Entertainment Desk:

Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly set to begin shooting ‘Pathaan 2’ after wrapping up ‘King’ with Suhana Khan. The superstar is ‘impressed’ with the script, while producer Aditya Chopra is still looking out for a director.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan is going to begin ‘Pathaan 2’ soon. The superstar is currently busy with ‘King’, daughter Suhana Khan’s big-screen debut. A new report has now mentioned that SRK will be immediately moving to shoot ‘Pathaan 2’ with Aditya Chopra after finishing the Siddharth Anand-directorial.

A report in Peepingmoon mentioned that Chopra has been working on the script for around two years and the sequel is finally ready to go on the floor next year, with the preparations beginning by the end of this year.

The report quoted a source close to the director as saying, “Aditya has been working on the script for ‘Pathaan 2’ since mid-2023. The sequel is designed not only to carry forward Pathaan’s story, but also to lay the groundwork for larger conflicts in upcoming instalments of YRF’s Spy Universe.”

The source went on to describe how the new ‘Pathaan’ film is going to surpass everything that the first film established – in terms of both the scale of the film and the narrative. “It was due to the extensive planning and intricate storytelling that the scripting process took so long. Aditya, along with Sridhar Raghavan and Abbas Tyrewala, has crafted an exhilarating, high-stakes script that promises to surpass the first instalment in both scale and intensity,” the source said.

The report added that SRK was “thoroughly impressed” by the script when Chopra got to him with the story.

While the story is set and SRK seems to be enthusiastic about beginning the shoot, the director of the film is not finalised yet. However, the report mentioned that Chopra will either get Ayan Mukerji or a new director altogether to helm the film.

The YRF chief is believed to be extremely happy with the way ‘War 2’ has shaped up under Mukerji’s leadership, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he ends up trusting the director with ‘Pathaan 2’ as well. Several reports have also suggested that Chopra is also considering returning to direction with ‘Pathaan 2’.

‘Pathaan’, which was released in 2023, emerged as the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of all time. It also became the biggest film for YRF and the second biggest for Shah Rukh by collecting Rs 543.09 crore nett in its lifetime run at the box office. Directed by Siddharth Anand, it is also the highest-grossing film from YRF’s coveted spy universe.