Pathaan Review and Movie Release Highlights: Box office collection, reactions to Shah Rukh Khan’s film

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan has amassed a crazy A$600,000 on opening day in Australia. This not only takes the record for the highest opening day ever for a Bollywood film, previously held by Padmaavat A$364,000 but also took the biggest single day ever in the market for a Bollywood film, also previously held by Padmavaat.

Pathaan has emerged as the 17th bumper opener for Shah Rukh Khan as according to early trends the Hindi version of the film is headed to take an opening in the range of Rs 48 to 50 crore. 

To meet the insane public demand for the film, the makers are adding late-night shows from tonight at 12.30 am across India since tomorrow is the Republic Day holiday!

Ananya Panday is watching Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan in the theatre. She took to her Instagram story to share a picture as the movie began, and wrote, "IT'S TIME!!!!! @iamsrk @deepikapadukone  #SiddharthAnand @thejohnabraham @yrf." 

Many celebrities, who watched Pathaan earlier today, shared their reviews of the Shah Rukh Khan starrer. Anurag Kashyap said, "Yaar dekho Shah Rukh Khan itna haseen, itna sundar kabhi laga nahi hai to hum to usko dekhne aaye the aur dil khush ho gaya." Nikita Dutta, Raveena Tandon and others also shared their reviews. Check it out! 

Farah Khan cheered for Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan, and wrote, "Blockbuster!! #Pathaan is here!!!" Take a look at her Instagram story below. 

The paparazzi recently spotted Rajkummar Rao and his wife Patralekhaa heading to a theatre to watch Pathaan. Check out the video below! 

Shah Rukh Khan's fans in Majalgaon gathered together, held posters of Pathaan, and cheered for the superstar! Pathaan fever has clearly gripped the nation. Check out the video below! 

Shah Rukh Khan is back with a bang! The superstar was last seen on the big screen in Zero in 2018. Today, his much-anticipated film Pathaan has hit theatres and it has opened to rave reviews. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in important roles. The excitement amongst the audience was high and it led to 6 am shows at several theatres across the country. Apart from watching Shah Rukh on the big screen after so long, the audience was eagerly waiting to see Salman Khan's special appearance since nothing was revealed in the trailer. 

Karan Johar penned a long note on social media as he was mighty impressed by Shah Rukh Khan's highly-anticipated film Pathaan. He praised SRK, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham for their solid performances.

Raveena Tandon took to Twitter and shared her review of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham's Pathaan. Have a look:

On Tuesday night, a special screening of Pathaan was held in Mumbai, ahead of the film’s release. Shah Rukh Khan attended the event with his wife Gauri Khan. His co-stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham also arrived for the screening last night. Pictures and videos from the screening are going viral on social media, and one such video shows choreographers Vaibhavi Merchant and Bosco Martis grooving to Pathaan’s sensuous track Besharam Rang.

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starrer Pathaan released today, and we managed to catch the morning 7 am show of this Siddharth Anand directorial. While King Khan has made brief cameos in a few films in the last four years, Pathaan marked his comeback as the leading man, and fans were naturally waiting to witness this moment on the big screen.

In a video shared by Shah Rukh Khan's fan club, the audience is seen cheering out loud while watching Pathaan's song Besharam Rang featuring him and Deepika Padukone. Have a look:

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap was spotted exiting a theatre in the city after watching Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan. He interacted with the media and couldn't stop gushing over SRK and John Abraham's action sequences.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu took her Instagram story and shared her excitement as Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham's Pathaan has released today. Deepika reposted her story and wrote, "It sure is." Have a look:

Anil Kapoor took to his Instagram stories and wrote, "#Pathaan is not just a film, it's an emotion!! @iamsrk @deepikapadukone Looking forward to seeing #SiddharthAnand create magic on the big screen!" Take a look! 

It is finally Pathaan day today! After a long wait Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starter released in the theatres today. If you are planning to watch Pathaan over the weekend, then check out Pinkvilla's review before you book your tickets. We give Pathaan 3.5/5 stars. 

Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram stories to express her excitement over Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starter Patharn's release. She wrote, 'Tbh never been this excited for a film...Go Pathaan.'

Bipasha Basu took to her Instagram stories to share a video of the popular song Besharam Rang and wished the team of Pathaan 'All the best'. She also tagged Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and told them to sizzle.