No obstacles for ‘Pathaan’ to release in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) reached the decision that they do not want to oppose the import of Hindi films into Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon. The association also suggested that 10 Hindi films should be released in Bangladeshi theatres every year.

A consensus letter has been jointly submitted to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting by these 19 associations, on Monday. Thus, it is expected that there will be no obstacles for ‘Pathaan’ to release in Bangladesh.

Earlier on January 25, Shah Rukh Khan marked his return to the silver screen with the film ‘Pathaan’ after four years of break. The film released record-breaking more than 100 countries and will screen in more than 2500 screens overseas alone. The film is reportedly set to be released across India in around 5,000 screens. It is the first Shah Rukh Khan film to have 6:00 am shows.

The film has opened with a record breaking figure at the box office. ‘Pathaan’ has managed to beat the opening day collection of ‘War’ and Yash’s ‘KGF: 2’. The film has already collected Rs 489 crores from India alone from its Hindi, Telegu, and Tamil versions, counting yesterday’s collection. According to media outlets, the film is expected to be the first Bollywood film to enter the 500 crore club among films within India. The worldwide gross box office collection of the film has passed the Rs 950 crore marks. The film is now expected to enter Rs 1000 crore.

Directed by Siddharth Anand, The film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. Salman Khan also made a cameo appearance in the movie.