Shah Rukh Khan On Pathaan Being The First Film To Be Shot At Burj Khalifa Boulevard
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Siddharth Anand revealed that the sequences where Pathaan and Jim are fighting on a moving train, "mid-air with planes" and at the boulevard around the Burj Khalifa were the hardest to shoot.
Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham's Pathaan has been breaking records at the box office and garnering critical acclaim worldwide. The Sidharth Anand directorial has set a new benchmark for action movies in Bollywood. Though the high-octane action sequences weren't easy to shoot. That too, at the Burj Khalifa Boulevard in Dubai. It was “shut down for the first time,” only and only for Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan. After all, he is the brand ambassador of Dubai. Team Pathaan, on Thursday, shared a BTS video from the film's set in Dubai. The video shows how the “toughest action” scenes between SRK's Pathaan and John's Jim were shot at the “magnificent Dubai boulevard,” according to the makers. Siddharth Anand, who is known for action movies such as War and Bang Bang!, revealed that the sequences where Pathaan and Jim are fighting on a moving train, “mid-air with planes” and at the boulevard around the Burj Khalifa were the hardest to shoot. #Pathaan#Tamil + #Telugu [Week 2]: Fri 50 lacs, Sat 75 lacs, Sun 1 cr, Mon 30 lacs, Tue 25 lacs, Wed 25 lacs. Total: ₹ 16.20 cr.⭐️ NOTE: #Pathaan#Hindi + #Tamil + #Telugu *combined* biz: ₹ 452.95 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC.
“The toughest action to execute in Pathaan – one is on top of a moving train, one is mid-air with planes, one is in Dubai which takes place in the boulevard around the Burj Khalifa (the one where Jim pulls down helicopters), which no Hollywood film has been able to do. To shoot this sequence in Dubai, it just looked impossible. But the Dubai police and the authorities made it happen for us,” the director said in the video.
The scene in question starts with a high-speed car chase, where Jim stands in the middle of the road and targets Pathaan's vehicle. It is followed by their fight atop a speeding truck as two helicopters hover over them.
Siddharth added, “My friends, who live at the boulevard, came and told me that they got circulars saying on this day between this time, you will not be able to access the boulevard so please plan your days. And they were amazed that, oh my god… that's for my film!” The director then thanked the Dubai police and authorities for their unwavering support.
