Pathaan teaser OUT: Director Siddharth Anand talks about the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, says 'it is not just a film, it is an emotion'

The film 'Pathaan', apart from Shah Rukh Khan, stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in pivotal roles. The film is slated for release on the 25th of January.

New Delhi: Director Siddharth Anand, while talking about the teaser, said, "The craze for a glimpse of Pathaan has been unprecedented. After a long, long time there’s insane buzz for a film that is genuine and organic. And it’s all due to the super stardom of this one man - Shah Rukh Khan. His fans, and we are talking of millions of them, have been clamouring for just a peek of him and his film. And thus, there could be no better day to put out the teaser of Pathaan than SRK’s birthday!".

The director further added, "He, truly, has been ruling the hearts and minds of audiences for decades and Pathaan marks his return to the big screen after a gap of four long years. So, while we decided to surprise them all on his birthday, the pressure to deliver was immense."

Pathaan, an action extravaganza from Yash Raj Films with breathtaking visuals and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, is a part of Aditya Chopra's spy universe. Here is the teaser of the film:

While speaking about the massive expectations of fans from the SRK starrer, Siddharth said, "We had to make a unit that justifies their wait to see something of Pathaan as well as the fact that we have chosen his birthday to release the first big asset of the film! It had to be spectacular and memorable at the same time and I think we have managed to make them very happy, given the incredible reaction that we are witnessing for Pathaan’s teaser."

He added, "For us, Pathaan is not just a film, it is an emotion as we are aiming to make the biggest action spectacle with one of the all-time biggest on-screen icons that Indian cinema has ever seen. The teaser is just the beginning to deliver on that promise on the big screen on Jan 25, 2023!"

Pathaan has the biggest on-screen pairings in the history of Indian cinema, given their epic blockbusters Om Shanti Om, Chennai Express, and Happy New Year. The film, which is a comeback project for Shah Rukh Khan, is slated to hit the theatres on the 25th of January, 2023.