If his past two slick actioners have taught director Siddharth Anand something, it’s that a hero is only as good as his villain. Which is why when he took on the responsibility of bringing Shah Rukh Khan back to the big screen after four years, the filmmaker knew that his hunt for the antagonist wouldn’t be easy. Enter John Abraham. The director envisioned Abraham’s character Jim as a stylish, cool antagonist, constantly thwarting the best-laid plans of Khan’s Pathaan.

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