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Ek Tha Tiger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKabir Khan
Screenplay byKabir Khan
Neelesh Misra
Story byAditya Chopra
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringSalman Khan
Katrina Kaif
Ranvir Shorey
Girish Karnad
Narrated byRanvir Shorey
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music byOriginal songs :
Sohail Sen
Guest Composers :
Sajid-Wajid
Background Score :
Julius Packiam
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 August 2012 (2012-08-15)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
Country India
LanguagesHindi
English
Budget₹75 crore (US$9.0 million)[2]
Box office₹345 crore (US$41 million)[3]

Ek Tha Tiger (English: Once There was a Tiger) is a 2012 Indian action spy thriller film, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films. It stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, and features Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad, Roshan Seth and Gavie Chahal in supporting roles.[4] The film was the third collaboration of Kabir Khan with Yash Raj Films after Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). The plot centers around an Indian spy code-named Tiger who falls in love with a Pakistani spy during an investigation and how Tiger's ideology and principles change over time.

Pre-production of Ek Tha Tiger started in the second half of 2010 after the script had been completed. Principal photography commenced on September 2011 and ended in June 2012. The film was shot in five countries.[5] Initially scheduled for a release on June 2012, the film's release was delayed and it opened on 15 August 2012, coinciding with India's Independence Day was holiday which celebrates on 65th anniversary to the marked.[6]

Critics gave Ek Tha Tiger positive to mixed reviews.[7] The film opened to extremely strong box office collections[8] and Box Office India declared it a "Blockbuster".[citation needed] It was the most successful of Yash Raj Films' releases and was the second Bollywood film to gross over ₹3 billion (US$36 million) worldwide with a gross of ₹3.25 billion (US$39 million),[3] and became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, exceeded by Dhoom 3, 3 Idiots and Chennai Express.

Plot

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. 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 Pakistan 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 scientist's caretaker Zoya (Katrina Kaif), who is studying at a local dance academy. He tries to befriend Zoya to extract information, and he 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 he does. 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 Meet in Istanbul when Zoya signals him to come using a cryptic message. They decide to leave everything for their love and fool their respective agencies by taking a flight to Brazil, having told their agencies that they are in Kazakhstan. Some years later, their agencies trace Zoya and Tiger to 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 escapes aboarding an aeroplane. Tiger calls Shenoy, who tells him that RAW will find both spies. Tiger tells Shenoy that they will 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 none could catch them.

Cast

  • Salman Khan as Tiger (code name) / Manish Chandra (mission name) / Avinash Singh Rathode (real name). An agile fighter, top spy and officer in India's spy agency, RAW. Tiger has always prioritised his work, but his ideologies change when he falls in love on an important mission.
  • Katrina Kaif as Zoya. A caretaker of Professor Kidwai's home and a student of a dance academy. She is revealed to be a Pakistani ISI agent.
  • Ranvir Shorey as Gopi. An important RAW officer who accompanies Tiger on his mission to Ireland.
  • Girish Karnad as Shenoy. A senior officer of RAW and Tiger's boss.
  • Roshan Seth as Professor Anwar Jamaal Kidwai. An Indian professor at Trinity College, Dublin, who is suspected of sharing technology with Pakistan's Defence establishment.
  • Gavie Chahal as Captain Abrar. An officer and member of ISI who observes Zoya.

Production

Casting

Initially, Kabir Khan was announced to be the director,[9] but after finalising the story, Kabir approached Salman Khan with the script. Khan liked it but did not initially sign a contract because of salary issues.[10] The film's script had been completed by November 2010,[11] and underwent changes in February 2012.[12] In May 2011, reports said that Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif would work together on a film titled Ek Tha Tiger.[9] It was Khan's first venture with Yash Raj Films and his fourth opposite Kaif.[9] Before starting the film, Khan postponed a project titled Sher Khan by his brother Sohail Khan.[13] His fee for the venture was ₹320 million (US$3.8 million).[14] The film was also one of Katrina's first in the action genre.[15] Ranvir Shorey was signed for a supporting role.[16] On 3 May, a photograph shoot was held with the lead actors.[11] Later, Punjabi actor Gavie Chahal signed to play a character named Abrar in Ek Tha Tiger; his Bollywood debut.[17]

Filming

File:On The Sets of Ek Tha Tiger.jpg
Salman and Kabir on the sets of Ek Tha Tiger in Dublin

Initial reports said that principal photography would start by 5 July 2011, but Yash Raj Films’ spokesperson Rafiq Gangjee said that the film had been delayed because of production requirements.The first scheduled shooting began on 10 August in Dublin.[18] After a postponement when Khan went to the US for surgery for Trigeminal neuralgia, shooting resumed on 10 September 2011.[19] Filming took place at Dublin's Trinity College. Stunt directors of The Bourne Identity were hired for the action sequences.[20] Some action sequences were also shot in the city.[21] During filming in Dublin, the Irish film crew held a demonstration about filming conditions and payment, which halted the shooting temporarily .[22] The second round on filming took place in Istanbul and lasted two months.[23] In February 2012, the film's cast and crew went to Havana to shoot for a month.[24] There, Khan shot a cameo scene for a local tourism company. The sets used in the film were featured in the advertisement.[25] Problems with the script caused the postponement of the film's planned shoot in Hong Kong.[26] Afterwards, a three-day filming schedule was completed in Delhi.[27] Filming ended in June 2012 after the last schedule was shot in Bangkok.[28] Khan had to undergo a fitness program titled 'Dirty Running' over 30 days for his action sequences.[29] Kaif played her role without makeup.[30]

Marketing

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif at the launch of 'Ek Tha Tiger's first song 'Mashallah'

The first-look poster was released in August 2011,[31] and the first teaser was released on 10 May 2012 along with the film Ishaqzaade.[32][33] The theatrical trailer received more than 1 million views within 2 days of its release, making it the most-viewed trailer for a Bollywood film.[34] Promotional tours visited New Delhi, Ahmedabad,[35] and Lucknow.[36] The makers secured a marketing deal with soft drink company Thumbs up and engaged in a consumer promotion in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Meerut and Ghaziabad.[37]

As part of the promotion, a series of comic books based on the film, and also using characters from the film Hum Tum, were launched in July 2012 and continued until the Diwali festival.[38] The first book was titled 'Ek Tha Tiger – Mahasagar Ki Suraksha'. Post release, the comics 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.[39]

Release

Ek Tha Tiger was released worldwide on 15 August 2012 – Indian Independence day. It was screened in 3300 screens nationally, which at that time was the most ever for a Bollywood film until Dabangg 2 was released in 3700 screens.[40] Ek Tha Tiger was released in 550 screens overseas.[41] Around 60 percent of the first weekend's sales had been booked in advance before the release.[42] Some multiplexes increased their ticket prices for the film.[43] Ek Tha Tiger was not released in Pakistan – a major market for Bollywood films – because the Pakistani censors decided that it shows the country in negative light.[44] Director Kabir Khan had earlier said that it was not an anti-Pakistan film.[45] After its worldwide success, the film was released in Japan on 7 March 2013 by Japan's Nikkatsu Corporation, with a grand premiere in Tokyo. 30 prints were released in Japan, which will increase to 70, making it the widest Japanese release for a Hindi film.[46][47]

Critical reception

India

Ek Tha Tiger received positive to mixed reviews from Indian critics.Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5, called it a "high octane thriller that works big time", and wrote, "This one has style and substance, both, besides dazzling action, stunning international locales and stylish execution. Most importantly, it has Salman Khan, the trump card of this enterprise."[48] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said the film is "[a] smartly scripted, crisply edited and stylishly mounted love story .... ". He wrote that the screenplay is "sharply focused", and praised the visuals and the performances of the cast. He also wrote that the lead character's conflict between his head and his heart slowed down the film a little, that it could not be termed "great cinema", but that it has "has enough zing, visual and otherwise" to entertain audiences for two and a half hours.[49] Aniruddha Guha of the Daily News and Analysis gave the film 3.5 stars and wrote that it "is probably Hindi cinema’s best action film yet", and that the action sequence filmed in Havana was alone worth the ticket price. He also said the film is well-cast and "smart and stylish".[50]

Gaurav Malani of The Times of India praised the film, saying "[d]irector Kabir Khan commendably balances the love story and the spy drama ... Chopra's story is credibly crafted into a riveting screenplay by Neelesh Misra and Kabir Khan. Salman Khan carries an urbane charm and looks uber-cool dressed in formals. He is resourcefully restrained sans his customary buffoonery. ... Ek Tha Tiger, by far, is Salman Khan's most entertaining and accomplished works in recent times."[51] Blessy Chettiar, also of the Daily News and Analysis, gave it 3 stars out of 5 and called it an "action lover's paradise". He said, " ... Kabir Khan ensures he exploits Salman's screen presence, while also adding substance to all that jazz around. The twists in the tale are enough to keep you from snoozing due to an overdose of action."[52] Giving the film 3 stars out of 5, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "Ek Tha Tiger has a lot going for it with its two certified stars no one will contract an eyesore looking at and a supporting cast (Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad) that never lets you down along with plush production values typical to a Yash Raj product."[53] Rubina A Khan of The First Post wrote, "The director ... has a firm grip on the story and the screen play, without compromising on the entertainment value of the film at all. There's everything and more in Ek Tha Tiger that you'd want to see in a film – good looking lead cast, story, glamour, an endearing romance, some laughs, picturesque locations, thrilling and exquisite action, patriotism and most importantly, a good time at the movies!"[54]

Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times also gave it 3 stars out of 5 and said that the film was Khan's best since Dabangg and had more of a story and greater coherence and emotion than both Ready and Bodyguard together. She wrote, "[i]n places, Ek Tha Tiger becomes downright silly. So the modus operandi might be to think of it as a fairy tale with spies and guns".[55] Roshni Devi of koimoi.com gave it 3 stars out of 5, praised the cinematography, action and music but criticised the stretched plot.[56] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, and wrote, "[d]espite its obvious flaws, 'Ek Tha Tiger' is far from unwatchable. At best, it's a satisfying watch. Just don't go in with high expectations."[57] Jahanavi Samant of Mid Day gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and said, "Ek Tha Tiger is unable to decide whether it is a spy action film or a soppy love saga."[58]

The film received some negative reviews. Kunal Guha of Yahoo! movies gave it 1 star out of 5 and said, "[i]f you thought Agent Vinod made a Ronald McDonald out of the genre, Ek Tha Tiger takes a mousey tail and sticks it up his nose for Salman to swing from ear to ear."[59] Pritam Dutta of The Telegraph gave 4/10, 5/10 and 5/10 stars for the film's script, acting and direction respectively.[60] Mohammed Kamran Jawaid of Dawn called the movie un-lively and said, "Khan's powerhouse charisma is enough to tug the movie to worldwide "financial" success. Critical success? Not so much."[61]

Overseas

Outside India, the film received a positive to mixed reception. Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote, "Kaif displays some impressive moves 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, once an offscreen item. Slickly produced 'Tiger' profits greatly from Aseem Mishra's gorgeous location lensing."[62] Tuhin of Gulf News said, "The camerawork is outright bad, with the body doubles' faces very visible during the action scenes. Kaif, who has tried her hand at the stunts, is, however, fairly convincing. Though the pace could have been faster, it is a delight to watch Khan and Kaif together, resulting in a great Eid offering for [Salman Khan] fans".[63] The New York Times gave a mixed review, praising the action scenes but criticising the characters' romance, saying, "Tiger and Zoya both make good kung fu street fighters, but as spies they’re unconvincing, and as lovers they’re cookie-cutter bland. Their loyalty to each other is never really in question and only tepidly tested, so the theme of my enemy, myself, remains unexplored."[64] According to French journalist Marjolaine Gout, the movie is "a roaring fairy tale where the damsel in distress fights back with fists and thighs" and called it a "visual and comic feast". She gave it 3.5 stars out of 5.[65]

Box office

Box Office India declared the film a blockbuster in India[66] and overseas, and it became the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2012 and the third highest of all time.[67] Yash Raj Films called the film a "historic blockbuster".[68]

Domestic

Ek Tha Tiger opened with 100% occupancy at multiplexes and single-screen cinemas and it broke records with capacity audiences, the widest release ever. It collected around ₹33.52 crore (US$4.0 million), on its first day of release; a 40% increase on the previous record, which was ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) nett approx set by Agneepath (2011).[69][70][71] On its second day in the single screens across India it collected around ₹145.0 million (US$1.7 million).[72] and on its third day it collected around ₹121.2 million (US$1.5 million), taking its total collections in its first three days to ₹578.5 million (US$6.9 million), a new record for the weekend.[73] The film's collections grew on Saturday and Sunday, and it collected ₹941.2 million (US$11 million) in its extended five-day weekend.[74] Ek Tha Tiger collected ₹1,432.5 million (US$17 million) in its extended first week of nine days, and ₹295.0 million (US$3.5 million) nett in its second week to make a 16-day total of ₹1.79 billion (US$21 million).[75][76] During its third week, the film collected ₹95.0 million (US$1.1 million), ₹30 million (US$360,000) in its fourth week and ₹09.5 million (US$110,000) in fifth to make a total of ₹1.99 billion (US$24 million) in eight weeks.[77] Its final distributor share of ₹1.06 billion (US$13 million) is the highest ever in Bollywood as of 29 November 2012.[78][79]

Overseas

Ek Tha Tiger had strong collections in overseas markets despite not being released in Pakistan. The movie collected around ₹362.5 million (US$4.3 million) in five days.[80] It has collected around US$10.50 million near the end of its run overseas.[81][82][83] Ek Tha Tiger is one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films in overseas markets.

Records

After its release, Ek Tha Tiger broke several records. After its box office opening it collected ₹45.30 crore (US$5.4 million) in the first day and became the highest opening collection in the history of Indian cinema and the biggest single-day collection ever.[71] The film also broke the record for opening weekend net gross (first 3 days of release), opening week net gross (first 7 days of release) and entered the '100 Crore Club; the fastest in 5 days of release, breaking Salman Khan's own record set by Bodyguard in 7 Days.[84] After collecting ₹3.25 billion (US$39 million) worldwide, the film became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time and the second Bollywood film to gross over ₹3 billion (US$36 million) worldwide, exceeded only by 3 Idiots and Dhoom 3.[3]

Soundtrack

Initially, Pritam was signed to compose a score for Ek Tha Tiger and the film's first digital poster credited him as such.[85] However, he opted out of the film because of date clashes with another Yash Raj project, Dhoom 3.[86] Neelesh Misra wrote the lyrics.[87] A song titled Jaaniyan, which had vocals by Pakistani singer Bilawal Baloch, was reported to have been leaked from the film's soundtrack. Yash Raj Films officials denied the news, and said that the album was in no danger of being leaked.[88] "Mashallah", sung by Wajid Ali and Shreya Ghoshal, was released as a single on 12 July 2012.[89]

Tracklist

Untitled
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mashallah
(Music by: Sajid-Wajid)"		Kausar MunirWajid Ali, Shreya Ghoshal4:45
2."Lapaata"Anvita DuttK. K., Palak Muchhal4:16
3."Banjaara"Neelesh MisraSukhwinder Singh4:35
4."Saiyaara"Kausar MunirMohit Chauhan, Tarannum Mallik4:13
5."Tiger's Theme
(Music by: Julius Packiam)"		 Instrumental3:17
6."Mashallah (remix)"Kausar MunirWajid, Shreya Ghoshal
Remix by : Joshilay		3:24
7."Laapta (remix)"Anvita DuttK. K., Palak Muchhal
Remix by : Joshilay		3:30
8."Banjaara (remix)"Neelesh MisraRemix by : Joshilay3:27

Critical reception of the soundtrack

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Satyajit (Glamsham)[90]
Indo-Asian News Service (CNN-IBN)[91]
Purva Desai (The Times of India)[92]
Devesh Sharma (Filmfare)[93]
Joginder Tuteja (Bollywood Hungama)[94]

The soundtrack album of Ek Tha Tiger received unanimously positive reviews. Satyajit of Glamsham gave the album 4/5, saying, "Ek Tha Tiger roars with multi-cultured international musical feel, a musician delight that primarily targets classy listeners. Unlike massy tracks of Dabangg, Wanted, Ready or Bodyguard, it has more classy appeal attached to it and all credits goes to composer's skillfulness in catching every aura, genre and format."[90] Indo-Asian News Service posting on CNN-IBN gave the album 4/5 and said that it "offers the listener the romantic and action flavour of the movie. This one's definitely an entertaining affair with an array of sounds for music lovers."[91] Purva Desai of The Times of India also gave the album 4/5 and said that it was "[a] good effort by Sohail Sen and Sajid-Wajid because the album is fresh and sounds new, where the music composers have made an attempt to incorporate world sounds. The music is so different from Kabir Khan's earlier films like Kabul Express and New York which makes the music of Ek Tha Tiger a welcome surprise!"[92] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the soundtrack 4/5, stating that "[w]e are used to pulsating music in Salman Khan starrers, so this album is a tad disappointing in that sense." and also that "The songs have a situational feel and let's hope they look better on screen than they sound."[93] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3.5/5 and wrote, "[t]he music of Ek Tha Tiger is good though one expected it to have gone all the way further up." and that "In case of Ek Tha Tiger, there isn't any composition that puts you off. In fact what is noticeable is the fact that the overall sound of the album remains more or less consistent."[94]

Accolades

List of positive awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Result
People's Choice Awards India 2012[95] 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[96] 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
List of negative awards and nominations
Distributor Date aired Category Recipient Result Reference
Golden Kela Awards January 2013 Worst Director Kabir Khan Pending [97]
Baawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke Award Ek Tha Tiger
(along with other films)
Ghanta Awards
8 February 2013
Worst Actor
Salman Khan
(with Dabangg 2)
 Won [98]
Worst Actress
Katrina Kaif
(with Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
 Nominated

Home media

Ek Tha Tiger was released on DVD in all regions on 25 September 2012,[99] and on Blu-ray Disc – which features Dolby TrueHD 96k upsampling and Dolby Surround 7.1 with English and Arabic subtitles – on 9 October 2012.[100][101] The film's director Kabir Khan said, "Ek Tha Tiger is the first movie to be mastered with Dolby's advanced 96k upsampling technology on a Blu-ray disc".[102]

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