Yash Raj Film’s Salman Khan and
Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ is the most awaited upcoming film for now.
Kabir khan directed this movie is basically a romantic thriller. Earlier the
film was scheduled to release on 1 June, 2012, but since Aamir Khan is coming
with a film on the same day, he requested Salman Khan & Aditya Chopra to
reallocate ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ to contain this release. Keeping his request, release
of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ was postponed to 15th Aug. Story of the film is something
like this. ‘Tiger’ is the codename of a top secret agent with the Research and
Analysis Wing (RAW), India’s external intelligence agency played by Salman
Khan, who has been assigned the mission to observe a scientist (of Indian
origin) from the Trinity College Dublin, Ireland who is suspected of selling
missile technology secrets to Pakistan.
During his mission Tiger falls in
love with Zoya (Katrina Kaif), the caretaker of the Professor. Zoya is studying
at a fictional dance academy. Tiger has to move from Dublin to Istanbul then to
Kazakhstan and Chile for the mission.
It was rumored earlier that first
Shah Rukh Khan had been offered the pivotal character in the film, but it was
soon denied by the director, who said that Shah Ruhk had been provided another
script and this character in this film has never been thought for anybody else
than Salman Khan.
Filming for Ek Tha Tiger began on
August 2011. Shooting locations have reportedly included 10 countries,
including Ireland, Turkey, Cuba, Iraq and India. The first schedule was carried
out in the Trinity College of Dublin.
The second schedule took place in
Istanbul where Salman also did a commercial for Cuban Tourism while shooting
for ‘EK Tha Tiger’ in Havana, the capital of Cuba.
The stunt directors of ‘The
Bourne Identity’ were contracted for the stunt sequences of Ek Tha Tiger.
Katrina Kaif performed her own
stunts in the film, describing them as "exciting, challenging and
electrifying." This is her first action film. The film has been rumored to
have inspired from ‘Agent Vinod’ and the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bourne
Identity’.
The official poster for ‘Ek Tha
Tiger’ was released in August 2011, whilst the first teaser was released on May
10 2012 and both of them were well received.
The film’s Screenplay is by Kabir
Khan and Nilesh Mishra, story by Aditya Chopra, Music by Sohail Sen (Mere
Brother ki Dulhan fame) and cinematography by Aseem Mishra.
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