Tiger (franchise)
Tiger is an Indian media franchise, consisting of two Bollywood films and a graphic novel series. The original work is 2012 film, named Ek Tha Tiger, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Yash Raj Films.[1] It centers on a fictional character, an Indian spy (RAW) named "Tiger", who falls in love with a Pakistani spy (ISI). It has a sequel named Tiger Zinda Hai, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, that released on 22 December 2017.[2] The sequel is based on the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL.[3] The first film also spawned a series of graphic novels, published by Yomics World.
| Tiger | |
|---|---|
 Franchise logo | |
| Created by | Aditya Chopra |
| Original work | Ek Tha Tiger |
| Print publications | |
| Comics | Ek Tha Tiger: Saving The High Seas Ek Tha Tiger: Caught In The Web |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Ek Tha Tiger Tiger Zinda Hai |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Ek Tha Tiger (Android game) Ek Tha Tiger (Windows game) |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | Ek Tha Tiger |
Films
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
An agent code-named "Tiger" (Salman Khan) – India's top spy and an officer of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) – is conducting a mission in northern Iraq. Tiger is forced to kill one of his own men who has defected to Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He subsequently kills many ISI agents in his escape from Iraq. Tiger returns to India and reports to his boss, Shenoy (Girish Karnad), in New Delhi. He is immediately sent on a mission to Dublin to observe a scientist of Indian origin, Professor Anwar Jamaal Kidwai (Roshan Seth), who teaches at Trinity College and is suspected of sharing his findings with the Pakistani defence establishment. Fellow RAW agent Gopi (Ranvir Shorey) accompanies Tiger on this mission. Tiger meets the scientist but fails to spend enough time for his observance and instead begins to spend time with the scientist's caretaker Zoya (Katrina Kaif), who is studying at a local dance academy. He tries to befriend Zoya to extract information, but begins to discover his human side as he grows closer to her. Tiger is attacked and robbed at his residence by a person suspected to be an ISI agent. Gopi repeatedly warns Tiger not to fall in love with Zoya, but his love cannot be stopped. Tiger asks Zoya for a date and there they both came to know about their feelings for each other. Before telling her his feelings, during a visit to dance academy, Tiger discovers that Zoya is an ISI agent and refuses to commit treason on Pakistan when he asks. Instead of killing Zoya, Tiger lets her go.
Some time later, Tiger and Zoya meet again at a UN Foreign Minister's Meeting in Istanbul when Zoya signals to him using a cryptic message. They decide to leave everything for their love and fool their respective agencies by taking a flight to Cuba, having told their agencies that they are in Kazakhstan. Some years later, their agencies trace Zoya and Tiger due to a CCTV recording. They track them down in Havana, Cuba, and the ISI agents catch Zoya. Tiger meets Gopi, who is searching for him for RAW, and having lied to Gopi that both Tiger and Zoya intend to return to India and cooperate with RAW, convinces Gopi to save Zoya from the ISI agents. Instead of returning to India, the pair trick Gopi and escape aboarding an aeroplane. Tiger calls Shenoy, who tells him that RAW will find both spies. Tiger tells Shenoy that they will only return when Pakistan and India no longer need ISI and RAW. In the epilogue, several images of Tiger and Zoya in cities including Venice, Cape Town, Zurich and London are shown, where sightings of them have been reported. But neither agencies could catch them.
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
A sequel titled Tiger Zinda Hai was announced on 13 September 2016. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif reprise their roles from the first film. In this film, Tiger is presumed to be dead by both the agencies, but it turns out that he is alive and fighting by himself against a global terror organization.[2] This sequel is based on the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL.[3] Indian agent Tiger and Pakistani agent Zoya join forces in the name of humanity, against the militant messiah Abu Usman. Tiger Zinda Hai is an espionage action drama that follows a daring rescue mission in Iraq.
Untitled Third "Tiger" film (2021)
A third tatti film and the last film of the franchise is currently under development and Ali Abbas Zafar will be the director and will start scripting.
Cast and characters
| Character | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Tha Tiger (2012) |
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) |
Untitled Third "Tiger" film (2021) | |
| Avinash Singh Rathore (Tiger) | Salman Khan | ||
| Zoya Humaini | Katrina Kaif | ||
| Shenoy | Girish Karnad | ||
| Captain Abrar | Gavie Chahal | ||
| Indian minister | Ashok Awasthi | Siddhartha Basu | |
| Gopi | Ranvir Shorey | ||
| Professor Anwar Jamaal Kidwai | Roshan Seth | ||
| Abrar’s assistant | Avinash Badal | ||
| Amelie | Lisa Byrne | ||
| Tokas | Ahran Chaudhary | ||
| Cuban guard | Jawed El Berni | ||
| Brad | Justin Fuentes | ||
| ISI agent Feroz | Troi Ge | ||
| Pakistani misister | Zarksis Khandhadia | ||
| Cuban boxer | Oscar Navin | ||
| News reporter | Juhi Parmar | ||
| Bagga | Rajender Sethi | ||
| Rabinder | Samar Jai Singh | ||
| Abu Usman | Sajjad Delfrooz | ||
| Namit | Angad Bedi | ||
| Firdouz aka Tohbaan | Paresh Rawal | ||
| Azaan | Paresh Paahuja | ||
| Rakesh | Kumud Mishra | ||
| Hakim | Najmeddin Al Hadad | ||
Crew
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Tha Tiger (2012) |
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) |
Unititled Third "Tiger" film (2021) | ||
| Director | Kabir Khan | Ali Abbas Zafar | KABIR KHAN | |
| Producer(s) | Aditya Chopra | |||
| Screenplay | Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra |
Ali Abbas Zafar Neelesh Misra |
KABIR KHAN Aditya Chopra | |
| Story | Aditya Chopra | Neelesh Misra Ali Abbas Zafar |
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| Composer(s) | Sohail Sen Sajid-Wajid |
Vishal-Shekhar | ||
| Background Score | Julius Packiam | |||
| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra | Marcin Laskawiec | ||
| Editor | Rameshwar S. Bhagat | |||
Release and revenue
| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ek Tha Tiger | 15 August 2012 | ₹750 million[4] ($14 million) | ₹3.344 billion ($63 million)[5] |
| Tiger Zinda Hai | 22 December 2017 | ₹2.1 billion ($32 million) | ₹5.7 billion ($87.32 million)[6] |
| Unititled Third "Tiger" film | 2021 | TBA | |
| Total | ₹2.85 billion ($46 million) | ₹9.044 billion ($150.32 million) |
Awards and nominations
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | People's Choice Awards India 2012[7] | 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 | ||
| 3rd BIG Star Entertainment Awards[8] | BIG Star Most Entertaining FILM OF THE YEAR | Kabir Khan/Aditya Chopra | Won | |
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male | Salman Khan | |||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film – Female | Katrina Kaif | |||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Music | Sajid-Wajid/Sohail Sen | |||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Role – Male | Salman Khan | Nominated | ||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male | ||||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Male | ||||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Female | Katrina Kaif | |||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female | ||||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Thriller Film | Kabir Khan/Aditya Chopra | |||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Action Film | ||||
| BIG Star Most Entertaining Director – Film | Kabir Khan | |||
| 2013 | Golden Kela Awards[9] | Worst Director | Kabir Khan | |
| Baawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke Award | Ek Tha Tiger (along with other films) | |||
| Ghanta Awards[10] | Worst Actor | Salman Khan (with Dabangg 2) |
Won | |
| Worst Actress | Katrina Kaif (with Jab Tak Hai Jaan) |
Nominated |
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 63rd Filmfare Awards[11] | Best Action | Tom Struthers | Won |
Graphic novels
- A grapc titled Ek Tha Tiger: Mahasagar Ki Suraksha (English: Ek Tha Tiger: Saving The High Seas) was published in 2012 by Yomics. Post release, the comic failed to generate a positive word-of-mouth. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama commended the comics' design but said that the main story failed to meet his expectations of a deeper plot, exciting narrative and a tighter script.[12]
- Another graphic novel named Ek Tha Tiger: Caught In The Web has been published in 2012 by Yomics, which also features some Hum Tum characters.[13]
Games
- An android game base on the 2012 film has been released on the same year.[14][15]
- Another game based on the 2012 film has been released on the same year, which is a Windows version game published by skf.[16]
References
- "Ek Tha Tiger". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- "Exclusive: It's official! Katrina Kaif opposite Salman Khan in 'Tiger Zinda Hai'". DNA India. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- "The real story of Tiger Zinda Hai: How India got 46 nurses back from ISIS". Rediff.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Ek Tha Tiger: It's Salman's show all the way". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "Tiger Zinda Hai Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- "Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- "People's Choice Awards 2012". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- "3rd Annual BIG Star Entertainment Awards Nominations". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- "Golden Kela Awards 2012 Nominations". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "Ghanta Awards Nominations". Ghanta Awards. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- "Filmfare Awards 2018: Complete List Of Winners". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Comic book Review: Ek Tha Tiger – Dhoom Redux 893". Bollywood Hungama. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/2821904/
- http://phoneky.com/games/?id=j4j63435
- http://www.hannygamez.net/2013/01/ek-tha-tiger-game.html
External links
- Ek Tha Tiger on IMDb
- Tiger Zinda Hai on IMDb
- Tiger 3 on IMDb