Varun Dhawan

• Alia Bhatt calls Pathaan ‘possibly the biggest blockbuster of Indian cinema’.
• Varun Dhawan and Alia were speaking at the Zee Cine awards 2023 press conference.
• The film broke the box office record of Brahmastra ahead of its release.

Actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt described Pathaan as “perhaps the biggest blockbuster in Indian cinema” in response to the movie’s box office performance. When asked about Pathaan shattering Brahmastra’s box office record during the press conference for the Zee Cine Awards 2023 on Tuesday evening, Alia said. Before Pathaan’s release, there was a boycott movement, to which Varun Dhawan responded.

As artists, Pathaan, Gangubai Kathiawadi, and Brahmastra, according to Alia, don’t have as much “violence” as others have claimed their success to be an answer to the hostility. In response to a question about how she and the other cast members deal with criticism and haters, Alia said, “I don’t think we have so much aggression in us like that. We are very grateful to be working and living our dream on a daily basis. And we believe that we belong to the audience and the audience can say whatever they want about us. As long as we are entertaining them, we will do our very best.”

When discussing Pathaan, she added, “As an industry, we are overjoyed that a movie like Pathaan is not just a hit but may well be the biggest hit in Indian cinema. Everyone should surely give that one clap, in my opinion. We are thankful for occasions like this and hope that they will continue to occur.”

The director of Alia’s most recent film, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Ayan Mukerji, commented, “Every film should shatter every film’s record. I am extremely satisfied with it.” Pathaan then went on to break the record set by Brahmastra. Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy also appear in the movie. The movie received enthusiastic reviews from the audience and brought in over 425 crores at the box office globally.

The success of Pathaan is proof that audiences are simply interested in pure entertainment, according to Varun, who advised against paying attention to boycott trends. He stated: “I’m not interested in discussing it. Why should we place such a high value on it? Be content if people are enjoying Pathaan. We shouldn’t talk about it too much. The collections discuss the popularity of Hindi and Indian movies. And when Pathaan features some of this nation’s biggest actors, including Shah Rukh sir, Salman bhai, Deepika Padukone, and John, you are providing the audience with what they want, which is entertainment.”

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, and Ashutosh Rana are among the cast members of the Yash Raj Films production Pathaan. Before its January 25 release, the spy thriller faced demands for a boycott due to the song Besharam Rang. However, it was a huge box office hit, earning $591 million worldwide in just six days.

Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, is Shah Rukh’s first major motion picture release in over four years as the main character. The film follows Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and War, both starring Salman Khan, as the fourth entry in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy world (2019).

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