22 Feb – It looks like Shah Rukh Khan may be coming back to portray his titular role of RAW agent Pathaan. Sources revealed that Yash Raj Studios has locked in on a script for the sequel to the Siddharth Anand movie, and that production may begin as early as the end of 2024. If it comes to fruition, "Pathaan 2" will be the eighth film in the YRF Spy Universe, the shared universe of spy action films that feature various fictional RAW agents.
Other films in the YRF Universe include "Ek Tha Tiger", "War", and the upcoming "Tiger Vs Pathaan". The latter will begin filming in April this year, with sources saying that SRK will go on to work on "Pathaan 2" following the said project. "Pathaan" marks SRK's comeback after a long hiatus, and emerged as the third highest grossing Hindi films of all time behind Aamir Khan's "Dangal" and SRK's second film of 2023, "Jawan". It made approximately USD 130 million worldwide.