| Tiger Zinda Hai | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Written by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Story by | Neelesh Misra Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Marcin Laskawiec |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Music by | Songs: Vishal–Shekhar Score: Julius Packiam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹120−130crore[2][3] |
| Box office | est.₹565 crore[4][5] |
Tiger Zinda Hai (transl. Tiger is Alive) is a 2017 IndianHindi-languageaction thriller film written and directed byAli Abbas Zafar and produced byAditya Chopra underYash Raj Films.[1][6][7] It is a sequel toEk Tha Tiger (2012) and the second instalment in theYRF Spy Universe. The film starsSalman Khan andKatrina Kaif who reprise their roles from the predecessor.[8][9][10] Five years after the events ofEk Tha Tiger, Tiger and Zoya find themselves pulled out of hiding to save nurses held hostage by the ISC, a terrorist organisation based inIraq.
A sequel was conceived following the success ofEk Tha Tiger, but faced several delays afterKabir Khan, who scripted and helmed the prequel, refused to return for a sequel. Zafar was subsequently hired as the writer and director; Misra, who had written the script forEk Tha Tiger alongside Khan, contributed to the story, which is inspired from the2014 abduction of Indian nurses byISIL.[11] Filming took place inAbu Dhabi,Austria,Greece, andMorocco.[12] Made on a budget of ₹120−130 crore (US$−19,962,652.64), it was one of themost expensive Hindi films ever made at time of its release.[2][3]
Tiger Zinda Hai was theatrically released worldwide on 22 December 2017, to positive reviews from critics.[13][14]
Similar to its predecessor, the film set numerous box-office records during its theatrical run, grossing over₹565 crore (US$86.76 million) worldwide,[15] becoming thethird highest-grossing Indian film of 2017. At the63rd Filmfare Awards, the film won forBest Action.[16]
In 2017, almost 5 years after the events ofEk Tha Tiger, an American journalist is killed by the ISC, a terrorist organisation, inIraq, while attempting to report their recent activities to theCIA. During a rally inIkrit, their leader, Abu Usman, is shot by theIraqi Army and is taken to the local hospital, which also serves as a training center forIndian and Pakistani nurses. Usman orders a heightened ISC presence around him for security, causing the CIA to prepare an airstrike on the hospital. During this, Maria, an Indian nurse, secretly calls the Indian Ambassador to Iraq and informs him about Indian and Pakistani nurses being held hostage; the CIA tellsRAW chief Shenoy that he has seven days to rescue the nurses before the airstrike is ordered.
Avinash Singh "Tiger" Rathore andZoya Nazar,[N 1] now married with a son Junior, who lives in hiding inInnsbruck. Shenoy and Karan Rao, a RAW agent, locate and inform Tiger and Zoya about the hostages. Despite initial reluctance, Tiger accepts after Zoya's insistence. Tiger goes to Syria with his select team of RAW agents: Azaan, an expertsniper, Namit, abomb disposal expert and ahacker named Rakesh. They travel to Iraq and pose as illegal migrant workers for an oil refinery run by Tohbaan, an Indian sympathiser to the ISC and Amir Baghdawi, Usman's second-in-command. Tiger meets his handler named Pawan in Ikrit to gather supplies, but they are forced to rescue Hassan, a childsuicide bomber sent by Usman.
Pawan is shot by the ISC in the ensuing fallout and Tiger narrowly escapes with the unexpected arrival of Zoya. The couple decides that ISI and RAW should work together to save the nurses. Later that night, Tiger and his team set acontrolled explosion in the refinery and fake burns so they are taken to the hospital. Tiger learns that Tohbaan is actually Firdaus, an undercover RAW agent, tasked by Shenoy to spy on Tiger and his team. Tiger and Zoya agree to simultaneous, coordinated attacks against the ISC. Zoya goes undercover and is eventually recruited by Baghdawi, who keeps female slaves.
On the day of the airstrike, Zoya manages to kill Baghdawi. At the hospital, Rakesh poisons food the migrant workers are tasked to cook for the ISC. Tiger's crew eventually succeeds in eliminating the majority of the ISC armies, but Azaan dies in the conflict. Tiger finds Zoya captured by Usman in the boiler room and surrenders. Tiger is initially tortured but stabs Usman (who manages to escape) and tries to free Zoya while the nurses are rescued by RAW and ISI. Firdaus eventually kills Usman as the hospital is blown up in the American airstrike.
A year later on15 August, Shenoy is called by Tiger fromGreece. Having adopted Hassan, Tiger informs him that his family has returned to hiding, knowing that RAW and ISI would not leave them in peace. However, Tiger assures Shenoy that he will be there to serve his country.
Filming took place inAbu Dhabi,Austria,Greece andMorocco.[12] The last song of the movie was shot in the Aegean island ofNaxos, Greece in October 2017.[22] Iranian actor Sajjad Delafrooz was roped in to play the role of Abu Usman, leader of terrorist organisation ISC.[19] Sajjad Delafrooz had worked in the 2015Hindi filmBaby.[10]
The film's budget was reportedly₹120−130crore ($18.43 million).[2][3]
The film's trailer was released on 6 November 2017. Within 24 hours, it broke many records for Hindi film trailers onYouTube, with more than 29 million views, 480 thousand likes and 250 thousand shares.[23] On 11 November, it became the most liked film trailer on YouTube with 700 thousand likes, surpassingStar Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) then.[24] The record was later surpassed by the trailer ofAvengers: Infinity War (2018) with about 2 million likes.[25]
The film was released on 22 December 2017 worldwide. The film received a U/A certificate fromCentral Board of Film Certification.[26] Despite having a song featuring Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, the film has not been given No-Objection Certificate byCentral Board of Film Censors in Pakistan, stating the reason as was said forEk Tha Tiger that "The image of Pakistan and its law enforcement agencies" have been compromised.[27][28]
Tiger Zinda Hai was in controversy on its release and faced protests from the Valmiki community,[29] when Salman Khan allegedly made a casteist slur, where he compared his dancing skills to a sanitation worker, "or "bhangi" in a dance show.Shilpa Shetty also laughed along with him, and said that she also looked like one.[30] Valmiki group is made up of a cluster of Dalit communities — a few of whom are Bhangi, Mehtar, Chuhra, Lal Beghi and Halalkhor. Valmiki community filed a legal case against both actors for hurting their sentiments.[31]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena also unsuccessfully protested urging Mumbai multiplexes to promote Marathi filmDeva instead ofTiger Zinda Hai.[32] Their leaders raised issue about the loss of screens to Marathi films likeDeva andEk Atrangi which released alongside.[33]
Tiger Zinda Hai opened to mostly positive reviews.[13] On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 64% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.[34]
Taran Adarsh ofBollywood Hungama gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "On the whole, TIGER ZINDA HAI is a high-octane masala entertainer that stays true to its genre and delivers what it promises: King-sized entertainment. At the box office, the audiences will give the film an epic ‘swagat’ as it is bound to entertain them thoroughly. This one is a SURE SHOT BLOCKBUSTER and nothing can stop it from setting new records."[35] Umesh Punwani ofKoimoi gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Katrina Kaif is brilliant! She has very few dialogues, and no, that's not the reason she's good. Working amazingly well with her expressions, she has turned into an athlete for this one. Performing a few major action sequences, she is flawless."[36]
Aarti Jhurani ofThe National gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "While logic is not a very important factor in Khan's films, emotions certainly are, and the director made sure to hit all the soft spots – from patriotism to Indo-Pakistan bonding to a multitude of cheesy dialogues – which is a smart move, and sure to bring in both Indian and Pakistani audiences."[37] Lasyapriya Sundaram ofThe Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film is visually stunning in parts and Salman Khan plays Tiger with roaring confidence and dialogues packed with punch. Of course, his fans get a true-blue Salman Khan moment when he bares his torso."[38] Rachit Gupta ofFilmfare gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It may look like a Hollywood action thriller, but at its heart,Tiger Zinda Hai is an unabashed masala movie. The heady mixture of an international-looking action film and the regular tropes of Hindi cinema make it a pleasing watch."[39]
Rohit Bhatnagar ofDeccan Chronicle gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ali Abbas Zafar smoothly takesEk Tha Tiger franchise ahead by telling a real story and inserting a whole lot of drama and thrill. The film also touches upon relationships between India and Pakistan but subtly. The biggest hiccup of the film is its length."[40]Rajeev Masand ofNews 18 gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film has some thrilling action, while logic and subtlety are sacrificed at the altar of spectacle and sentiment. Katrina gets some terrific action moments, and she executes them well, but make no mistake, the heavy lifting here is left to Salman Khan, and he's clearly up for the challenge."[41]
Richa Barua ofAsianet News gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and states that the film "keeps you glued to the seats."[42] Raja Sen ofNDTV gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Tiger Zinda Hai breaks for intermission at a point when most self-respecting action films would have rushed into the climax. Long before the finish eventually rolled around, I found myself wishing Tiger would croak just so I could make it out alive."[43] Rohit Vats ofHindustan Times gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It's better for the filmmakers to set a character trajectory that matches the star's current image rather than basking in the glory of the past."[44]Anna M. M. Vetticad ofFirstpost gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating that both Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif delivered fun with equal parts swag, silliness and schmaltz.[45] Shubhra Gupta ofIndian Express gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Only once in a while, the film gives in and provides us with a killing which sobers us up, but very quickly it's back to the base, with Bhai taking over, and everyone including Nurse Poorna and Zoya making way for him. But you can see she enjoys kicking butt: you wish she had more to do."[46]Anupama Chopra ofFilm Companion wrote, "Tiger Zinda Hai is fun in bits and spurts, but there isn’t enough buoyancy to make it a slam dunk."[47]
Tiger Zinda Hai made a new non-holiday record in India as it collected₹34.1 crore nett on its first day.[48] It went on to collect ₹35.30 crore nett gross on second day. The film recorded the second highest day of all time (after the third day ofBahubali 2: The Conclusion's Hindi-dub) on its third day with a nett of ₹45.53 crore and the highest ever for the Hindi film industry.[49] With three-day nett collections of over ₹1.14 billion,Tiger Zinda Hai had the second highest opening weekend of all time (afterBahubali 2: The Conclusion) and the highest opening weekend of all time in theHindi film industry.[50] Tiger Zinda Hai netted Rs 154 crore in its first four days in India.[51][52]
Tiger Zinda Hai grossed $2 million in two days, $450,000 on day one in US/Canada and around £150,000 in the UK.[53] The film grossed $7 million in its opening weekend in overseas, including $2,535,825 in US/Canada.[54][55] The film grossed₹190 crore worldwide in its opening weekend.[56] In the United Kingdom, it grossed£1.8 million ($2.32 million) in 2017, making it the year's highest-grossing foreign-language film in the UK (aboveBaahubali 2 in second place).[57]
As of 25 February 2018, the film has grossed US$87.32 million[15] (₹569 crore)[58] worldwide, including₹434.82 crore[59] (US$67.11 million)[15] in India, and US$20.3 million (₹128.9 crore) overseas.[60]
The film's soundtrack was composed byVishal–Shekhar with lyrics written byIrshad Kamil. The background score was composed byJulius Packiam. The first singleSwag Se Swagat sung byVishal Dadlani andNeha Bhasin andproduced byMeghdeep Bose[61] released on 19 November 2017. It has become the most-liked Bollywood song onYouTube and the fastest Bollywood song to cross 100 million views on YouTube.[citation needed] The second song of the film,Dil Diyan Gallan, which is sung byAtif Aslam, was released by Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif onBig Boss Season 11 on 26 November 2017. The album was released on 12 December 2017 byYRF Music. The Arabic version of "Swag Se Swagat" was sung by Rabih Baroud andBrigitte Yaghi.[62][63]
By 8 February 2018, the album had crossed 1 billion streams on music streaming platforms.[64] As of 13 April 2019, songs from the album have over 1.5 billion views combined on YouTube,[65] making it the most-streamedBollywood soundtrack album on the platform.[65][66][67]
| Date of Ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2018 | Filmfare Awards | Best Action | Tom Struthers | Won | [16] |
| 28 January 2018 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of The Year | Vishal–Shekhar,Irshad Kamil | Nominated | [68] |
| 22 June 2018 | IIFA Awards | Best Cinematography | Marcin Laskawiec, Usc | Won | [69] |
| Best Sound Design | Dileep Subramaniam, Ganesh Gangadharan (YRF Studios) | Won |
A sequel titledTiger 3 released on 12 November 2023 and was directed byManeesh Sharma.[70]Salman Khan andKatrina Kaif reprised their roles whileEmraan Hashmi plays the antagonist.Aditya Chopra, Shridhar Raghavan and Anckur Chaudhry wrote the script.[71][72][73] Salman Khan also reprised his role asTiger in the 2023 filmPathaan.[74]
Developed on a budget of Rs. 150 cr. (CoP Rs. 120 cr. + P&A Rs. 30 cr.)
Tiger Zinda Hai has been made at a budget of Rs 130 crore.
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