SRK's Pathaan gears up to take over Russia, CIS countries, screen count will make your jaw drop

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster film Pathaan has got the widest release for an Indian film in dubbed version across Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and many others.

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster spy movie Pathaan will be released in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The movie, which hit Indian theatres on January 25, is directed by Siddharth Anand and also stars John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, and Dimple Kapadia. It has earned over Rs 1,000 crore at the global box office.

The dubbed version of Pathaan will be released in 3000 plus screens across Russia and CIS countries. In May, Pathaan also got released in Bangladesh. SRK and Deepika-starrer was the first Hindi film to release in Bangladesh post-1971.

"@yrf's historic blockbuster #Pathaan creates another record - gets the widest release for an Indian film in dubbed version across Russia & CIS! It will be released on July 13 in this region across 3000+ screens," the press note read. CIS countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

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Pathaan, a mega comeback vehicle for Shah Rukh after his absence from leading man roles for more than four years, is an important step in YRF's spy franchise where characters from different films will cross paths at some point. In Pathaan, Salman Khan also made a special appearance as Avinash Singh Rathore, AKA Tiger. The film follows the titular spy (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to stop terrorist group Outfit X from launching a debilitating attack on India.

Bankrolled by Yash Raj Films, Pathaan is the fourth film in producer Aditya Chopra's spy universe, following Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai, and War, featuring Hrithik Roshan. (With agency inputs)