EXCLUSIVE: Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra to reunite in Pathaan 2; Ready to start at the end of the year

In January 2023, Shah Rukh Khan shifted his gears to action mode with the YRF Spy Universe film Pathaan, produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Siddharth Anand. The film, which featured SRK in the lead role with Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in key parts, went on to rewrite box office records across the board as it emerged as the number one Hindi film of all time topping the collections. lifelong. from Bahubali 2.

Shah Rukh Khan is all set to return as Pathaan

Pathaan ended with the promise of Shahrukh Khan returning with the stylish spy avatar, forming a new team of agents to fight evils in the future. And now, Pinkvilla has exclusively learned that Shah Rukh Khan is all set to return as Pathan as Aditya Chopra has secured Pathaan 2 as the eighth film in its ambitious spy universe.

“This is the twist in the YRF Spy Universe timeline: Pathaan 2 will come before Tiger vs Pathaan and will set up the clash of two cinematic legends on the big screen. Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan is definitely a character that has resonated with the audiences, and there is a constant demand from the audience to see more of SRK in the spy avatar. Soon after the release in January 2023, Adi and SRK decided to turn Pathaan into a standalone franchise also within the Spy Universe and the former started coming up with the sequel to this all-time blockbuster,” revealed a source close to the development. .

Pathaan 2 will be YRF Spy Universe’s eighth film

Aditya Chopra and his team have been working on the script of Pathaan 2 for the last one year. “Pathaan 2 is being designed as the biggest spy film in the universe that will set things up for bigger conflicts in the times to come. It will set up the next phase of the YRF Spy Universe timeline. In fact, P2 sets things up for the big battle between Tiger and Pathaan (Tiger vs Pathaan) in the future timeline,” informed the source.

Both Adi and SRK are discussing bringing Pathaan 2 to the floors by December 2024. Pathaan 2 will be the eighth film in the YRF Spy Universe after Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan, Tiger 3, War 2 and yet. -Untitled film by Alia Bhatt. For those who don’t know, Pathaan is the highest grossing film in the YRF Spy Universe with All India Nett collections of over Rs 540 crore and a global North collection of Rs 1000 crore. It is considered a landmark film in Hindi cinema as it broke several norms to emerge as All Time Grosser.

Pathaan also marked the return of Hindi cinema in a big way in the post-pandemic world and now it’s time for YRF to further raise the stakes by scaling new heights with Pathaan 2. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.