Ek Tha Tiger (transl. There Was a Tiger) is a 2012 IndianHindi-languageaction thriller film directed and co-written byKabir Khan. Produced byAditya Chopra underYash Raj Films, it is the first installment in theYRF Spy Universe, and starsSalman Khan,Katrina Kaif,Ranvir Shorey,Roshan Seth,Girish Karnad, andGavie Chahal.[4] In the film,RAW agentTiger (Khan) is tasked with recovering information before it is gained byPakistan, but is sidetracked after falling in love withZoya (Kaif).
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Directed by | Kabir Khan |
Written by |
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Story by | Aditya Chopra |
Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
Music by | Songs: Sohail Sen Guest Composers: Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Julius Packiam |
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Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹75crore[2] |
Box office | est.₹335 crore[3] |
Ek Tha Tiger marks the third collaboration between Kabir Khan and Yash Raj Films, after he directedKabul Express (2006) andNew York (2009), and the first collaboration between Yash Raj Films and Salman Khan. The last film to be presented by founder and filmmakerYash Chopra, it had a complicated production process, with delays, rewrites, and several cast members attached at various points.[5]Principal photography began in August 2011 and lasted until July 2012, with filming locations includingDublin,Havana,Bangkok,Istanbul, andDelhi. The film's music was composed primarily bySohail Sen, with the soundtrack's lead single and the film'stheme song, "Mashallah", composed bySajid-Wajid. Originally set for release in June 2012, the film was theatrically released worldwide by Yash Raj on15 August 2012.[6]
Ek Tha Tiger received generally positive reviews from critics.[7]Ek Tha Tiger set numerous box-office records in its theatrical run, grossing₹334.39 crore (US$62.58 million) worldwide. It was thehighest-grossing Hindi film of 2012[8] unadjusted for inflation, and set the then-record for the highest-grossing domestic opening weekend, with₹57.9 crore (US$10.84 million).[9] The film wonBest Special Effects at the14th IIFA Awards and won fivePeople's Choice Awards, including Best Film, Best Actor for Khan, and Best Actress for Kaif. Asequel,Tiger Zinda Hai, was released on 22 December 2017,[10] and a third film,Tiger 3, was released on 12 November 2023.
Plot
editAvinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore, aRAW officer, is forced to kill Rabinder, one of his men, for defecting toPakistan's spy agencyISI while inIraq. Disappointed that his missions always feature violence, Tiger's boss, Shenoy, deploys him on a mission inDublin to observe Anwar Jamal Kidwai, an Indian scientist who teaches atTrinity College and is suspected of developing novel anti-missile technology. Tiger's handler, Gopi, accompanies him to Dublin.
Tiger poses as Manish Chandra, a non-fiction author writing a book on Kidwai and other Indian academics. To access his house, Tiger befriends Kidwai's caretaker,Zoya Nazar Jung, aBritish-Indian Trinity College dance student. Over time, they fall in love and she invites him to "My Son, Pinocchio", a college play sponsored by Kidwai which she choreographed. A few days later, Tiger is attacked by a mystery assailant, with him and Gopi fearing their identities have been compromised. After seeing the assailant on the day of the play, Tiger chases him through Dublin, which leads to Tiger publicly preventing aLuas train crash. During the play, Gopi calls Tiger to inform him of activity at Kidwai's house. There, Tiger discovers Zoya is an ISI agent tasked to steal Kidwai's research.
Zoya refuses to hand over the research to Tiger and return to India with him; he lets her go after combating an attack by Feroz, an ISI agent, who is revealed to be Tiger's mystery assailant. Back in India, Tiger asks to be removed from field duty, and completes analysis with his colleague, Bagga, who shows him an intercepted Pakistani secret message. Tiger deduces the message was planted by Zoya, informing him of her planned arrival at an upcomingUN meeting inIstanbul. Tiger and Zoya meet and decide to elope; after misleading their respective agencies toAstana, Tiger and Zoya travel toHavana.
Tiger and Zoya are tracked down when they foil a mugging attempt, withvideo surveillance reaching RAW and ISI. After being spotted at an amateur boxing match, the couple attempt to flee Havana, but Zoya is arrested by theCuban police and handed over to the ISI. Tiger then meets Gopi, and tells him Zoya will co-operate with RAW in exchange for her escape. Tiger and Gopi lead a team to intercept Zoya's prisoner transport convoy, but Tiger and Zoya escape in alight aircraft they had stationed in a nearby field; Tiger is also non-fatally shot by Gopi. Sometime later, Tiger calls Shenoy and informs him that he and Zoya will return home when Pakistan and India no longer need ISI and RAW.
In theepilogue, several sightings of Tiger and Zoya are reported inVenice,Cape Town,Zurich, andLondon.
Cast
edit- Salman Khan asAvinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore, aRAW agent who goes undercover under the alias "Manish Chandra" to spy on Anwar Kidwai
- Katrina Kaif asZoya Nazar Jung, anISI agent who goes undercover to counteract the efforts of Tiger
- Ranvir Shorey as Gopi Arya, a RAW agent and Tiger's handler
- Roshan Seth as Anwar Kidwai, an Indian scientist andTrinity College Dublin professor whose missile research is sought by RAW and the ISI
- Girish Karnad as Ajit Shenoy, the chief of RAW
- Gavie Chahal as Abrar Sheikh, asection captain of the ISI
Samar Jai Singh appears as Rabinder, a RAW agent who defects to the ISI and Rajender Sethi features as Bagga, a RAW tech analyst. Bhupesh Singh and Sanjay Gurbaxani portray unnamed RAW agents. Troi Ge Borde and Aaran Chaudhary appear as the ISI agents Feroz and Tokas, respectively. Ashok Awasthi and Zarksis Khandhadia portray Indian and Pakistani ministers, respectively.
Lisa Byrne, Justin Fuentes, Alison Flood, and Rikki McTiernan feature as Zoya's friends Amelie, Brad, Fairy and Pinocchio, respectively.Juhi Parmar has a cameo as a news reporter while Rajeev Varma and Yogi Raj also makes cameos as drivers for RAW and ISI, respectively. Tevfik İnceoğlu makes a brief appearances as a forger who helps Zoya and Tiger escape.
Production
editDevelopment
editAfterKabir Khan was announced as director to a then-untitled action film,[12] he approachedShah Rukh Khan with a draft of the screenplay. Although interested, Khan could not star in the film due to scheduling conflicts withDon 2 (2011) andJab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).[13] This allowed the film's screenplay, which had been completed in November 2010,[14] to undergo changes well into shooting, including as late as February 2012.[15] In May 2011, several reports confirmedSalman Khan andKatrina Kaif would star in a film titledEk Tha Tiger.[12] It would be Khan's first venture withYash Raj Films, and the pair's fourth film together, afterMaine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005),Partner (2007), andYuvvraaj (2008).[12] In order to begin filming, Khan had to postpone the development ofSher Khan, a yet unrealized project he began developing with his brother,Sohail Khan.[16] Khan was paid a reported₹32 crore (US$5.99 million) to star in the film.[17] Kaif, who only appeared in one action film prior toEk Tha Tiger (2008'sRace), performed her own stunts.[18]
Kabir Khan wrote scenes specifically to includeTrinity College, considering it "a character of repute"; he had previously visited the university in mid-1995 to interview then Irish PresidentMary Robinson. According to AvtarPanesar, Vice President of International Operations at Yash Raj, all locations were ultimately motivated by the screenplay, stating "if it fits the script, if it works, we then make use of the country as a location".[19]
The rest of the cast was finalized over the following year;Ranvir Shorey signed on in April 2012,[20] while the film marks the Bollywood debut ofGavie Chahal, who previously appeared in Punjabi films.[21] On 3 May 2012, a photography shoot was held with the cast.[14] After release, the film was subject to a copyright dispute after writer Anand Panda lodged a police complaint, backed by theScreenwriters Association, claiming the filmmakers stole his screenplay. Kabir Khan andAditya Chopra were sentfirst information reports under charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, and violation of theCopyright Act. Khan and Chopra subsequently filed an appeal to theBombay High Court.[22] In July 2012, a legal notice was served by the nephew ofRavindra Kaushik, a RAW agent known as Black Tiger, stating the film bears a strikingresemblance to his uncle and his uncle's life.[23]
Filming
editThe film's production contained a number of delays. Initial reports saidprincipal photography would begin in July 2011, but a spokesperson for Yash Raj Films announced production had been delayed due to budgeting concerns. Filming began in August 2011 inDublin,[24] but was postponed after Salman Khan underwent surgery fortrigeminal neuralgia in theUnited States, and when some crew members inIreland held a demonstration over filming conditions and a lack of payment.[25]
Filming resumed in September 2011 inTurkey, inIstanbul and near the border withSyria andIraq.[26][27] There, the crew faced security concerns when they were mistaken for a hostile threat byTurkish Land Forces, and were required to lie down for ten minutes at gunpoint while the issue was being resolved.[28] Production took place in Dublin between 10 September and 14 October 2011, with scenes between Khan and Shorey filmed onTemple Bar. According to Naoise Barry, the Irish Film Commissioner,Screen Ireland andTourism Ireland collectively sought to attract Bollywood productions to the country since 2004, citing India as an emerging market for tourism in Ireland. According to Aman Agrawal, a production executive for Yash Raj, Dublin was chosen to "allow the film to be international and encourage people outside India to connect to Bollywood" while maintaining "appeal to Indian audiences who love to see new places".[19]Dublin City Council, Trinity College (which saw filming on campus for the first time in 20 years), and other agencies helped enable filming in the city by granting complimentary visas and allowing reduced costs with tax breaks.[19]
Production was halted altogether in early 2012 to account for script re-writes,[29] abandoning production inHong Kong in favor of an eventual crunch-schedule three-day period inDelhi.[30] Filming ended in June 2012 inBangkok,Thailand.[31] Stunt directors forThe Bourne Identity (2002) coordinated the film's action sequences,[32] some of which were shot on location.[33] Khan used a self-created fitness program titled 'Dirty Running' for 30 days to prepare for the role.[34] Kaif completed her scenes without makeup.[35] Filming also took place inHavana,[36] with the song "Lapaata" shot along theMalecón, theTorreón de la Chorrera,Plaza Vieja, andHavana Cathedral.[37] The film was the first Bollywood film to shoot inCuba. Khan also appeared in a commercial for both Cuban and Irish tourism companies.[38]
Ek Tha Tiger was shot on film by cinematographer Aseem Mishra using a collection ofArri cameras, including theArriflex 235,Arriflex 435, and theArriflex 535, with Angenieux 24-290mm T2.8 and Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses.[39]
Music
editSohail Sen composed six out of the film's eight-song soundtrack, although the film's end credits song "Mashallah" (and itsremix) was composed bySajid–Wajid.Julius Packiam composed the film score after his previous associations with Khan onKabul Express (2006) andNew York (2009).Neelesh Misra,Anvita Dutt andKausar Munir wrote the lyrics, and its remixes were produced by Joshilay.[40] The soundtrack was released byYRF Music on 27 June 2012.[41]
Marketing
editThe film's poster was released in August 2011,[42] and the first theatrical trailer was released in May 2012, debuting alongside the release ofIshaqzaade, another film produced by Yash Raj Films and Aditya Chopra.[43][44] The trailer received over a million views on video sharing platformYouTube within two days of its release, making it the platform's most-viewed trailer for a Bollywood film at the time.[45] As part of a publicity campaign for Trinity College, parts of the film and behind the scenes footage was shown in India, while interviews of South Asian students, university lecturers, andEk Tha Tiger crew members were done.[19]
The cast embarked on a limited domestic promotional tour, conducting press conferences inNew Delhi,Ahmedabad,[46] andLucknow.[47] They also signed a promotional deal with soft drink companyThums Up, where Khan and Kaif appeared incommercials. The company also sponsored an expanded tour in mid-2012, with the cast also visitingMumbai,Hyderabad,Kanpur,Allahabad,Agra,Meerut, andGhaziabad.[48]
Six days after the film's release, Tourism Ireland's IndianFacebook page gained over 23,000 followers, up from 10,000 the previous week; over one year later, it accumulated around 90,000 followers. The Irish Central Statistics Office noted an increase in tourism from overseas after the film's release. In an interview, then-Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport,Leo Varadkar, saidEk Tha Tiger "established a foundation" for future projects to be held in Ireland.[19]
A two-partcomic book series based on the film was also released. Published byYomics, the series also features characters fromHum Tum (2004), which was also produced by Chopra and Yash Raj Films. Canonically, this sets the two films in oneshared universe. The first comic book,Ek Tha Tiger: Mahasagar Ki Suraksha (transl. Ek Tha Tiger: Saving the High Seas), was published in July 2012.[49] The second,Ek Tha Tiger: Web Mein Pakra Gaya! (transl. Ek Tha Tiger: Caught in the Web!), was released in November, to coincide with the film's release on home video.[50] The series received mixed reviews, with praise for its design and criticism for its plot and pacing.[50]
The film's lead single and maintheme song, "Mashallah", recorded byWajid Ali andShreya Ghoshal, was released worldwide on 27 June 2012. The song's music was both composed and produced by Ali and his brotherSajid, while its lyrics were written byKausar Munir. Thefilmipower ballad topped several music charts inIndia throughout August and remained in the top 10 for a majority of the film's theatrical run.[41]
Video games
edit- Ek tha Tiger andTiger the Bhai, twoactionmobile video games developed byZapak, were released astie-ins for the 2012 film.[51]
- Being SalMan: The Official Game, a 3D action mobile video game developed by Playizzon, was released in 2016. It featured characters portrayed by Khan, includingTiger,Chulbul Pandey from theDabangg franchise, andPrem Dilwale fromPrem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).[52]
Release
editTheatrical
editEk Tha Tiger was released worldwide on 15 August 2012; the date coincided with IndianIndependence Day. The film was screened in 3300 domestic theaters, a record broken byDabangg 2, which was screened in 3700 theaters later that year.[53]Ek Tha Tiger was released in 550 screens internationally,[54] although, it was not released in Pakistan – a major market for Bollywood – due to concerns over the portrayal of Pakistan in the film.[55] This decision was upheld despite opposition fromKabir Khan, who stated the film does not promote anti-Pakistani sentiment.[56] The film premiered inTokyo in July 2013, and was screened in 70 theaters in Japan, constituting the widest Japanese release for a Hindi-language Bollywood film.[57][58] Approximately 60 percent of the film's opening weekend's gross had been collected from ticket pre-orders;[59]Ek Tha Tiger was screened at Cineworld Dublin between 15 August and 3 September 2012 and was often sold out, while other theaters subsequently increased ticket prices.[60]
The film was screened at Trinity College in September 2012, with Kabir Khan discussing its production with film and drama students.[19]
Home media
editEk Tha Tiger was released on DVD by YRF Home Entertainment on 25 September 2012, and on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on 9 October 2012.[61] The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel.[62][63] The Blu-ray releases saw the home media introduction ofDolby TrueHD 96k upsampling andDolby Surround 7.1 sound.[64]
The physical releases in its first week of the sale were one of the top home media releases in India, according to The Numbers data. The Blu-ray version accounted for 79% of the sales, with 3% of total sales coming from the Ultra HD Blu-ray version.[65]
Reception
editBox office
editDue to its unprecedented extensive release, combined with many theaters reporting the film's screenings carried over 80% occupancy during its run,[66]Ek Tha Tiger grossed over₹263 crore (US$49.22 million) in India, and₹57 crore (US$10.67 million) in other territories, for a worldwide total of₹320 crore (US$59.88 million).[67] The film had the biggest domestic opening day and opening weekend ever, grossing₹33.5 crore (US$6.27 million) and₹57.9 crore (US$10.84 million), respectively.[68][69] By its fifth day of release,Ek Tha Tiger had earned over₹100 crore (US$18.71 million) in India, the quickest film to reach this landmark, and broke the previous record of a week held byBodyguard (2011), which also starredSalman Khan.[68] It is also the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2012,[70] and became the second highest grossing Bollywood film of all time, after3 Idiots (2009).[71]
Internationally,Ek Tha Tiger also performed strongly, despite being banned inPakistan.[72] It grossed₹36.3 crore (US$6.79 million) in overseas markets in its five days of release.[73] Regionally, the film collected₹6 crore (US$1.12 million) inAustralasia,[74] with an estimated₹4.3 crore (US$804,676.86) grossed inAustralia,[69] and₹1.7 crore (US$318,128.06) inNew Zealand.[75] Additionally, in theUnited Arab Emirates, a region with a large Pakistani and Indian emigrant population, the film grossed₹16.5 crore (US$3.09 million),[76] a gross only exceeded by theNorth America, whereEk Tha Tiger grossed over₹16.8 crore (US$3.14 million).[77] Another strong performing territory was theUnited Kingdom, where the film collected over₹13 crore (US$2.43 million).[78][79] Its combined overseas gross amounted to₹57 crore (US$10.67 million),[80] making it one of thehighest-grossing Bollywood films by international gross.[81][82]
Critical response
editOn thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 75% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[83]
In India, there was praise for the film'sfeminist themes, with Marjolaine Gout noting the film is "a roaring, visual, comic feast where thedamsel-in-distress fights back", givingEk Tha Tiger 3.5 out of 5 stars.[84]Anupama Chopra of theHindustan Times also commended the feminist themes, saying "it's such a pleasure to see a Hindi film heroine not [be] a damsel-in-distress", while also praising the film's action sequences, givingEk Tha Tiger 3 out of 5 stars.[85] Jahanavi Samant ofMid-Day gave the film the same rating and criticized its tone as being inconsistent, with "Ek Tha Tiger [being] unable to decide whether it is spy action or a love saga".[86] Ronnie Scheib ofVariety gave a positive review, praising the performances of the leads and film's production aesthetic, noting "Kaif impresses in her action-heroine debut, while Salman Khan's thinking-on-his-feet immediacy adds depth to his usual macho muscle. Local audiences will no doubt derive a special thrill from the onscreen reunion of stars Khan and Kaif, [with] Aseem Mishra's gorgeous location lensing".[87]
Ek Tha Tiger faced harsher reception from Raja Sen ofRediff, who criticized the film's relative low stakes and pacing, noting "[Kabir] Khan scales down the ambition as he aims for a safe mainstream middle-ground in hisEk Tha Tiger, a spy-thriller which takes a while to get boiling but eventually crackles along quite effectively".[88] He scored the film 2.5 stars out of 5, with his score and reception echoed byRajeev Masand ofCNN-IBN, who wrote "despite flaws,Ek Tha Tiger is extremely far from unwatchable. Just don't go in with very high expectations".[89] Rachel Saltz ofThe New York Times praised the action scenes but also criticized the low stakes of the characters' romance, saying, "Tiger and Zoya [are] good kung fu street fighters, but unconvincing spies and cookie-cutter bland lovers. Their loyalty to each other is never in question and only tepidly tested".[90] A similar critical reaction was noted by Josh Tuhin ofGulf News who blasted the cinematography, saying "[it] is outright bad, with the body doubles' faces visible during the action scenes", but praised Kaif and Khan's on-screen chemistry.[91]
Regarding the film's depiction of Ireland, Giovanna Rampazzo wrote that despiteEk Tha Tiger presenting political themes, it "carefully avoided representing any complexity or social issues [in favour] of a charming and cosmopolitan Irish capital, constructing a simplistic image of Ireland that requires a minimum of cross-cultural understanding or critical engagement [by] the viewer". She concluded this was "in line with long-standing strategies supported by government agencies to create a marketable version of 'Irishness' [but] may promote unrealistic cognitive associations and expectations about Irish society".[19] Overall, the country's presentation in the film was positively received by Irish audiences.[19]
Accolades
editCeremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2012 People's Choice Awards India[92] | Favourite Movie | Ek Tha Tiger | Won |
Favourite Movie Actor | Salman Khan | ||
Favourite Movie Actress | Katrina Kaif | ||
Favourite Action Movie Actor | Salman Khan | ||
Favourite Song of the Year | "Mashallah" | ||
Favourite Action Movie | Ek Tha Tiger | Nominated | |
14th IIFA Awards | Best Special Effects | Won | |
Big Star Entertainment Awards | Best Actress in an Action Role | Katrina Kaif | Won |
Sequels
editTiger Zinda Hai
editAli Abbas Zafar replaced Kabir Khan to direct the sequel, with the screenplay co-written by Zafar andNeelesh Misra. It released in India on 22 December 2017,[93] and sawSalman Khan,Katrina Kaif,Gavie Chahal, andGirish Karnad reprise their roles.Tiger Zinda Hai was Karnad's final Hindi film before his death.[94]
Tiger 3
editTiger 3 was directed byManeesh Sharma and released in India on 12 November 2023. Khan, Kaif, and Chahal reprise their roles,[95] whileEmraan Hashmi joined the cast as the primary antagonist.Hrithik Roshan andShah Rukh Khan make cameo appearances as Kabir Dhaliwal and Pathaan, respectively.
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