'Jawan' mania grips Kashmir: 1st weekend shows for Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'completely booked'

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan is all set to release in theatres on September 7 and there have been massive pre-release bookings across the nation.

In Kashmir too, tickets are selling like hot cakes and according to INOX Cinema theatre owner Vijay Dhar, ‘Jawan’ is likely to replicate the success of Shah Rukh's last outing ‘Pathaan’. He shared that the Atlee directorial will witness a jam-packed first weekend.

‘We opened pre-booking two days ago. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday are completely booked. We have only kept two shows for Friday because of the prayers. Pathaan did great business and we are expecting a similar response to Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan,’ Dhar told PTI.

Dhar also said that he was surprised with the way Kashmiri audiences, especially young students, responded to the Hollywood film ‘Oppenheimer’, Christopher Nolan’s biopic on theoretical physicist and father of the nuclear bomb, Robert J Oppenheimer.

‘We were not expecting the film to do so well. That was a real surprise for us,’ he recalled.

INOX Cinema is Kashmir’s first multiplex — with three screens and a total capacity of 520 seats — was inaugurated in the Sonawar area on September 20, 2022, and showcased Laal Singh Chaddha on its opening day.

‘Jawan’ also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. Deepika Padukone will be seen in a special appearance.

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