SRK & Salman scene in Pathaan, according to the author, was written more than thrice

• Salman Khan makes a special cameo appearance in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathaan.
• The dialogue writer Abbas Tyrewala reveals how the scene was re-written several times.
• He shared that it was made in a collaborative spirit to get the balance right for both characters and actors.

Many find Salman Khan’s remarkable appearance in the recent movie Pathaan, in which his character Tiger aids Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan at a vital juncture, to be the film’s highlight. The two stars last appeared together onscreen in Shah Rukh’s 2018 flick Zero. Abbas Tyrewala, the dialogue writer for Pathaan, explained how the scene had to be rewritten multiple times before it struck the correct tone for the actors and the characters. He said that “a collaborative atmosphere” was used to create the scene.

In the Siddharth Anand-directed film Pathaan, Shah Rukh plays a special agent who hunts down former rogue agent Jim, played by John Abraham, to stop him from disseminating a virus that has the potential to kill millions of people worldwide. In order to catch him, he forms a special team called Joint Operation and Covert Research (JOCR), which is led by Nandini played by Dimple Kapadia.

In one scene, Salman Khan’s Tiger makes a valiant entrance to help Pathaan as he is being held captive and beaten by the bad guys. They had some chitchat while beating up the bad guys. Regarding this crucial period, Abbas stated to Bollywood Hungama, “You know it’s a two-edged sword when Shah Rukh and Salman appear on screen together as Pathaan and Tiger. On the one hand, there are suddenly a lot more options to amuse the audience. On the other side, you also have to be really cautious about how you play it to avoid having Pathaan and Tiger forgotten in favor of Shah Rukh and Salman. There must be that balance.”

Added he, “Therefore, you cannot give Salman the entire sequence just because Tiger is making a cameo and diminish Shah Rukh in the process. Salman is also making a special appearance in Shah Rukh’s movie at the same time. Salman cannot therefore be made to be a non-event. That has to be something that makes the audience jump with excitement. How then do you strike a balance where Pathaan’s movie remains Pathaan’s movie but Tiger’s moment becomes Tiger’s moment and both actors get to shine?”

The Salman-Shah Rukh moment was “written and re-written a lot of times,” the writer-director stated. Due to the actors’ willingness to work together, producer Aditya Chopra, director Siddharth, and others, everything came together.

Deepika Padukone plays the Pakistani spy Rubai in the January 25 film Pathaan, which also features Deepika. Globally, the Hindi movie has made around 700 crore. When Maneesh Sharma’s Tiger 3 hits theaters later this year, it’s anticipated that Pathaan will repay the favor and save Tiger.

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