Yash Raj Films Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan, becomes the first film ever to shut down Burj Khalifa boulevard! : Bollywood News

Yash Raj Films’ Pathaan, directed by Aditya Chopra, is a historic all-time blockbuster. The theatrical action entertainer has become the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide (original format) in the history of Hindi cinema and its action sequences are being unanimously praised for making Pathaan a never seen before spectacle that matches Hollywood standards!

Yash Raj Films Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan, becomes the first film ever to shut down Burj Khalifa boulevard!

Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan's first film in over four years, has proven to be explosive. Right when advance booking opened, the picture revealed signals regarding its box office trajectory. And when the picture was released, it caused quite a stir at the box office.

It has now come to light that the bloody, brutal battle that Shah Rukh Khan (Pathaan) had with John Abraham (the anti-hero Jim) in Dubai was possible because the entire Burj Khalifa boulevard was shut down for the first time ever for any film in the world!

Siddharth Anand revealed, “The toughest action to execute in Pathaan - one is on top of a moving train, one is mid-air with planes, one is in Dubai which takes place in the boulevard around the Burj Khalifa which no Hollywood film has been able to do this. To shoot this sequence in Dubai, it just looked impossible. But the Dubai police and the authorities made it happen for us!”

He added, “My friends, who live at the Boulevard, came and told me that they got circulars saying on this day between this time, you will not be able to access the boulevard so please plan your days. And they were amazed that - oh my god... that's for my film!”

Sid further stated, “I said I can't believe it and this wouldn't have been possible if they had not agreed to our vision and supported us wholeheartedly. So I want to thank the Dubai police and the authorities in Dubai.”

Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan is a spy action thriller which also stars Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. The film had a worldwide release on January 25 in Tamil and Telugu too, along with Hindi.

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