Indian megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s giant blockbuster Pathaan gets a ‘vs.’ sequel

Good news, y’all: Shah Rukh Khan is back for more spy action from YRF.

The YRF Spy Universe (so named for production company Yash Raj Films) is one of the largest action franchises in the world, with a combined gross of approximately $300 million. That makes it the second most lucrative film franchise in the history of Indian cinema after SS Rajamouli’s excellent Baahubali films.

Building from 2012 Ek Tha Tiger to the explosive blockbuster of 2023 Pathanthe series has increased budgets and excitement over the past decade, culminating in the blockbuster adventure Pathan, the fourth film in the series. A fifth installment, Tiger 3is already slated for a November release, and now Variety confirms a sixth film will reunite Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in Tiger vs Pathanwith filming starting January 2024.

Salman Khan’s RAW agent Tiger was the star of the first two films in the franchise – Ek Tha Tiger And Tiger Zinda Hai — and will also be the main character of the forthcoming one Tiger 3. War (in which one of the best music tracks you’ll ever see) was the third installment and starred Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, who have not appeared in any of the other films in the franchise.

Shah Rukh Khan, a global megastar who is among the most popular actors of the last 50 years, made his comeback in the lead role in Pathan after a few years of absence. In PathanSRK’s exiled agent Pathaan teams up with Tiger in a dynamic action sequence set on a train, and at the end of the film, the two lament that no one else can be trusted to protect India. Pathan has been the most successful Indian film at the box office of 2023 so far this year.

That seems to be another sign of a future collaboration, but the title of this upcoming project is curious. Will Tiger and Pathaan compete against each other? Is this a Batman vs Superman situation? We’ll just have to wait.