The film is the fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe and features a significant cameo by Salman Khan's character, .

The movie (2023) is a high-octane spy thriller that follows an exiled Indian RAW agent who returns to duty to save his country from a massive biological attack. The story focuses on these key plot points:

Pathaan (Shah Rukh Khan), who was missing for years, is brought back to lead a special unit of injured or retired agents called JOCR (Joint Operations and Covert Research).

Pathaan crosses paths with Rubina Mohsin (Deepika Padukone), an ISI agent with ambiguous loyalties. Despite several betrayals and a high-stakes heist in Moscow, they eventually team up to stop Jim.