Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; November 24, 2020)

Mirror was the first (November 11) to report that Shah Rukh Khan will return to the sets post Diwali, almost 900 days after wrapping up his Christmas 2018 release Zero. The actor quietly started shooting for Siddharth Anand-directed at a studio in Mumbai last week. On Monday, Deepika Padukone joined him.

“It’s just a couple of days’ stint now for Deepika, as she is also juggling Shakun Batra’s next,” revealed a source close to the development, adding that, she will join SRK again by mid-December, though a major chunk of the film will be shot from early next year till June, with some action scenes being filmed abroad. “It’s an intriguing world of agents and Deepika will get to do a lot of action too. Though the title is SRK-centric, Deepika plays an edgy character, who joins Pathan on a mission. It’s on the lines of what Katrina Kaif’s Zoya was to Salman Khan’s Tiger in the Tiger franchise.”

Buzz is, a universe of special agents is being created with Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh, and Deepika Padukone. While Salman makes an appearance as Tiger in Pathan, Shah Rukh’s Pathan is also set for a special turn in Tiger 3, which begins in February 2021. And if everything goes as planned, Tiger, and Pathan will join Kabir aka Hrithik Roshan in the War sequel.
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Sources say Deepika Padukone has kicked off Pathan shoot with Shah Rukh Khan; to juggle actioner with Shakun Batra's film
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; November 24, 2020)

Six years after their last outing Happy New Year (2014), Deepika Padukone has reunited with Shah Rukh Khan for their fourth collaboration, Pathan. mid-day has learnt that the actor joined the unit of the Siddharth Anand-directed actioner on Monday, four days after Khan kicked off the shoot in the city. "The team is filming at Yash Raj Studios in Andheri, where a huge set has been erected," reveals a source.

Padukone's date diary is not dominated solely by Pathan. The actor, who returned to Mumbai earlier this month after an extensive Goa schedule of Shakun Batra's yet-untitled film, has a week's work remaining on it. "Deepika has joined Shah Rukh for a 20-day schedule, post which she will turn her attention to the Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday starrer. She hopes to wrap it up by December-end," adds the source. Pathan, which features John Abraham as the antagonist, is highly anticipated as it marks Khan's return to the movies after his self-imposed two-year sabbatical.

mid-day reached out to Yash Raj Films, which remained unavailable for comment.

Siddharth Anand and Shakun Batra
Siddharth Anand and Shakun Batra