Shah Rukh Khan’s JFK-inspired line was the most boring thing in Pathaan script, says Abbas Tyrewala: ‘It was a battle I lost’

In a recent interview with Lallantop Cinema, Tyrewala shared, “I was never in favour of the Kennedy line, but it was a battle I lost. I never wanted to use such old line in that film. I was judging that line too much. But, if people liked it, the credit should go to Siddharth Anand, Aditya Chopra and Sridhar Raghavan. They were extremely convinced that no other line will justify this particular scene.”

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He added, “And I believed that there could be nothing more boring than this line. But, I lost that battle. If people are loving it today, it proves that dialogue writers are not necessarily right all the time and the importance of discussing scripts with more people involved in the film. Some things happen that they don’t belong to you but people remember you for that.”

Pathaan also starred actress Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in pivotal roles. The film featured Salman Khan in a cameo role.