Jawan will mark Nayanthara's Bollywood debut. The film pairs her opposite SRK for the first time. Filmmaker Atlee too is working with SRK for the first time. The film also features Vijay Sethupathi.
The film has an impressive line up of cameos. From Deepika Padukone to Thalapathy Vijay to Sanjay Dutt, the film will feature prominent faces in special appearances.
Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in a double after nearly two decades. One of the characters that he plays is that of a cop who builds a team of women officers/vigilantes. The girl squad in Jawan comprises of Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Girija Oak and Lehar Khan.
Kolkata has 5 am shows, Jaipur has 6 am shows. The hype around Jawan is real. Mumbai's iconic cinema theatre Gaiety Galaxy will have a 6 am show for the first time in history. Trade pundits expect the film to collect over Rs 700 million in the first day of its release.
While Shah Rukh Khan launched the film's trailer last week at Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the film's trailer also took over Times Square in New York City. The trailer of the film was streamed on the billboard at the iconic venue.
Jawan is the first Indian film to release in the IMAX Leonberg, the largest cinema theatres in the world. It is also the first Hindi film to be released on the same day in Bangladesh. The film also will have SRK sporting a bald look for the first time in his career.
Ahead of the release of Jawan, the film's leading man SRK was seen visiting the Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu last week. He also offered prayers at Tirupathi temple along with daughter Suhana and Nayanthara.