Since late December, it has been work all the way for Shah Rukh Khan as he honoured his commitments on Pathan and his cameo in Tiger 3. With a major chunk of Pathan shot on home turf, director Siddharth Anand is now ready to revisit his plan of taking the espionage thriller to Spain. It may be recalled that Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham were scheduled to be Mallorca-bound last October for an extensive foreign leg (Serenading Dippy in Spain, Sep 28). The plan, which had to be deferred after Khan’s son Aryan was embroiled in the drugs-on-cruise case, is now back on the table. mid-day has learnt that the cast and crew will head to the European country in the first week of March.
On the itinerary are Mallorca, and Cadiz in southwestern Spain. “The director will shoot a romantic song in Mallorca. He wants to capture the beauty of the island city that is famed for its pristine beaches and limestone mountains. It is Pathan’s first international schedule, and Siddharth wants to pull out all stops to make the sequences look grand. He will also film high-octane action scenes featuring Shah Rukh, Deepika and John, and major confrontational sequences during the 17-day stint. While the schedule was initially deferred in the wake of the Aryan case, the director had to postpone it further after the third wave of the pandemic hit India in the last week of December,” reveals a trade source.
Before Khan & Co wing their way to Europe, they will have to make pit-stops at the Yash Raj Studios and Film City. “A week-long schedule has been lined up for the last week of February, during which they will focus on action scenes,” adds the source.
