New Delhi: Yash Raj Films will open the advance booking for Shah Rukh Khan’s 'Pathaan' on January 20, five days before the film’s release. Touted as one of the biggest ever action spectacle, Yash Raj Films’ action extravaganza, Pathaan, is part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe and also has Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the leading role apart from SRK.
Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, Distribution, said, “The advance booking for Pathaan will open on 20th Jan in India for the normal 2D version in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu along with premium formats like IMAX, 4DX, D BOX & ICE versions in Hindi. YRF is very excited to release the 4th film of the YRF Spy Universe which marks the entry of superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone & John Abraham to one of India’s biggest franchises.”
He added, “YRF is thrilled with the buzz that this film is carrying and we are hopeful that the next chapter of the YRF Spy Universe which follows the events of Ek Tha Tiger, “Tiger Zinda Hai & WAR, will be loved by audiences across the board like the earlier films. We have asked our cinema exhibition partners to open advance bookings of the film 5 days before the film’s release for the extended holiday weekend. Pathaan releases exclusively in cinemas worldwide on Wed 25 Jan, 23.”
SRK and Deepika are coming together after blockbusters 'Om Shanti Om', 'Chennai Express' and 'Happy New Year'.
'Pathaan' is set to release on Jan 25 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Meanwhile, for making it accessible for hearing and visually impaired audience, the Delhi High Court on Monday directed Yash Raj Films to develop subtitles, close captioning and audio description in Hindi for 'Pathaan' movie's OTT release and submit the same to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a decision on re-certification by February 20.
The High Court directed that a decision on recertification of the film be taken by March 10. It's expected that the film will debut on Amazon Prime Video on April 25, 2023.