What’s special about Pathaan, the first look of which was unveiled online last week? The answer is unanimous — Shah Rukh Khan. The espionage thriller marks the superstar’s return to the big screen over four years since his last release, Zero (2018). Director Siddharth Anand is well-aware of the expectations that surround the film. Ahead of kicking off Pathaan’s latest schedule in Spain, he admits that his sole motive has been to make the movie worthy of Khan’s charisma. “Pathaan has been designed as the biggest action spectacle from the Hindi film industry. We have the most-loved superstar of our generation with us. It is an honour and a responsibility for us. So, we can’t make a misstep at any point. We ensured that Pathaan’s date announcement video gave bang for the buck to the audience,” he says.

Abraham in the date announcement video