger, and desh-ke-dushman crawling all over the landscape. But breathe easy, because India’s best and bravest, Pathaan (Shah Rukh Khan) is at hand.