Shahrukh Khan, called the King of Bollywood from Pathaan, has returned to the big screen after four years. His last movie was Zero (2018). For his comeback, he chose director Siddharth Anand, whose previous movie ‘War’ had bombed at the box office. SRK is pinning hopes on Pathaan for such success, as the last few years have been bad for his stardom. Read this Pathaan Movie Review if you plan to watch this movie.
Pathaan Movie Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Salman Khan, Ashutosh Rana, Dimple Kapadia, Siddhant Ghegadmal
Director: Siddharth Anand
Pathaan Movie Story
The story of Pathaan is after India removed 370 from Kashmir. As soon as Article 370 is removed from Kashmir in India, there is an aftershock in the neighbouring country Pakistan. After this, Pakistan takes the help of a terrorist group named Outfit X. Its leader is Jim, i.e., John Abraham, who was once a part of the Indian intelligence agency. He meets with an incident, after which he hates India and tries to destroy the country through a virus.
A field agent named Pathaan is deployed when a dangerous terrorist group called Outfit X warns of an attack on India. This group works only on a contract basis and has no specific agenda. India sends its most capable agents, Pathaan, i.e., Shah Rukh Khan, and Rubina Mohsin, i.e., Deepika Padukone, on this mission.
Pathaan is tasked with finding out Jim’s threatening plans and hampering his attack. After this, the story of the movie Pathaan moves forward. Who is Rubina? What is that virus? What is the reason for Jim’s hatred of India? You will get answers to all these questions after watching the movie.
Pathaan Movie Review: Writing and Direction
Sridhar Raghavan’s story is straightforward, but the way he has layered it makes the movie more attractive. From time to time, information is given about the characters, which keeps the movie engaged for most of the time, like, what is Jim’s connection to India, why did he become such a dangerous terrorist, why Pathaan is considered so capable, what he has done in the past, what missions were done, with the help of these developments, the story has been taken forward.
The movie moves at a stormy pace till the interval, and later the graph of the movie comes down, which stabilizes in the climax. During this, when John’s dangerous intentions are revealed, the audience feels a little disappointed because the ‘virus attack’ formula seems very old now. Although the director Siddharth Anand has covered the script’s shortcomings with his action sequences. Since Pathaan has been designed as an action movie, and this is also its USP, action genre lovers will love this movie.
Mission Impossible inspires director Siddharth Anand’s presentation to KGF. He has put together scenes resembling several blockbuster movies. He has given speed to the movie by keeping action scenes in short intervals. He presents his hero heroine very beautifully and stylishly, and he did it brilliantly in Pathaan as well. Deepika looks very attractive. John Abraham and Shah Rukh Khan have also been seen showing their bodies.
Cast and Acting
Shah Rukh Khan plays his character in a restrained manner. He doesn’t try too hard to make himself stand out, so he looks good, and at the same time, other characters also get a chance to shine in the movie. He has been fabulous in action sequences and has delighted fans by donning an action avatar.
Deepika Padukone looks very glamorous and beautiful. The director has given her ample opportunities for acting, action, and dance, and he has taken full advantage of it. Her pairing with Shah Rukh Khan has always been a good one. Pathaan movie release date is 25 January 2023.
In the negative character, John Abraham leaves more impact with his looks and personality than acting. In the action sequence, he gives a tough fight to Shahrukh Khan. Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana are experienced actors, and playing such roles was relatively easy for them. Salman Khan’s loud entry and short role also profoundly impact the movie.
Music and Cinematography
In terms of cinematography, the action scenes are so stylish that audiences can ignore the film’s other shortcomings. The action sequences use cars, bikes, helicopters, and modern weapons. Even if this doesn’t satisfy, Shahrukh and John’s fight while flying will win the audience’s hearts. Director Siddharth Anand is also known for shooting his movies in beautiful locations. Pathaan has been shot in many countries, including Spain, Siberia, Dubai, Russia, and France.
The music of the movie is given by the hit duo Vishal-Shekhar. The movie has only two songs, Jhoome Jo Pathaan and Besharam Rang. Both songs became hits even before the movie was released. On the other hand, speaking of background music, it has Pathaan’s instrumental theme music. They are composed of Sanchit and Ankit Balhara. Its music also has an essential contribution to making this movie good. The total Pathaan movie budget is around Rs 250 Crores.
Pathaan Movie Review: Final Verdict
Shah Rukh Khan has acted in a pure action movie for the first time. He has got a chance to do many actions. He looks good while doing the action. Along with building a muscular body, he has also grown his hair. The movie has been shot in many countries, and Rs 250 crore has been spent, which is also visible. Cinematography has to be praised, locations have also been found well, and special effects are adequate.
Deepika Padukone looks very glamorous in the movie. After the controversy over the saffron dress in the song Besharam Rang, the movie has been criticized. Those who objected to the saffron bikini worn by Deepika Padukone in the song Besharam Rang from the movie Pathaan have been left in the lurch as the color of the bikini has not been changed. The censor board can be commended for this.
This is a larger-than-life movie, so do not try to put your mind to it and hope you liked this Pathaan Movie Review. In such a situation, the movie can be seen only once, and even if missed, do not feel sorry. At the end of the movie, there is a hint of joining another agent. However, Salman has taken the promise of coming in Tiger 3 from Pathaan. This means Shah Rukh and Salman will be seen together again. Next time, Pathaan will come to join Tiger in his universe.
