Shah Rukh Khan was unstoppable at the box office in 2023 with release of his three blockbuster films!

Now King Khan is all set to give another blockbuster, as Yash Raj Films are now planning a big on-screen battle between its two biggest spies - Pathaan and Tiger played by SRK and Salman Khan, respectively.

A new report has confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan will be reprising his role as Pathaan in a sequel. The film is said to go on floors later this year. As per reports, Aditya Chopra has personally worked on the script with his team and is setting up Pathaan 2 as a foundation of bigger conflicts that under the YRF banner.

As reported by Pinkvilla, Shah Rukh and Aditya Chopra have agreed upon the script for Pathaan 2. The events of Pathaan 2 is said to take place before the timeline of Tiger vs Pathaan. It is said that the film will set the ground for the epic Salman Khan vs Shah Rukh Khan clash in Tiger vs Pathaan.

"Pathaan 2 will predate Tiger vs Pathaan and will set up the clash of two cinematic legends on the big screen. Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan is definitely a character that has resonated with the audiences, and there is a constant on-ground demand from the audience to see more of SRK in the spy avatar. Soon after the release in January 2023, Adi and SRK had decided to spin Pathaan into a standalone franchise too within the Spy Universe and the former started ideating the sequel of this all-time blockbuster," the source told the entertainment portal.

“Pathaan 2 is being designed as the tentpole spy film of the universe that will set things up for bigger conflict in the times to come. It will set up the next phase of YRF Spy Universe’s timeline. In fact, P2 sets things up for the big battle between Tiger and Pathaan (Tiger vs Pathaan) in the future timeline," the source added, revealing that SRK and Aditya are eyeing the end of the year to kickstart filming of Pathaan 2.