Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone can put their feet up, having wrapped up the second schedule of Pathan earlier this week. However, director Siddharth Anand has little time to rest. The filmmaker will head to Dubai to join the 10-member team that has begun a recce for the upcoming schedule. mid-day has heard that the team will spend the next 25 days in the Middle East, scouting for locations where they can shoot high-octane action scenes featuring Khan, Padukone and John Abraham.

“Shah Rukh and Deepika play RAW [Research & Analysis Wing] agents, with Dimple Kapadia slipping into the role of the department’s head. The leads filmed emotional scenes during the last two schedules at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. Now, the stage is being set for the action scenes, which will be the highlight of the spy thriller.