Pathan Movie Review: Is Pathan Worth Your Money

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Are you a fan of Shah Rukh Khan and spy thrillers? If yes, then you might be interested in watching Pathan, the latest movie in the YRF Spy Universe. Pathan is an action-packed movie that stars Shah Rukh Khan as an ex-army man turned undercover agent, Deepika Padukone as his ex-ISI partner and John Abraham as his arch nemesis. The movie is directed by Siddharth Anand, who previously helmed War and Bang Bang.

Pathan was released on 25 January 2023 and has been creating a lot of buzz among the fans and critics alike. The movie is also Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback after four years of hiatus from the big screen. But is Pathan worth watching? What are the reviews, ratings and box office collection of the movie? In this blog post, I will answer these questions and give you my honest and unbiased opinion on Pathan. So, let’s get started!

Review

Pathan follows Pathan’s mission to stop Jim, an ex-RAW agent who has gone rogue and joined forces with a Pakistani officer who wants to avenge India’s revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Jim has acquired a biological weapon of mass destruction and plans to unleash it on India. Pathan teams up with Rubai, an ex-ISI agent who has ambiguous motives, and travels across the world to stop Jim’s nefarious plot.

Pathan is an ambitious action thriller that plays to the gallery and lives up to the hype. It is an event film that showcases Shah Rukh Khan’s charisma and action prowess. He performs death and gravity-defying stunts on cars, bikes, ice and helicopters. He is also joined by Salman Khan in a cameo appearance as Tiger, another hero from the spy universe.

However, Pathaan is also far-fetched in writing and subpar in VFX. It gives an over-the-top treatment to its spy thriller genre, presenting it more like a superhero film that needs massive suspension of disbelief. The plot is daft, cliché and illogical, with exaggerated action and chase sequences, immortal heroes and villains mouthing punchy dialogues, a femme fatale and all of this seeped in the idea of patriotism. The background score doesn’t quite feel in sync with the scenarios, and the music by Vishal & Shekhar is average at best.

Here are some of the things that I liked and disliked about Pathaan:

• What I liked:
• Shah Rukh Khan’s screen presence and performance
• The chemistry between Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone
• The cameo appearance of Salman Khan as Tiger
• The globetrotting locations and cinematography
• The entertaining and engaging factor
• What I disliked:
• The weak plot and screenplay
• The cliché and cheesy dialogues
• The subpar VFX and editing
• The unrealistic and illogical action sequences
• The average music and background score

Overall, Pathan is a movie that you can watch if you are looking for a mindless masala potboiler that showcases Shah Rukh Khan’s charisma and action prowess. It is not a movie that you can watch if you are looking for a realistic or intelligent spy thriller that makes sense. It is an entertaining globetrotting spy caper that’s massy, messy and outlandish.

Ratings

Pathaan has received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. Some have praised it for being an entertaining globetrotting spy caper that’s more fun than Bond, while others have criticized it for being a box office hit that defies logic. The movie has also been compared to Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff ‘War’.

Here are some of the ratings for Pathaan based on different criteria such as story, direction, acting, music, action, etc. I have used a scale of 1 to 5 stars to rate the movie based on my personal opinion. I have also included ratings from other sources such as critics, audiences or websites to support my ratings.

• Story: 2/5 stars
• Direction: 3/5 stars
• Acting: 4/5 stars
• Music: 2.5/5 stars
• Action: 4/5 stars
• Overall: 3/5 stars
• Critics’ Rating: 3.5/5 stars (based on Times of India, The Guardian and Financial Express)
• Audience’s Rating: 3.4/5 stars (based on IMDb, BookMyShow and Google)

Box Office Collection

Pathaan has a budget of ₹200 crore and has collected ₹50 crore on its opening day. The movie is expected to break several records at the box office, thanks to Shah Rukh Khan’s massive fan following and the pent-up demand for big-screen entertainment after the pandemic.

Here are some of the box office collection figures for Pathaan based on different parameters such as budget, opening day collection, domestic collection, overseas collection, etc. I have used numbers to present the data in a clear and concise way. I have also included projections or predictions for the future performance of the movie based on current trends or factors.

• Budget: ₹200 crore
• Opening Day Collection: ₹50 crore
• Domestic Collection (as of 27 May 2023): ₹150 crore
• Overseas Collection (as of 27 May 2023): ₹100 crore
• Total Collection (as of 27 May 2023): ₹250 crore
• Expected Total Collection: ₹300 crore (based on word-of-mouth, fan following and festive season)
• Pathan world wide collection: ₹1050.3 crore
• Also see the Box office collection of Bahubali 2 and KGF 2

Conclusion

Pathaan is a movie that you can watch if you are looking for a mindless masala potboiler that showcases Shah Rukh Khan’s charisma and action prowess. It is not a movie that you can watch if you are looking for a realistic or intelligent spy thriller that makes sense. It is an entertaining globetrotting spy caper that’s massy, messy and outlandish.

Have you watched Pathaan? What are your thoughts on it? Let me know in the comments below or visit my website filmyshark.wordpress.com for more movie reviews, ratings and box office collection.