Pathaan is a fictional Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) agent and former soldier created by Siddharth Anand and Aditya Chopra for the YRF Spy Universe.
He created Joint Operations and Covert Research (J.O.C.R), a sub-division of R&AW, that recruits Indian soldiers and agents who were forced to retire due to injury or emotional trauma.
[2][3][4] Rubina "Rubai" Mohsin (portrayed by Deepika Padukone), a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agent, is his love interest, whom he met during a mission in Spain and Moscow.
[8] Pathaan's inaugural mission occurred in 2002, when he participated in a joint operation conducted by the Indian and United States armed forces aimed at eliminating the Taliban leader, Salauddin Husseini, in Afghanistan.
included Shweta Bajaj, Joseph Mathews, Rishi Arya, and Raza, and the unit proved essential in executing numerous covert operations.
Pathaan's most significant operation involved thwarting the Raktbeej conspiracy, a plot devised by the rogue mercenary Jim and his organization, Outfit X.
Through intelligence gathered via the dark web, Pathaan and his team discovered a plan to unleash a deadly mutated virus at the Asian Scientific Conference in Dubai, which was to be attended by the President of India along with two scientists, Dr. Farooqui and Dr. Sahani.