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Ek Tha Tiger is a 2012 Hindi action, adventure, and drama film directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The screenplay was written by Neelesh Misra. The cast includes Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, and Girish Karnad. The movie is part of the YRF Spy Universe media franchise and is followed by Tiger Zinda Hai.
The film was released in India and Ireland, with filming locations in Delhi. It has a runtime of 132 to 133 minutes. The budget is listed as 14,040,000, with a revenue of 62,690,000. Review scores include 5.9/10, 75%, 6.192, and 5.7. The tagline is "Once, there was a tiger." Distribution includes video on demand via Netflix.
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6.2A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.
Cast
- Salman Khan as Avinash Singh 'Tiger' Rathore
- Katrina Kaif as Zoya 'Zee' Humaini
- Girish Karnad as Shenoy
- Ranvir Shorey as Gopi Arya
- Gavie Chahal as Captain Abrar
- Roshan Seth as Anwar Jamal Kidwai
Themes
- spy
- secret agent
- romantic
- tragic
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kabir Khan
- Written by
- Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra
- Story by
- Aditya Chopra
- Produced by
- Aditya Chopra
- Starring
- Salman Khan Katrina Kaif
- Cinematography
- Aseem Mishra
- Edited by
- Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- Music by
- Songs: , Sohail Sen , Guest Composers: , Sajid–Wajid , Background Score: , Julius Packiam
- Production company
- Yash Raj Films
- Distributed by
- Yash Raj Films
- Release date
- 15 August 2012 ( 2012-08-15 ) ( India )
- Running time
- 132 minutes
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Budget
- ₹ 75 crore
- Box office
- ₹334.39 crore
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Followed by
- Tiger Zinda Hai
- Director
- Kabir Khan
- Screenwriter
- Neelesh Misra
- Cast member
- Katrina Kaif
- Producer
- Aditya Chopra
- Production company
- Yash Raj Films
- Narrative location
- Delhi
- Filming location
- Delhi
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 535434
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.ekthatiger.com
Show 9 more facts
- publication date
- 2012-01-01
- title
- एक था टाइगर
- Commons category
- Ek Tha Tiger
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 75%
- box office
- 3200000000
- capital cost
- 950000000
- media franchise
- YRF Spy Universe
- takes place in fictional universe
- YRF Spy Universe
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Encyclopedic overview
Ek Tha Tiger (transl. There Was a Tiger) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, with Ranvir Shorey, Roshan Seth, Girish Karnad, and Gavie Chahal in supporting roles and the first installment in the YRF Spy Universe. It follows an Indian intelligence agent, codenamed Tiger, who is sent to Dublin to observe a professor suspected of sharing nuclear secrets with Pakistan. While on the mission, Tiger falls in love with the professor’s caretaker Zoya, who harbours a secret of her own.
The film marks Khan's first collaboration with Yash Raj Films and is the third directorial venture by Kabir Khan with the studio following Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). It was also the final film presented by Yash Raj Chopra before his death. Principal photography took place between August 2011 and July 2012 in international locations including Dublin, Havana, Bangkok, Istanbul, and several Indian cities. The soundtrack was composed primarily by Sohail Sen, with the track "Mashallah" composed by Sajid–Wajid.
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