Shah Rukh Khan Fans Rejoice! 'Pathaan' Origin Story Might Be Shown In Extended OTT Version
'Pathaan' has already made more than Rs 520 crore at the domestic box office and there could be some more great news for all the fans out there.
If you have seen a movie inside a theatre, you might not want to see it again when it drops on OTT platforms. However, you might want to rethink about this when Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' makes its digital premiere. Director Siddharth Anand in his latest interview has hinted that there might be an extended OTT version for 'Pathaan' which might showcase a few never-before scenes, including the origin story for Shah Rukh Khan's character and how he does not have any religion in the film.
Siddharth Anand revealed that he, Aditya Chopra, and Pathaan writers Shridhar Raghavan and Abbas Tyerewala had the same belief system and they were on the same page pertaining to Pathaan's religion in the movie.
"It's the synergy that Abbas, Sridhar, Adi and me, it's the four of us, not the three of us. The four of us having the same belief system, and the same films we’ve adorned, grown up on, and believed in and the cinema that we believe in. We share that, we share the same sentiment. So, the fact that he doesn’t have a name, and he’s found in a theatre that was actually called Navrang, which got edited out, which you might see in the OTT version," Siddharth Anand said in an interview with Galatta Plus.
"None of us looks down upon it, none of us says this is cheesy. We all come in with, 'Oh that's a great idea and then he became Pathaan because of this reason and now he has no religion, he has only his country that matters to him'. It's the synergy of like-minded people who give confidence to each other," he added.
For the unversed, Deepika Padukone's character in the movie asks Shah Rukh Khan if he is a Muslim. To which he replies, that he was given the name 'Pathaan' after he helped rescue children in an Afghan village.
The new Hindi Bollywood movie 'Pathaan' which also stars Deepika, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana had recently broken the record of 'Baahubali: The Conclusion' to become the highest-grossing Hindi movie in India.
'Pathaan' has minted more than Rs 520 crore in India in just the Hindi version, and internationally, the movie has collected more than Rs 1,000 crore.
SRK will also be seen in 'Jawan' and 'Dunki' in 2023. 'Jawan' has been directed by Atlee while 'Dunki' is helmed by Rajkumar Hirani.
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