A day before the release, the much-awaited Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’ may have leaked online. According to a TimesNow report, the high-definition version of ‘Pathaan’ was available for download on Tamilrockers, Filmyzilla and Filmy4wap. The pirated downloads available claim to be ‘camrip’ and ‘pre-DVD rip’ versions.
The movie has already broken the advanced booking sales with 5.56 lakh tickets sold, beating ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ (Hindi) which was at 5.15 lakh. ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ (Hindi) tops the list with 6.50 lakh ticket sales. ‘Pathaan’ was released in over 100 countries on Wednesday (January 25).
A day before the release, the much-awaited Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’ may have leaked online.
According to a TimesNow report, the high-definition version of ‘Pathaan’ was available for download on Tamilrockers, Filmyzilla and Filmy4wap. The pirated downloads available claim to be ‘camrip’ and ‘pre-DVD rip’ versions.
The movie has already broken the advanced booking sales with 5.56 lakh tickets sold, beating ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ (Hindi) which was at 5.15 lakh. ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ (Hindi) tops the list with 6.50 lakh ticket sales. ‘Pathaan’ was released in over 100 countries on Wednesday (January 25).
King Khan’s star power has brought massive curiosity and interest in ‘Pathaan’. SRK is returning back to the cinemas after a hiatus of 5 years with his upcoming action thriller film. He was last seen in the 2018 film ‘Zero’.
In a Twitter post, the movie’s production house Yash Raj Films (YRF) urged fans to fight piracy and watch the film in cinemas.
“All set for the biggest action spectacle? A humble request to everyone to refrain from recording any videos, sharing them online and giving out any spoilers. Experience Pathaan only in cinemas,” the tweet read. The banner also asked fans to report piracy.
The official Twitter handle of YRF also posted a video of the movie’s female lead Deepika Padukone requesting fans to ‘stop piracy’ and refrain from giving out spoilers.
Meanwhile, Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif took to her Instagram Stories to urge the audiences to not give out spoilers, ahead of the highly-anticipated release
Alongside a still from her movie ‘Tiger 3’, she wrote, “My friend Pathaan is on a dangerous mission. It is very important in the interest of national security that you don’t reveal anything about this. You are all part of this classified mission now. Zoya.”
‘Pathaan’ is a part of Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe and has the biggest superstars in lead roles. The film also stars John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles.
This is Khan and Padukone’s fourth film together after the success of films like ‘Om Shanti Om’, ‘Chennai Express’ and ‘Happy New Year’. In this film, Salman Khan also makes a cameo as R&AW (Research & Analysis Wing) agent Avinash Singh Rathore aka Tiger. Both films are a part of Chopra’s spy universe.
Directed by Kabir Khan, the first film of the popular franchise was titled ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, released in 2012. The film received an overwhelming response and was a massive success at the box office.
Released in 2017, The second installment, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, was directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Salman andKatrina have featured in both instalments of the franchise.
