Pathaan star John Abraham says Shah Rukh Khan is an ‘emotion’, ‘action hero’ & ‘national treasure’; responds to a fan who said ‘SRK is back’ : Bollywood News

Team Pathaan is soaking in the massive success of the film which released on January 25, 2023, worldwide. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham star in the movie alongside Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia. Helmed by Siddharth Anand, the film has crossed the mark of Rs. 300 crore at the box office in India. To celebrate the success of the film, Yash Raj Films organized a special press conference with the three stars and the director to talk about the film and what went into making it. At the press meet, John called SRK a ‘national treasure’, an ‘emotion’ and an ‘action hero’.

Pathaan star John Abraham says Shah Rukh Khan is an ‘emotion’, ‘action hero’ & ‘national treasure’; responds to a fan who said ‘SRK is back’

When asked about the film’s scale and experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham said, “The way YRF has mounted Pathaan, it’s really important. Aditya Chopra deserves a lot of praise. When you see Shah Rukh after four years, looking so good…I used to think I’m an action hero, but Shah Rukh is the number one action hero of the country today.”

He added, “I’m actually surprised that why he didn’t become an action star before. He is very confident and flexible. I was scared to hit him, even though he had said ‘Hit me’. He is a national treasure.”

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Talking about his character Jim in the film, John said, “Jim had to be very cool. He had to be smart and intelligent. Sid has done a fantastic job. Thank you for projecting me so well.”

Later on, a fan in the crowd shouted “Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan are back,” John had a quick response to it saying, “Just one correction. Shah Rukh Khan isn’t back. He had just gone for a loo break.”

Helmed by Siddharth Anand of War fame, the film is currently running in theatres in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

On the other hand, Shah Rukh Khan will now resume the shoot for Atlee Kumar's Jawan on February 1, 2023.