Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback film ‘Pathaan’ released in cinemas across India on Wednesday and is already being considered a blockbuster hit with fans and movie critics giving rave reviews to the film and Khan’s performance.
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film has made more than Rs. 50 crore on the opening day alone, and is about to cross Hrithik Roshan’s War (Rs. 53 crore) and Amir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan (Rs. 52 crore).
Pathaan has also earned more than Rs. 5.56 crores from ticket sales from Day 1, the second film to earn the most amount from sales tickets alone, after ‘Baahubali2 ‘.
Fans are also sharing videos online of packed theatres with fans celebrating Khan’s succesful comeback. ‘
This is welcome news for long time fans of SRK, after the actor was being threatened by religious clerics who accused ‘Pathaan’ of promoting anti-hindu sentiments with the song ‘Besharam Rang’.
Zoom reported today that 30 activists were arrested for attempting to halt the release of ‘Pathaan’ in theatres of the Karnataka district on Wednesday morning. They had torn down banners and condemned the release of the movie.
Khan plays RAW agent Pathaan who has been under exile in the film. The hero comes back when he hears that his old nemesis Jim (played by John Abraham) is leading ‘Outfit X’ a terrorist organization, that is planning to spread a deadly virus across India.
