Pathaan director reveals concept of Shah Rukh Khan’s role

Upcoming movie Pathaan director Siddharth Anand revealed the concept of Shah Rukh Khan’s role and said that he wanted to make SRK the symbol of alpha machismo.

Pathaan has the biggest superstars of the country Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham in it.

The Pathaan director talked about the vision for the superstar’s uber-cool look in Pathaan has become a rage with people already, “Shah Rukh Khan has sported countless looks that have shaped the pop culture of our country and inspired generations of youngsters to dress like the king of Bollywood.”

“His looks are associated with moments and memories of people and it won’t be wrong to say that he has made India more fashionable through his style in films. So, it was a task and a big challenge to craft a look that is extremely different for SRK, who is playing a daredevil spy in Pathaan,” he said.

He added, “We wanted to capture the essence of his character which is inherently cool through what he wears and also his hairstyle. We wanted to make SRK the symbol of alpha and machismo, someone who is effortlessly cool and hot at the same time, through his look.” Pathaan is set to release on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.