Former RAW chief calls Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ a ‘waste of time’: ‘It’s not an accurate depiction’

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Pathaan’, directed by Siddharth Anand, set several records at the box office. It became the first Hindi film to gross ₹1,000 crore worldwide without a China release. The film, which narrates the story of an exiled RAW agent and traitor, who plans to attack India, received much appreciation for its action sequences.

However, Vikram Sood, the former head of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), stated that the movie is ‘not an accurate depiction’ and that he doesn’t plan on wasting time watching the flick.

Vikram Sood was asked to share his thoughts on movies such as ‘Pathaan’ and the ‘Tiger’ series during a conversation with YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia. The former RAW head said, ‘I think we haven’t got the art to do this. They could do better. They can be realistic, these are not realistic.’
Sood added, ‘Firstly, you are trying to make a James Bond movie which is also not realistic.

Then you have this story of the ISI girl and a RAW man living happily ever after… take a break yaar. I haven’t seen Pathaan and I won’t see it because I don’t think it is… it’s not an accurate depiction. Why waste my time!’

Vikram Sood shared that he watched ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and laughed while watching the film because it was ‘so quaint’.

He recommended Steven Spielberg’s ‘Bridge of Spies’ (2015) to the viewers and said, ‘That is a real movie. That is how real spy movies are made. It means dealing with actual facts, no blown around, no nothing around, living a lonely life, living all by yourself.’

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