Karan Johar wrote about the ‘myths’ that Bollywood ‘propagates’ or ‘believes’ in and how they have been shattered by Pathaan. Sharing a poster of Pathaan, he wrote on Instagram, “Nothing matters more than a great film. The mega-blockbuster success proves that excessive promotions, fear of trolling, boycott threats, just about all the myths, that we as an industry propagate or believe in is redundant when a film like Pathaan kills all of it.”
The filmmaker added that all that is required to make a film a hit is ‘conviction’ and a good trailer. He further wrote, “Old school conviction and a kick ass trailer is what we all need! So thrilled for Adi, Sid bhai, bhaijaan, John, DP! Rooting for you till we reach that magic number!!!!”
Directed by Siddharth Anand, Pathaan revolves around a spy, played by SRK, and how he saves his country from the threat looming over it. Within two days of its release, the YRF production minted a worldwide gross collection of Rs 219.60 cr. On its third day, the film earned around Rs 35-36 cr in the domestic market.
Speaking about the film creating box office history, Siddharth said in a statement, “Scripting history. Everyone wants it, but one can’t plan it. It just happens. And when it does, it’s actually a very humbling experience. I’m feeling incredibly overwhelmed right now and inspired to get back on the film set and try and create something really special for audiences again. That’s my state of mind.”
