''Tiger Zinda Hai'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language action thriller film written and directed by

Ali Abbas Zafar Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), ''Sultan (2016 film), Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat (film), Bharat' ...

based on a story by Zafar and

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. Produced by

Aditya Chopra Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and studio executive who works in Hindi cinema. He is the Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF).

under

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, it serves as a

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to ''

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'' (2012) and is the second instalment in the

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, and stars

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and

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reprising their roles from the predecessor. Almost five years since the events of ''Ek Tha Tiger'', Tiger and Zoya find themselves pulled out of hiding to save nurses held hostage by the ISC, a terrorist organisation based in

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. A sequel was conceived following the success of ''Ek Tha Tiger'', but faced several delays after Kabir Khan, who scripted and helmed the 2012 original, refused to return for a sequel. Zafar was subsequently hired as the writer and director; Misra, who had written the script for ''Ek Tha Tiger'' alongside Khan, contributed to the story, which is inspired from the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by

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. Production begun for the film in 2016, and filming was concluded by 2017. Filming locations include

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, and

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. Made on a budget of , the film was one of the most expensive Hindi films ever made at time of its release. ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' was theatrically released worldwide by

on 22 December 2017. The film received positive reviews from critics. Similar to its predecessor, the film set numerous box-office records during its theatrical run, grossing over worldwide, becoming the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2017. At the

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, the film won for Best Action.

Plot

In 2017, almost 5 years after the events of ''

'', an American journalist is killed by the ISC, a terrorist organisation, in

, while attempting to report their recent activities to the

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. During a rally in Ikrit, their leader, Abu Usman, is shot by the

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and is taken to the local hospital, which also serves as a training center for Indian and Pakistani nurses. Usman orders a heightened ISC presence around him for security, causing the CIA to prepare an airstrike on the hospital. During this, Maria, an Indian nurse, secretly calls the Indian Ambassador to Iraq and informs him about Indian and Pakistani nurses being held hostage; the CIA tells RAW chief Shenoy that he has seven days to rescue the nurses before the airstrike is ordered. Avinash Singh "

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" Rathore and Zoya Nazar, now married with a son Junior, who lives in hiding in

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. Shenoy and Karan Rao, a RAW agent, locate and inform Tiger and Zoya about the hostages. Despite initial reluctance, Tiger accepts after Zoya's insistence. Tiger goes to Syria with his select team of RAW agents: Azaan, an expert

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, Namit, a

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expert and a

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named Rakesh. They travel to Iraq and pose as illegal migrant workers for an oil refinery run by Tohbaan, an Indian sympathiser to the ISC and Amir Baghdawi, Usman's second-in-command. Tiger meets his handler named Pawan in Ikrit to gather supplies, but they are forced to rescue Hassan, a child

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sent by Usman. Pawan is shot by the ISC in the ensuing fallout and Tiger narrowly escapes with the unexpected arrival of Zoya. The couple decides that ISI and RAW should work together to save the nurses. Later that night, Tiger and his team set a

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in the refinery and fake burns so they are taken to the hospital. Tiger learns that Tohbaan is actually Firdaus, an undercover RAW agent, tasked by Shenoy to spy on Tiger and his team. Tiger and Zoya agree to simultaneous, coordinated attacks against the ISC. Zoya goes undercover and is eventually recruited by Baghdawi, who keeps female slaves. On the day of the airstrike, Zoya manages to kill Baghdawi. At the hospital, Rakesh poisons food the migrant workers are tasked to cook for the ISC. Tiger's crew eventually succeeds in eliminating the majority of the ISC armies, but Azaan dies in the conflict. Tiger finds Zoya captured by Usman in the boiler room and surrenders. Tiger is initially tortured but stabs Usman (who manages to escape) and tries to free Zoya while the nurses are rescued by RAW and ISI. Firdaus eventually kills Usman as the hospital is blown up in the American airstrike. A year later on

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Shenoy is called by Tiger from

. Having adopted Hassan, Tiger informs him that his family has returned to hiding, knowing that RAW and ISI would not leave them in peace. However, Tiger assures Shenoy that he will be there to serve his country.

Cast

as Avinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore / Manish Chandra (fake), a former RAW agent in hiding with his wife, Zoya *

as Zoya Nazar Jung, an ISI agent in hiding with her husband, Tiger *

Sajjad Delafrooz Sajjad Delafrooz (born 22 November 1983) is an Iranian actor who was raised in UAE and has been seen in Hindi movies. He has been seen in various films, like ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' as the main antagonist opposite Salman Khan, where Salman Khan call ...

as Abu Usman, the leader of the ISC, an Iraqi terrorist group *

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as Ajit Shenoy, the chief of RAW *

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as Firdaus, an undercover RAW agent from

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, UP posing as an ISC sympathiser, Tohbaan *

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as Rakesh Prasad Chaurasia, a hacker for RAW *

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Namit Khanna, a RAW agent who is a

expert * Paresh Pahuja as

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Azaan Akbar, a sniper for RAW (from the Ghatak Force) * Anant Vidhaat Sharma as Karan Rao, Shenoy's assistant in RAW *

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Abrar Sheikh, an ISI agent * Danish Bhatt as

Javed Baig, an ISI agent *

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as Poorna, a hostage nurse *

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as Maria, a hostage nurse *

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as Sana, a hostage nurse * Nawab Shah as Pawan, an undercover RAW agent and Tiger's handler in Iraq *

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as Amir Al-Baghdawi, an ISC member and Usman's second-in-command * Sartaaj Kakkar as Junior, Tiger and Zoya's son * Jineet Rath as Hassan Ali, Tiger's adopted son from Iraq * Ivan Rodrigues as Ambassador of India to Iraq *

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as Indian External Affairs Minister * Tyler Gowardhan as James Forward * Levi Avelino as Pedro * Steve Lorrigan as Adam Kerry,

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Production

Filming took place in

and

. The last song of the movie was shot in the Aegean island of

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, Greece in October 2017. Iranian actor Sajjad Delafrooz was roped in to play the role of Abu Usman, leader of terrorist organisation ISC. Sajjad Delafrooz had worked in the 2015

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''. The film's budget was reportedly ().

Marketing and release

The film's trailer was released on 6 November 2017. Within 24 hours, it broke many records for Hindi film trailers on

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, with more than 29 million views, 480 thousand likes and 250 thousand shares. On 11 November, it became the most liked film trailer on YouTube with 700 thousand likes, surpassing '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) then. The record was later surpassed by the trailer of '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) with about 2 million likes. The film was released on 22 December 2017 worldwide. The film received a U/A certificate from

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. Despite having a song featuring Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, the film has not been given No-Objection Certificate by Central Board of Film Censors in Pakistan, stating the reason as was said for ''Ek Tha Tiger'' that "The image of Pakistan and its law enforcement agencies" have been compromised. ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' was in controversy on its release and faced protests from the Valmiki community, when Salman Khan allegedly made a casteist slur, where he compared his dancing skills to a sanitation worker, "or "bhangi" in a dance show.

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also laughed along with him, and said that she also looked like one. Valmiki group is made up of a cluster of Dalit communities — a few of whom are Bhangi, Mehtar, Chuhra, Lal Beghi and Halalkhor. Valmiki community filed a legal case against both actors for hurting their sentiments.

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also unsuccessfully protested urging Mumbai multiplexes to promote Marathi film ''

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'' instead of ''Tiger Zinda Hai''. Their leaders raised issue about the loss of screens to Marathi films like ''Deva'' and ''Ek Atrangi'' which released alongside.

Reception

Critical response

''Tiger Zinda Hai'' opened to mostly positive reviews.

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of ''

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'' gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "On the whole, TIGER ZINDA HAI is a high-octane masala entertainer that stays true to its genre and delivers what it promises: King-sized entertainment. At the box office, the audiences will give the film an epic ‘swagat’ as it is bound to entertain them thoroughly. This one is a SURE SHOT BLOCKBUSTER and nothing can stop it from setting new records." Umesh Punwani of ''Koimoi'' gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Katrina Kaif is brilliant! She has very few dialogues, and no, that's not the reason she's good. Working amazingly well with her expressions, she has turned into an athlete for this one. Performing a few major action sequences, she is flawless." Aarti Jhurani of '' The National'' gave 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "While logic is not a very important factor in Khan's films, emotions certainly are, and the director made sure to hit all the soft spots – from patriotism to Indo-Pakistan bonding to a multitude of cheesy dialogues – which is a smart move, and sure to bring in both Indian and Pakistani audiences." Lasyapriya Sundaram of ''

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'' gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film is visually stunning in parts and Salman Khan plays Tiger with roaring confidence and dialogues packed with punch. Of course, his fans get a true-blue Salman Khan moment when he bares his torso." Rachit Gupta of ''

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'' gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It may look like a Hollywood action thriller, but at its heart, ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' is an unabashed masala movie. The heady mixture of an international-looking action film and the regular tropes of Hindi cinema make it a pleasing watch." Rohit Bhatnagar of ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ali Abbas Zafar smoothly takes ''Ek Tha Tiger'' franchise ahead by telling a real story and inserting a whole lot of drama and thrill. The film also touches upon relationships between India and Pakistan but subtly. The biggest hiccup of the film is its length."

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of ''

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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film has some thrilling action, while logic and subtlety are sacrificed at the altar of spectacle and sentiment. Katrina gets some terrific action moments, and she executes them well, but make no mistake, the heavy lifting here is left to Salman Khan, and he's clearly up for the challenge." Richa Barua of ''

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'' gave 4.5 out of 5 stars and states that the film "keeps you glued to the seats." Raja Sen of ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "''Tiger Zinda Hai'' breaks for intermission at a point when most self-respecting action films would have rushed into the climax. Long before the finish eventually rolled around, I found myself wishing Tiger would croak just so I could make it out alive." Rohit Vats of ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It's better for the filmmakers to set a character trajectory that matches the star's current image rather than basking in the glory of the past." Anna M. M. Vetticad of ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating that both Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif delivered fun with equal parts swag, silliness and schmaltz. Shubhra Gupta of ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Only once in a while, the film gives in and provides us with a killing which sobers us up, but very quickly it's back to the base, with Bhai taking over, and everyone including Nurse Poorna and Zoya making way for him. But you can see she enjoys kicking butt: you wish she had more to do."

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of ''Film Companion'' wrote, "Tiger Zinda Hai is fun in bits and spurts, but there isn’t enough buoyancy to make it a slam dunk."

Box office

India

''Tiger Zinda Hai'' made a new non-holiday record in India as it collected 34.1

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nett on its first day. It went on to collect ₹35.30 crore nett gross on second day. The film recorded the second highest day of all time (after the third day of '' Bahubali 2: The Conclusion's'' Hindi-dub) on its third day with a nett of ₹45.53 crore and the highest ever for the Hindi film industry. With three-day nett collections of over ₹1.14 billion, ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' had the second highest opening weekend of all time (after ''Bahubali 2: The Conclusion'') and the highest opening weekend of all time in the

industry. Tiger Zinda Hai netted Rs 154 crore in its first four days in India.

Other territories

''Tiger Zinda Hai'' grossed $2 million in two days, $450,000 on day one in US/Canada and around £150,000 in the UK. The film grossed $7 million in its opening weekend in overseas, including $2,535,825 in US/Canada. The film grossed 190crore worldwide in its opening weekend. In the United Kingdom, it grossed () in 2017, making it the year's highest-grossing foreign-language film in the UK (above ''Baahubali 2'' in second place). As of 25 February 2018, the film has grossed US$87.32million (569crore) worldwide, including 434.82crore (US$67.11million) in India, and US$20.3million (128.9crore) overseas.

Music

The music of the film is composed by

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while lyrics are penned by

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. The background score is composed by Julius Packiam. The first song of the film is titled as ''Swag Se Swagat'' which is sung by

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and Neha Bhasin and produced by Meghdeep Bose released on 19 November 2017. It has become the most-liked Bollywood song on

and the fastest Bollywood song to cross 100million views on YouTube. The second song of the film, ''Dil Diyan Gallan'', which is sung by

Atif Aslam Atif Aslam (; born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his Belting (music), vocal belting technique. Born in Wazirabad, Waziraba ...

, was released by Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif at Big Boss Season 11 on 26 November 2017. The album was released on 12 December 2017 by YRF Music. The Arabic version of "Swag Se Swagat" was sung by Rabih Baroud and Brigitte Yaghi. By 8 February 2018, the album had crossed 1billion streams on music streaming platforms. As of 13 April 2019, songs from the album have over 1.5billion views combined on YouTube, making it the most-streamed

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album on the platform.

Accolades

Sequel

A sequel titled ''

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'' released on 12 November 2023 and was directed by

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and

reprised their roles while

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plays the antagonist.

, Shridhar Raghavan and Anckur Chaudhry wrote the script. Salman Khan also reprised his role as ''Tiger'' in the 2023 film '' Pathaan''.

Notes

References

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{{Ali Abbas Zafar 2010s Hindi-language films 2017 action thriller films 2017 films 2017 action adventure films 2010s spy action films Films shot in Austria Films about Islamic terrorism in India Yash Raj Films films Indian action adventure films Films shot in Morocco Films shot in Abu Dhabi Films shot in Greece Films shot in Athens Girls with guns films Films directed by Ali Abbas Zafar Film censorship in Pakistan Films about Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Films about jihadism Films set in Iraq Films set in Baghdad Indian spy thriller films Iraq War films Indian spy action films Military of Pakistan in films Films set in Austria Films set in Greece Films set in Athens Indian Army in films Films about the Central Intelligence Agency Films about bomb disposal Films set in 2017 Films set in 2018 Indian sequel films Films set in Syria Films set in Langley, Virginia Indian films based on actual events Hindi-language films based on actual events Films set in the Alps Films about wolves Works about the Syrian civil war Films about petroleum Films set in Delhi Films shot in Delhi Censored films India–Pakistan relations in popular culture Films about the Research and Analysis Wing Indian action thriller films