Tom Cruise is a fearless actor, Shah Rukh Khan is the same, says Pathaan’s action coordinator Casey O’Neill

Yash Raj Films’ latest offering Pathaan has turned out to be a winner at the box office, not just in India but also world over. Apart from Shah Rukh Khan’s powerful act, this was also because of the international standard of stunts and action sequences the Siddharth Anand directed film offered. This was made possible because the makers roped in the Hollywood action director Casey O’Neill for the film. He has worked in some of the internationally acclaimed and successful Hollywood flicks, including Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher and Top Gun: Maverick. Casey planned and executed some of the exciting action sequences in Pathaan. O’Neill said that he found some similarities between Cruise and Khan after working with both of them. “They are both true professionals in their craft and so talented. Tom Cruise is a fearless actor who lives and breathes his craft and wants to push the envelope when it comes to his body and his cinema to only entertain audiences. SRK is just the same,” he said in a statement. He added, “Shah Rukh Khan has pushed his body, he has unlearnt and learnt action to deliver Pathaan as an entertainer like no other. Both are driven and committed lovers of cinema who will do whatever it takes to make the audience happy. I have worked with Tom on many and exciting films. We all have enjoyed working with each other through the years. It was a pleasure working with another global movie star like Shah Rukh Khan and seeing him transform into an action star that no one has ever seen before.” Heaping praises on Khan, O’Neill added, “SRK is an exceptional athlete and performer. He can adapt into many different action sequences and excel in the process of movie magic for the big screen. He is a true gentleman and an amazing actor and I was honoured to be a part in the making of Pathaan with him and the entire crew.” O’Neill planned the Dubai action scene and the ice lake bike chase in Pathaan, two of the most liked moments from the film. Talking about the latter, he said, “In collaboration with director Siddharth Anand, we came up with an exciting chase on the snow and ice, taking into consideration the vast beauty Siberia has to offer. This showed up in such dramatic fashion and really made the action of that scene look like no other. The deep blue ice was an exceptional backdrop for the chase on Lake Baikal which was an adventure in itself shooting in the elements on a tight schedule before the ice melted.” O’Neill has also worked behind the action in films like Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ant-Man And The Wasp, Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2, etc. As far as Pathaan’s box office performance is concerned, the film, which also stars John Abraham and Deepika Padukone, recently crossed the Rs 500 crores mark at the India box office. Also Read: Pathaan Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan hits Rs. 500 crore Not Out with all-time mega blockbuster Pathaan

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