Devoted fans, who have missed seeing Shah Rukh Khan on the big screen, will have their eyes fixed on the superstar when Pathaan plays in cinemas. But the picturesque locations in the film may just vie for their attention. When envisioning the espionage thriller, also starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, director Siddharth Anand and producer Aditya Chopra knew that it had to be a visual spectacle. Staying true to their ambition, the makers have shot a critical action sequence in Lake Baikal in Russia, making Pathaan the first Indian movie to be filmed in the location.

The actors filmed the sequence in Siberia, in the winter of 2021