Shah Rukh Khan lauds John Abraham in Pathaan; says, “The best thing in Pathaan is Jim played by John” : Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan's comeback film has ignited a huge global popularity. Bollywood fans, celebrities, and directors are all hailing the actor for his exciting performance. In just five days after its January 25 premiere, Pathaan has made Rs 542 crore. The movie is one of the highest-grossing Hindi movies of all time and has already shattered a number of opening weekend records for the Hindi box office.

Shah Rukh Khan lauds John Abraham in Pathaan; says, “The best thing in Pathaan is Jim played by John”

Following the screening of Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and director Siddharth Anand held a press conference to discuss the film. The trio discussed their collaboration as well as the film's enormous popularity. Following the screening of Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and director Siddharth Anand held a press conference to discuss the film. The trio discussed their collaboration as well as the film's enormous popularity. During the conversation, Shah Rukh referred John Abraham as the ‘backbone’ of Pathaan.

Lauding John Abraham as Jim in Pathaan, SRK stated, “It should not sound patronizing, but I am talking as an audience, I genuinely feel the backbone of Pathaan as a character, as an actor and essaying that role, the best thing in Pathaan is Jim played by John”.

“John was so kind to me. He would rehearse the action sequences with me for so many days and I thought he wants to rehearse. But after three days, I realised that John is practicing just so that I don’t get hurt and I get used to it. He was so kind to me,” he further added.

On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan has just released and has proved to be a massive success. It has become a must watch theatrical entertainer which is being celebrated across the nation. The film is part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe and has the biggest superstars of the country Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in it. The actor has Atlee Kumar’s Jawan releasing in June 2023 and Rajkumar Hirani’s next Dunki scheduled for December 2023.

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