The success of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathan is a victory for the age-old, exploitative, nepotistic top-heavy system, says Vivek Agnihotri – Times of India

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri, who had earlier criticized Pathan amid the Besharam Rang song controversy, was recently credited Shahrukh Khan To the success of the Siddharth Anand directorial. However, he said in the podcast, “They will go back to their fundamental beliefs that the audience is an idiot and that all you need is star power and a lot of marketing hype to make a movie successful.”
“After Pathan, I think everyone will go back to the same old system because Pathan success is success or I would choose the word victory in today’s environment. This age old, exploitative, nepotistic top-heavy There is victory.” system,” he said.

The filmmaker further said that the credit for Pathan’s success should also be given to those who threatened to boycott the film and made ‘stupid statements’ against it. He said that the promotion of the film had turned into a political campaign, adding that Pathan did a thorough job Shahrukh KhanThe charisma of and his fan following.

“The way they marketed it, the way they took it on their shoulders ‘that, well, it’s my film and I’m responsible for it’ which is great. I also think some credit goes to those people. Those who were making stupid statements should also go.” More people who were unnecessarily protesting against the film and demanding boycott and they are different from the regular ‘Boycott Bollywood’ gang.

Pathan has now become the highest grossing film in the history of Hindi cinema. The film has earned Rs 901 crore worldwide. While it has earned Rs 558 crore in India, it has earned Rs 343 crore in the overseas market.

The film also features Deepika Padukone, John abraham Starring Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana and others in lead roles.