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Saif Ali Khan: I am glad Katrina Kaif chose Phantom

Talking of his co-star, Saif said, “In the film she is performing some daring stunts and she really worked hard for them”.

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan” has become a blockbuster but its director Kabir Khan says that films are not made for the goal of earning huge collections as that restricts the creativity of a filmmaker. Kabir, the production designer and I narrowed down Malerkotla because of its mosque, local people, narrow lanes and overall architecture, which creates the verisimilitude of a town from Pakistan. It’s (the film) not anti-Pakistan, but that’s okay. It’s (the film) not anti-Pakistan, but that’s okay. In the past, Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger and Saif Ali Khan’s Agent Vinod were banned from being released in the country.

Giving the safety issues as primary importance the makers chose to create a mini Pakistan in Punjab. “You can make a fair amount of money from that market, so it’s bit of a shame”. One day, she messaged me saying she wants to join movies. Earlier, right after Hafiz Saeed had moved court seeking a ban on the film, the team had told the media that if Phantom is banned in Pakistan, it would be “no surprise”.

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Right after the release of the trailer of Phantom, there was a considerable buzz on social media.

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The story of Phantom, which will hit theaters on August 28th, is a political thriller set in the volatile climate that exists in South Asia.

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