Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

India's top spy Tiger and his love Zoya battle the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers from loving the enemy.

Director:

Kabir Khan

Writers:

Aditya Chopra, Kabir Khan (dialogue)

Stars:

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad

13 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Salman Khan	...	Tiger
Katrina Kaif	...	Zoya
Girish Karnad	...	Shenoy
Roshan Seth	...	Anwar Jamal Kidwai
Ranvir Shorey	...	Gopi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ashok Awasthi	...	Indian Minister
Avinash Badal	...	Abrar's Assistant
Kiran Batra	...	Delhi Neighbour
Vimal Batra	...	Delhi Neighbour
Sushma Batt	...	Delhi Neighbour
Elise Brennan	...	Dancer
Lisa Byrne	...	Amelie
Gavie Chahal	...	Abrar
Ahran Chaudhary	...	Tokas (as Aaran Chaudhary)
Bittoo Chaudhary	...	Delhi Neighbour

Storyline

In the dark world of intelligence and espionage, all information is guarded in the name of national security. But some stories escape the fiercely guarded classified files, stories that become legends. This is one such story, a story that shook the very foundation of this dark world. In a government employees' neighbourhood in New Delhi, there lived a rugged, handsome and mysterious bachelor about whom his neighbours knew nothing. That was because he was India's top spy, an officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence agency. This man was known even in official corridors as TIGER (Salman Khan). Tiger is sent on a relatively easy and safe mission to Dublin, Ireland to observe a scientist of Indian origin who is suspected of sharing his research findings with the Pakistan defence establishment. Tiger attempts to meet the scientist but is not successful. He tries to befriend the scientist's part time home caretaker, Zoya (Katrina Kaif). As Tiger begins...

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Plot Keywords:

asian indian | trinity college | secret agent | urination | bicycle | 

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Genres:

Action | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

15 August 2012 (India)

Also Known As:

Once There Was a Tiger

Filming Locations:

Phuket, Thailand

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,139,340, 19 August 2012

Gross USA:

$2,347,774

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,543,117

Company Credits

Production Co:

CounterPunch Studios, Fantastic Films, Prime Focus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film to have Salman work with Ranvir Shorey and Girish Karnad.

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Goofs

At 94:58, Gopi mentions that 623 and 612 flights departed from London and Frankfurt that day (pretty close to the respective daily averages), but then he proceeds to equate that to 825,802 passengers, which would equate about 688 passengers per flight, a long stretch given that the average capacity of a Boeing 757, which, even assuming all of those flights were Boeing 757-300s, is more than double the maximum capacity of 289 of a Boeing 757-300. Further, even assuming that particular day was a particularly abnormal day, and ignoring the film's own estimate of 623 takeoffs on the said day, the busiest day ever at Heathrow only saw a traffic of a total of 233,561 passengers (arriving + departing). Given that Frankfurt has the third largest passenger capacity in Europe behind Heathrow and Paris, the total number of passengers at both airports combined barely breaches the halfway mark of the 825,802 passengers quoted by Gopi in the movie. Further really stretching this, and even considering all airports in London (and not just Heathrow, ignoring the total 623 number of departures which is met by Heathrow alone), the average number of departing and arriving passengers in all London airports combined is still 366,102 leaving us with an average of 183,054 departing passengers from all London airports, which even assuming an equal number from Frankfurt, is again barely half the quoted number of 825,802 passengers.

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Connections

Referenced in 14th International Indian Film Academy Awards (2013)

User Reviews

Ek Thi Katrina

The first time in Salman's long & illustrious career that he has worked with Yash Raj. Ek Tha Tiger naturally raised huge expectations. Were they fulfilled? Read on..

Ek Tha Tiger is essentially a montage - mostly of action & chase sequences, and a couple of songs thrown in. Yes, the action is absolutely top-notch, and the visuals esp the cinematography are to die for. Yes, the performances are largely adequate - Salman, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey and Roshan Seth in a cameo; but it is Katrina who is the winner in the performance stakes - whether it is matching Salman kick for kick in action sequences or doing some real daredevil stunts (at least that is what I gather - and boy, she looks really cool in the action sequences).

But at the end of the day a solid storyline and a good screenplay are crucial in how a film turns out. Aditya Chopra himself is listed as one of the story-writers - but I am sorry to say that the storyline is really a downer - I mean, yes, there are a couple of twists, but none that an experienced movie goer would not have been able to guess . Kabir Khan - I had high hopes from u after Kabul Express & New York. Better luck with your next film. I also realize now why YRF were keen on Salman Khan for this film - if anyone can still make such a sorry script work and bring in the crowds, it is him.

My rating is a 3 stars. 1 each for Katrina, the Action/Stunt directors & the cinematographer... very disappointed with the poor story & direction.