Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt gave a major shout-out to actors Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s latest release, ‘Pathaan’. Taking to her Instagram Stories, she shared the ‘Pathaan’ poster over the weekend and wrote, “Because love always wins (heart emoji) What a blast.” The movie was released in theatres worldwide last week and is breaking records at the box office with its whopping collections daily.
Alia is not the only actor to relay a message following the movie’s success. The early response to the stylish spy thriller appears to be a shot in the arm for Bollywood reeling under the pandemic-induced losses, a series of box-office failures in 2022, and calls for a boycott by a section of people on social media and a few politicians and pressure groups.
Karan Johar had written about Pathaan in a similar tweet, "Hits beyond a century!!! ₹100 crore and above in one day! GOAT mega star SRK, visionary and legendary YRF and Adi... Sid, Deepika, John!!! Wow. Love forever trumps hate! Mark this date..." Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub had tweeted, "Love wins and you are love @iamsrk sir… @deepikapadukone superb. #JohnAbraham terrifying. Kudos to the whole team. @yrf #SiddharthAnand Thanks!" Pooja Bhatt had tweeted, "Love in action! #Pathaan. Thank you @iamsrk for far more than the movies.”
Directed by Siddharth Anand, ‘Pathaan’ recorded an opening of £5.7 million at the domestic box office. The screen count was increased by looking at the response. It is currently being screened at 8,500 screens, as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh. It marks Shah Rukh's return to the silver screen after four years and is his fourth film with Deepika.
