Arbaaz Khan believes ‘Pathaan’s success is a perfect payback for Shah Rukh Khan and Hindi film industry

Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has opened up about the success of Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathaan’. He said that the Siddharth Anand directorial was a much-needed blockbuster not only for the Hindi film industry, which was going through a low phase, but also for SRK, who had a tough time personally in the last few years.

Arbaaz said a success like ‘Pathaan’ is ‘good for the industry’ and it reiterates the belief that people still want to catch a good film in cinema halls. ‘And it was perfectly-timed. More so for Shah Rukh (Khan), for all that he and his family have gone through last two years, I think this was a payback for the poor fellow. It was a very deserving, entertaining film and Shah Rukh was best in it,’ Indian Express quoted Arbaaz Khan as saying.

Arbaaz said a success like ‘Pathaan’ is ‘good for the industry’ as well as it reiterates the belief that people still want to go to cinema halls to catch a good film.

‘The audience doesn’t care what’s being written about someone… If you will allow a smooth release, they will come. If you create distress or vandalise theatres, then they won’t risk their lives for it. But if you genuinely want to know whether they will boycott it, they won’t,’ he added.

‘Pathaan’ released in theatres worldwide on January 25. Ahead of its release, it faced protests by right wing groups over its song ‘Besharam Rang’. However, the film had a great opening at the box office and broke multiple box office records. It also emerged as the biggest film in the history of Hindi cinema.

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