Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan is one of the most awaited action flicks and as per a Mid-Day report, Aditya Chopra has roped in four action directors to shoot various high octane stunt sequences featuring SRK, John Abraham and others. The makers have already roped in South African stunt artiste Craig MacRae and are yet to finalise the others. Craig, who has designed sequences for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, ‘Bloodshot’, and ‘War’, has already landed in the city on June 8 with his four-member team. After quarantining at a hotel in Mumbai, the team joined Shah Rukh and John Abraham this week. The actors reportedly kicked off the latest schedule with confrontation scenes, and will film major fight sequences early next month.
The reason behind picking four separate stunt directors is to have a variety of action styles in the film. "The idea behind having different experts is to have breathtaking stunts in the movie, ranging from martial arts to hand-to-hand combat and chase sequences. Adi and Maneesh intend to conduct a schedule in Europe sometime between July and August, but the plan depends on the travel restrictions in the countries at the time. So, they are torn between two possibilities — either fly down the chosen stunt coordinators to India and shoot the sequences, or have them join the cast abroad," the source added. Pathan also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. Apart from them, the makers have also roped in Salman Khan for a special cameo in the movie. Salman’s popular ‘Tiger’ character will be seen helping Shah Rukh’s character in the film. Recently, fans celebrated Shah Rukh Khan’s 29 years in Bollywood, the actor too expressed his gratitude on Twitter. “Been working. Just saw the ’overwhelmed ness’ of the lov of nearly 30 yrs u r showering on me here. Realised it’s more than half my life in the service of hoping to entertain u all. Will take out time tomorrow & share some love back personally. Thx needed to feel loved,” he wrote. Shah Rukh Khan's last major release was Zero opposite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The film was a big flop at the box-office.