'Pathaan' box office: Shah Rukh Khan's film earns over Rs 9 billion worldwide
A still from 'Pathaan'
Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' is still earning big at the box office. The film, which featured Khan as an action hero for the very first time is inching closer to the Rs 1000 (10 billion) mark. Sidharth Anand's directorial venture was released in the theatres on January 25 and within three weeks of its release, the film entered the coveted Rs 500 crore club (5 billion) club, domestically.
So far, the film has crossed Rs 970 crore and we go by the reports the film will cross Rs 1000 crore (10 billion) soon.
However, the film did see a drop at the start of this week but saw a huge jump on Valentine's day.
After taking 'KGF 2' lifetime collection in the Hindi belt, the film has surpassed SS Rajamouli’s 'Baahubali 2'.
However, beating Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and Aamir Khan's 'Secret Superstar', the film has also become the fifth highest-grossing Indian film.
'Pathaan' is SRK's first big screen release as a lead star in four years.His last film 'Zero' was a box-office disaster.
The film also features Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. And, also has Salman
Khan in a cameo appearance as Tiger.
The film might see a decline in numbers after the release of Kartik Aaryan's 'Shehzada'and the MCU's 'The Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania.'
WION's film critic Shomini Sen gave the film a positive review. She wrote, "Does 'Pathaan' work despite the flaws? Yes, because of Shah Rukh Khan and the image he has so carefully cultivated over all these years. His character is an orphan who has been raised in an orphanage who never had a religion to follow. He was named Pathaan by a family in Afghanistan which saved him during a covert operation. 'Pathaan' the film does diss any religion but only the bad guys and makes SRK the superhero who places his country above all religious fanatism. Pretty much similar to how Khan has projected himself all these years."
