evidence: In a country plagued by rising religious intolerance, the title of the 146-minute film was enough to irk extremists. Pathaan refers to the descendants of Pakhtuns in Pakistan and Afghanistan who are mostly Muslims. In the past Pathan characters in particular have been shown in Indian movies as loyal friends and formidable foes. [...] "A soldier doesn’t ask what his country can do for him. He asks what he can do for his country," Khan, who plays Pathaan, says in the trailer, before saying "Jai Hind!" The actor, known to his fans by his initials SRK, challenges the stereotypes that Hindu extremists try to perpetuate about Indian Muslims.