Pathaan Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan starrer is now the All-Time Top Bollywood grosser at the U.K, North America, Australia and New Zealand box office

The Siddharth Anand directed film Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham hit screens a while back. Released across 2,500 screens in the overseas market, the Yash Raj Productions venture opening with a bang. Following a good start, the business of Pathaan, which received positive feedback from both the critics and audiences alike, has been seeing a upward trend. Now, after its second weekend running, Pathaan has managed to hold strong with audience continuing to patronize the film.

Like the appreciation Pathaan has received within the domestic market, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer has enjoyed a similar fate overseas as well. In fact, Pathaan has managed to climb to the top of the charts across almost all global territories. Thanks to the wide release pattern, massive hype & anticipation for the film, and of course SRK’s ardent fan following, Pathaan has managed to cross the Rs. 400 cr mark at the India box office! If that was not all, looking at the performance of the film within key overseas markets, it comes as no surprise that Pathaan has fast emerged as the box office leader.

Collecting a staggering £ 3,231,197 [Rs. 32.23 cr.] at the UK box office, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer has managed to make it past previous releases like Dhoom 3, which had collected £ 2,710,319, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which had collected £ 2,662,115, My Name is Khan, which had collected £ 2,626,809, Dangal, which had collected £ 2,562,527, and PK that had collected £ 2,386,569 amongst others.

Similarly, at the North America box office as well, Pathaan has managed to rake in USD 14,217,018 [117.43 cr.] going past previous big-ticket film Dangal that collected USD 12,357,576, Padmaavat that collected USD 12,156,170,  and PK that collected USD 10,551,836. Besides these Bollywood releases, Pathaan has also managed to surpass the South releases Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion and RRR that had collected USD 20,792,334 and USD 14,296,663 respectively within this market.

Enjoying a similar fate in New Zealand, Pathaan, which drew in NZ$ 1,183,360 [6.19 cr.] has surpassed previous releases like Padmaavat NZ$ 873,552, Tiger Zinda Hai NZ$ 828,511, and Baahubali 2 NZ$ 753,460.

While in Australia, Pathaan that collected A$ 4,052,203 [Rs. 23.27 cr.] has topped the charts surpassing, RRR A$ 3,598,591, KGF – Chapter 2 A$ 3,473,771, Padmaavat A$ 3,163,487, and Dangal A$ 2,623,780.

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Karan Johar directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani to be Dharma Productions widest release ever

Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani has shaped into a whammy. Insiders say it is non-stop entertainment with the senior superstars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi giving the young pair Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt a run for their money.

The film has shaped up so well that Dharma Productions plans to give it the biggest release ever for a Dharma film on July 28. Sources say, the release would be on a par with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. While Dharma’s previous blockbuster Brahmastra was released on approximately 8,000 screens, the number of screens for Rocky Aur Rani…. is expected to go up to 9,000 screens, or even more.”

Roshan Singh, a prominent film exhibitor of Bihar says Dharma and Karan Johar are expected to deliver a sucker-punch. “I am planning to re-open my multiplex property in Patna after twelve years with Karan Johar’s film. We’ve screened practically every film of Dharma Productions. The excitement level among the audience for a film produced by Karan Johar has not lessened. And if it is Karan directing, then …wow! The craze for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is unbelievable. In fact the two most anticipated films of 2023 are Pathaan and Rocky Aur Rani…”

Also Read: Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani postponed to July 28; averts clash with Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2

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Photos: Anupam Kher, Nargis Fakhri and the team of Shiv Shastri Balboa snapped cleaning up Versova beach

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Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani gear up for graha pravesh; dance outside their Delhi residence to dhol beats

For the past few days, news reports have been abuzz with the coverage of the much-talked about wedding of actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra. The couple tied the knot in a private but lavish ceremony in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan amongst family, relatives, and close friends. Post the rituals, the couple took off to Delhi to perform the graha-pravesh tradition at the Malhotra residence in the capital. A video of the newlyweds dancing to dhol beats outside their Delhi house has found its way online.

Photographer Pallav Paliwal captured the moment from afar featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani dancing wholeheartedly to dhol beats. It seems that the Malhotra family wanted to give a grand welcome to their ‘bahu’ and had invited dhol musicians to add the quintessential Punjabi twist to the ceremony.

 

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Kiara Advani had confessed on Koffee With Karan couch that she had met Sidharth Malhotra for the first time, officially, during the Lust Stories success bash. The two actors have been together for quite some time now and they even played an engaged couple in the military biopic on Vikram Batra, Shershaah (2021).

As for their wedding, the couple took off to Suryagarh palace-hotel in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, earlier this weekend to kick off the festivities before the D-day. Celebrities too were spotted taking off to attend these functions. If reports are to be believed, the couple hosted the usual Mehendi and Haldi functions in the said venue itself before the marriage on February 7.

Post the wedding; the couple shared a few glimpses of their serene wedding ceremony on social media. They also received congratulatory messages and close friends took to the platform to share beautiful notes about marriage and love. Among them was also Karan Johar, who played a key role in their relationship. He attended the functions and also took to social media to share a lovely note that he dedicated to these lovebirds.

Also Read: Sidharth Malhotra – Kiara Advani Wedding: Newlyweds make first appearance at Jaisalmer airport as they head to New Delhi

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Sobhita Dhulipala opens up about her character in The Night Manager; says, “There is a visible parallel between Kaveri and water”

Sobhita Dhulipala has constantly tried to make an impression with her intriguing performances and roles. In The Night Manager, she slips into the mysterious role of Kaveri. Talking about her character, Sobhita Dhulipala says, “There’s a certain intrigue to Kaveri. On better days, you feel like you get a sense of who she is, but you could never be too sure of what she is.”

Being a water person Sobhita enjoyed her character’s aqueous antecedents, “There is a very visible parallel that’s drawn between Kaveri and water throughout the show. They both can be so gentle, so nourishing, but also very tumultuous and deep. Kaveri seems like that. She has this tenderness as well as a current within her.”

Sobhita comes from an aquatic family and feels a deep affinity to water. “I have in the past been compared with water’s energy and I thought it was a tremendous compliment. So, to be able to give form to that feeling, that connection I feel with it…it’s great. My father is a sailor. And I spent many of my younger years at sea, also the home I grow up in was by the shore. I also love the name Kaveri and I always thought when I have my own child, I’d name him/her by a river! So, I think there’s, resonance, all of it really comes together for me.”

Also Read: Sobhita Dhulipala exhibits ethnic magnificence in Aisha Rao’s elaborately adorned lehenga as the cover girl for Khush Magazine

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Pathaan: “It would be great if Aditya Chopra wants to bring Jim back” – John Abraham hopes for a prequel

YRF’s Spy Universe unleashed its most notorious villain in the form of John Abraham aka Jim in Pathaan. A patriot-turned-ruthless mercenary, John has got unanimous praise for his brilliant acting and forte in action sequences in this negative character that has won people’s hearts. John hopes Aditya Chopra, who is carefully building the YRF Spy Universe, brings Jim back and tells the world his backstory.

John, who has given Indian cinema an anti-hero that people will always remember, says, “It is incredible the amount of love that I have been receiving for playing Jim in Pathaan! As an actor, I only work for the love of audiences and fans. Records and milestones are a huge bonus and I’m grateful that Pathaan is such a historic blockbuster. I didn’t expect that people would love my character so much that they want more of Jim to be given to them.”

He adds, “I’m astounded by the number of messages I’m getting daily on my social media about how there should be a prequel to Jim. When people almost always root for the hero, and that hero is Shah Rukh Khan in Pathaan, it is hugely gratifying that people are rooting for the anti-hero too! I’m fortunate that my work in Pathaan has spoken loudly and hopefully, I have managed to give people an anti-hero that they will always remember. That was my intent when I heard Pathaan.”

Speaking about what he loves about Jim, the leader of notorious Outfit X, a band of deadly gun-toting mercenaries on hire, John says, “Jim is a refreshingly suave villain, with very well etched out characterisation that dives into why he became what he became! Imagine the pain he endured, imagine the hurt that broke him and turned him into the man he became. To me, Jim was a very powerful character and yes, it would be great if Aditya Chopra wants to bring him back and tell the world how good a super-spy he was and how he became a ruthless mercenary later!”

He adds, “As Luthra says in Pathaan, Jim and Kabir are the best in business. So, there could be lots to explore if a film is made about Jim. I don’t know what Aditya Chopra has in mind. As of now, I’m relishing the love that’s coming my way and I’m thankful that I have entertained people thoroughly.”

ALSO READ: Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan sees increase in bookings on second Monday after drop in ticket prices

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Pathaan Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan starrer surpasses Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan, emerges as all-time highest grosser at the U.A.E/G.C.C box office

The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan was released a while back and since then there has been no stopping the film. Directed by Siddharth Anand Pathaan which also stars Deepika Padukone, John Abraham witnessed a release across 2,500 screens in the overseas market. And much like the domestic response, Pathaan has seen a highly positive response from the audience overseas as well. In fact, in the overseas market of U.A.E/G.C.C the business of Pathaan has been on an upward trend since its release.

Now, after its second weekend running, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan, which collected AED 41,909,044 [Rs. 94.27 cr.], has managed to surpass the Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan which had collected AED 34,681,000. With this, the Yash Raj Films production has now emerged as the all-time highest-grosser at the U.A.E/G.C.C box office. Besides this, Pathaan has managed to surpass other big-ticket releases like Dangal, which collected AED 32,200,000, Sultan, which collected AED 31,400,000, and Dilwale which collected AED 30,800,000 amongst others.

As of now, Pathaan, which faces little to no competition from newer releases, looks set to dominate the box office window in its second week. In fact, trade predictions state that the business of the film is sure to see a further increase in collections as the days’ progress.

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