Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan has left famous Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima ‘numb’ and he heaped praises on the film.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan has left his fans and rest of the India mesmerised. Now, the charm of King Khan has crossed the boundaries, and it has impressed the famous video game designer from Japan, Hideo Kojima. For the unversed, Pathaan was released with Japanese subtitles in Japan on September 1, and the Metal Gear franchise writer watched the movie in IMAX.
After watching the film, Hideo heaped praise on Siddharth Anand’s directorial and went on to claim that the movie has ‘cured’ him of physical and mental exhaustion. He compared Pathaan with RRR, James Bond, Mission Impossible, and Mad Max, and ‘it has opened his blood vessels’. On Twitter, he shared photos from his screening, and wrote, “Too busy these days, mentally and physically exhausted. Need to refill my high-octane tank. So, I saw the Indian movie “PATHAAN” in IMAX! Well, it was awesome! I was numb! It opened my blood vessels! It was a MAD MAX level of energy! After seeing this, I think I’ll be able to hold it for a while!”
Too busy these days, mentally and physically exhausted. Need to refill my high-octane tank. So, I saw the Indian movie “PATHAAN” in IMAX!
Well, it was awesome! I was numb! It opened my blood vessels! It was a MAD MAX level of energy! After seeing this, I think I’ll be able to… pic.twitter.com/3LBJ4Brfgu
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) September 3, 2023
Hideo went on to share that the movie got a thunderous response after the screening, and he highly recommended the film. “Mission Impossible, 007, RRR, John Woo, the whole shebang! A few Metal Gear elements too! There was applause after the screening. Highly recommended! If you don’t see it, you’re missing out! Movies these days think too hard. This is pure entertainment film! It’s still hot, so watch this movie and blow off the summer heat!”
Last, he praised the leading stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and said that Khan looked manga character Okada-kun. He wrote, “Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are both too good. They’re so cool. But still, King. Sometimes he looks like Okada-kun.”
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are both too good. They’re so cool. But still, King. Sometimes he looks like Okada-kun. https://t.co/US95DyNFRM pic.twitter.com/DDeQx8VcqN
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) September 3, 2023
Pathaan was released in India on January 25, 2023, and earned Rs 543 crores in domestic box office collections, making it the highest-grossing Hindi film to date. Pathaan was the fourth instalment in YRF Spy Universe. The next addition to the universe will be Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif’s Tiger 3, which is scheduled for Diwali 2023.
