Alia Bhatt reacts to ‘Pathaan’ breaking ‘Brahmastra's BO record; Varun Dhawan reacts to boycott calls

Actors Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan were seen together at the Zee Cine awards 2023 press conference on Tuesday evening. The duo reacted to the box office success of ‘Pathaan’ at the event and called the film 'possibly the biggest blockbuster of Indian cinema'.

When asked about whether she sees the success of ‘Pathaan’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, and ‘Brahmastra’ as an answer to the negativity, Alia said, ‘I don’t think we have so much aggression in us like that. We are very grateful to be working and living our dream on a day-to-day basis. And we believe that we belong to the audience and the audience can say whatever they want about us. As long as we are entertaining them we will do our very best.’

Speaking about ‘Pathaan’, she said, ‘We feel very very happy as an industry that a film like Pathaan is not just a blockbuster but possibly the biggest blockbuster of Indian cinema. I think everybody should definitely clap for that once. We feel grateful for moments like this and pray that yahi hota rahe (this should continue happening).’

When a reporter mentioned that ‘Pathaan’ broke ‘Brahmastra's record, Alia added, ‘Every film should break every film's record. I am very happy with that.’
Varun also reacted to ‘Pathaan’s box office numbers and said one must not pay heed to boycott trends as the film’s success is a testament that the audience is only looking for pure entertainment.

He said, ‘I don't want to talk about it. Why should we give so much importance to it? If people are liking it (Pathaan), then be happy. We should not discuss much about it. The collections are speaking about the reach of Indian cinema, of Hindi cinema. And when you have some of the biggest stars of this country in Pathaan, be it Shah Rukh sir, Salman bhai, Deepika Padukone and John, you are giving the audience what they want and that's entertainment.’

‘Pathaan’, which marks Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback to the big screen after four years, has collected Rs 296 crore at the box office and has breached the Rs 500 crore mark overseas.

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