The film starring Shah Rukh Khan, “Pathaan,” has broken every record at the box office, causing worldwide hysteria and madness. Due to unprecedented crowds, police have increased security at malls and multiplexes showing “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan.
In Ghaziabad, a constable has been posted at each auditorium screening the movie, and in Noida, an additional team of cops has been deployed around the malls. Although in some cases, unruly fans inside auditoriums were also a factor. Bouncers have also been employed in multiplexes.
On Wednesday, members of a right-wing group vandalized a Faridabad multiplex, prompting immediate action. Twelve people were taken into custody after an FIR was filed in the case.
After the incident in Faridabad, an administrative official from Pacific Mall in Ghaziabad told TOI on Thursday that they increased the level of security on the premises.
Five police officers are inside the mall, and two more are at the theater. We have also increased the number of security guards at the theaters to 10 in order to manage the crowd because of the high foot traffic, the official stated.
The movie, billed as SRK’s return to the big screen after four years, has at least 150 screenings per week in Noida and Ghaziabad, according to data on ticketing website Bookmyshow.
It’s also attracting a lot of people, with some fans even dancing and yelling in front of the screen.
Pathaan is the goal of more than 70% of those entering the mall. On Wednesday, some people started dancing on the chairs in imitation of a well-known movie song, while others walked to the screen. Most of our shows are sold out. Additionally, some began dancing near the exit, making it difficult for others to exit. Mukhteshwar Mishra, manager of Opulent Mall in Ghaziabad, stated, “Thankfully, nothing was damaged and officials removed them from the theater.”
Inox’s in-charge of Shipra Mall in Indirapuram, Pawan Kumar, said that because all of the shows were packed, more security guards had been put in place.
As a precaution, the Noida police said on Thursday that they had increased security around malls and multiplexes.
Ashutosh Dwivedi, a DCP (Noida), stated, “Outside of routine police deployment, there are about three to four personnel outside every multiplex.”
He continued: At Logix City Centre Mall, Wave Mall, and Modi Mall (formerly Spice Mall), there are three multiplexes in Noida. Because the theaters need to be fixed, there is no movie showing at DLF Mall of India or GIP Mall of India. On January 25, the movie Pathaan, starring SRK and Deepika Padukone, was released.
However, despite the positive box office reports, tweets have surfaced displaying empty movie theaters. Is #Pathaan a flop or a success? Got this clip from someone,” said a tweet that showed a theater that was mostly empty. However, there was no big screen showing “Pathaan.” In response to him, a lot of people shared videos of people dancing in theaters to Jhoome Jo Pathaan or Besharam Rang while the show was on. Here are a few:
Additionally, a collection of videos featuring theatergoers dancing and hooting was compiled by a Twitter user. Compare Pathan’s reception in theaters to that of a recent state-sponsored film; where the latter not only resulted in vile hate speech in theaters but was also later used to incite violence, according to a video-attached tweet. In the theater, the #JhoomeJoPathaan song got the audience dancing. After four years, people are celebrating @iamsrk movie,” wrote another. “Seen some tweets claiming that theaters are empty and that no one is watching #Pathaan,” a video-related tweet read.
Yash Raj Films announced that it would be adding a nationwide show beginning on Wednesday at 12.30 a.m. after midnight due to the overwhelming response to the film, which opened in 5,000 screens in major cities like Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. Additionally, trade analyst Taran Adarsh claims that due to high demand, 300 additional screens were added. He stated that the movie currently has 8,500 screens worldwide.
The song Besharam Rang, which features Deepika Padukone in a variety of costume changes, including a saffron bikini, has prompted boycott calls against the Siddharth Anand-directed film.
A montage of fan adoration portrayed the success of the film, which is expected to have the biggest opening of any Hindi film ever. The SRK crew celebrated the star in Kolkata by giving the movie poster chocolate cake. Some people poured milk over Pathaan” billboards in Guwahati, evoking the excitement of a Rajinikanth movie.
Many people took selfies with huge posters and cutouts of the 56-year-old star as hall security was beefed up in anticipation of protests.
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