Siddharth Anand recalls how Pathaan released ‘amidst a sea of forces against it’, says he has ‘same nervousness’ before Fighter release

Siddharth Anand is now looking forward to the release of his next film Fighter which stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone.

Shah Rukh Khan's co-star from Pathaan recalled shooting an action scene with him.

When Siddharth Anand’s Pathaan released in January 2023, it created history at the Indian box office. As Siddharth is now looking forward to the release of his next film, Fighter, the director took to social media and recalled the euphoria around Pathaan that “changed everything” for him.

Siddharth’s next film stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles. He took to Twitter and shared a note and recalled the “nervousness and anxiety” he felt before the release of Pathaan. “PATHAAN, my film was releasing amidst a sea of forces against it. Something very weird called Boycott Bollywood was the phrase of the season. Hindi films were written off by naysayers. And then the day came. 25th January. I remember waking up at 7am. After going to bed at 3:30am post the cast & crew screening. Woke up feeling numb,” he shared.

As the new year draws to a close, I take a moment and look back. The year 2023 that changed everything for me. It started with a lot of nervousness and anxiety. PATHAAN, my film was releasing amidst a sea of forces against it. Something very weird called Boycott Bollywood was the…

— Siddharth Anand (@justSidAnand) December 31, 2023

Siddharth Anand shared that as the reviewers started pouring in, he found that the film was “unanimously” declared a “blockbuster”. He shared that when he visited a theatre, he couldn’t stay for more than thirty minutes as he could gauge the reaction of the audience. “Got to the theatre but for the first time didn’t see the entire film with the audience. I saw the first 30 mins and I could gauge the pulse of the audience. It was something else. And then the videos started pouring in. Of people dancing in theatres to Jhoome Jo Pathaan. History was created. Pathaan became an ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER IN 2023,” he shared.

Siddharth said that he is now feeling the “same feeling again of nervousness and anxiety” before the release of Fighter. The film is scheduled to release on January 25, which is the same date as Pathaan’s release.

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