¡®Not An Accurate Depiction¡¯: Former RAW Chief Vikram Sood Disses SRK¡¯s Pathaan, Salman¡¯s Tiger

YRF¡¯s Spy Universe holds some of the unbreakable records in the film business. Its most recent release Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan is the fourth highest-earning Indian film. The stories in their series take large influence from RAW agents and that has now miffed an ex-RAW chief.

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The former head of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Vikram Sood has shared that Pathaan is not an accurate depiction.

For the unversed, the SRK and Deepika-led film revolves around Pathaan (SRK), an exiled RAW agent, who join hands with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin (Deepika) to beat Jim (John Abraham), a former RAW agent and traitor, who is in a plan to attack India.

Vikram recently spoke to YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia and expressed that he doesn¡¯t want to waste time watching these films.

When asked about his thoughts on films like Pathaan and the Tiger series, Sood shared, ¡°I think we haven¡¯t got the art to do this. They could do better. They can be realistic, these are not realistic.¡± Vikram who watched Ek Tha Tiger (2012) said, ¡°I laughed watching the film and enjoyed it because it was so quaint.¡±

He further added: ¡°Firstly, you are trying to make a James Bond movie which is also not realistic. Then you have this story of the ISI girl and a RAW man living happily ever after¡­ take a break yaar. I haven¡¯t seen Pathaan and I won¡¯t see it because I don¡¯t think it is¡­ it¡¯s not an accurate depiction. Why waste my time!¡±

The former RAW head also took a dig at Kabir Khan¡¯s Bajrangi Bhaijaan and tagged it as a similar exaggerated film.

Vikram went on to recommend Steven Spielberg¡¯s Bridge of Spies (2015) to everyone and expressed, ¡°That is a real movie. That is how real spy movies are made. It means dealing with actual facts, no blown around, no nothing around, living a lonely life, living all by yourself.¡±

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As Salman made a cameo in SRK¡¯s Pathaan, there are reports that Shah Rukh Khan will also have a special appearance as Pathaan in Maneesh Sharma¡¯s upcoming film Tiger 3. This is to establish the progression of the Spy Universe. Tiger 3 will reportedly hit the theatres on 10th November this year.

The YRF SPY Universe began with Ek Tha Tiger and was followed by Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan and now the upcoming Tiger 3, War 2 and then Tiger Vs Pathaan.

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