
She refuses to commit treason, and Tiger eventually lets her go. Meanwhile, Tiger and Zoya come to know about their feelings for one another, but he discovers Zoya is an ISI agent tasked on the same mission as him.
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Tiger is later attacked, and fears his identity is compromised, which leads to Tiger publicly preventing a Luas train crash. Tiger befriends Kidwai's caretaker, Zoya ( Katrina Kaif), to gain access to his house, but the pair grow close. Tiger's partner, Gopi ( Ranvir Shorey), accompanies him on this mission. Tiger later poses as a writer in Dublin to observe a professor of Indian origin, Anwar Kidwai ( Roshan Seth), who teaches at Trinity College and is suspected of sharing his nuclear weapons research with Pakistan. Tiger ( Salman Khan) – India's top spy and an officer for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) – is forced to kill one of his men in Iraq for defecting to Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The film won for Best Special Effects at the 14th IIFA Awards and received six People's Choice Award nominations, and won five, including for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress for Khan and Kaif.Ī sequel, Tiger Zinda Hai, was released on 22 December 2017. It also set the record for the highest-grossing domestic opening weekend with ₹57.9 crore (US$7.7 million), a record it held for three years. It was the highest-grossing Indian film of 2012, and is the 25th highest-grossing Indian film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. It set numerous box-office records during its theatrical run, grossing ₹320 crore (US$42 million) worldwide. The film received generally mixed reviews, with praise for its action, music, and performances of its leads, while there was some criticism for its inconsistent tone. Its music was primarily composed by Sohail Sen, and the film was released on August 15, 2012. Ek Tha Tiger was filmed primarily in India, as well as in Turkey, Ireland, Cuba, and Thailand, and was initially scheduled for release in June 2012. The film's production was extensive the script underwent several re-writes, and production was delayed for a number of years prior to commencing in 2011. In Ek Ta Tiger, Tiger, an Indian spy, is tasked with recovering information before it is gained by Pakistan, but is sidetracked after falling in love with Zoya, a girl with a dark secret.Įk Tha Tiger is the third collaboration between Kabir Khan and Yash Raj Films, after he directed Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009).

It is the first installment in the Tiger franchise and the first film in the YRF Spy Universe, and stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad, Roshan Seth, and Gavie Chahal. Once there was a tiger) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Kabir Khan, with a story from and produced by Aditya Chopra.
