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{{short description|Indian film series}}

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{{Infobox media franchise

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| title = Tiger Franchise

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| caption = official logo

| creator = [[Aditya Chopra]]

| origin = ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' (2012)

| owner = [[Yash Raj Films]]

| years = 2012-present

| films = ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''<br>''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''<br>''[[Tiger 3]]''

| shorts =

| soundtracks = *''[[Ek Tha Tiger#Soundtrack|Ek Tha Tiger]]''

*''[[Tiger Zinda Hai#Soundtrack|Tiger Zinda Hai]]''

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'''''Tiger''''' is an Indian [[film series]] part of the [[YRF Spy Universe]] consisting of [[Action film|action]] [[spy films]]. The original work is 2012 film, named ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'', directed by [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] and produced by [[Yash Raj Films]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ek Tha Tiger|date=13 August 2011 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545809/Ek+Tha+Tiger|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> It centers on a fictional [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] spy named "Avinash Singh Rathore" aka "Tiger" played by [[Salman Khan]] who falls in love with a Pakistani spy of [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] named "Zoya Humaimi" played by [[Katrina Kaif]].

It has a sequel named ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'', directed by [[Ali Abbas Zafar]], that released on 22 December 2017.<ref name="DNA India">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-exclusive-it-s-official-katrina-kaif-opposite-salman-khan-in-tiger-zinda-hai-2254772 |title=Exclusive: It's official! Katrina Kaif opposite Salman Khan in 'Tiger Zinda Hai' |publisher=DNA India |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> The sequel is based on the [[Foreign hostages in Iraq#India|2014 abduction of Indian nurses]] by [[ISIL]].<ref name="rediff">{{cite news|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/report/iraq-isis-how-india-got-the-nurses-back-from-iraq/20140704.htm|title=The real story of Tiger Zinda Hai: How India got 46 nurses back from ISIS|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=7 November 2017|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> The first film also spawned a series of graphic novels, published by [[Yomics World]].

==Overview==

===''Ek Tha Tiger (2012)''===

{{Main|Ek Tha Tiger}}

Avinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore, a [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] agent, is sent to [[Dublin]] to observe an Indian scientist who is suspected of sharing nuclear secrets with the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]]. He meets and falls for his caretaker Zoya Humaimi, who is actually an ISI agent.

===''Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)''===

{{Main|Tiger Zinda Hai}}

Tiger and Zoya join hands with RAW and ISI in order to rescue a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses, who are held hostage by Abu Usman, who runs a [[Iraq]]i terrorist organisation dubbed "ISC".

==Films==

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! width="17%" | Film

! Release date

! Director

! width=18%| Screenwriter(s)

! width=20%| Story by

! width=26%| Producer(s)

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|''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''||15 August 2012||[[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]||Kabir Khan, [[Neelesh Misra]]||colspan=2|[[Aditya Chopra]]

|-

|''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''||22 December 2017||colspan=2|[[Ali Abbas Zafar]]||[[Neelesh Misra]], [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]||[[Aditya Chopra]]

|-

|}

===''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012)===

{{Main|Ek Tha Tiger}}

''Ek Tha Tiger'' was the first installment of the series, and was released on 15 August 2012 (worldwide) to positive reviews from critics. It earned ₹325 crore worldwide<ref name=Gross>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office-verdict-bollywoods-top-worldwide-grossers/|title=Bollywood's Top Worldwide Earners|publisher=[[Koimoi]]|access-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327103312/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office-verdict-bollywoods-top-worldwide-grossers/|archive-date=27 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> against a budget of ₹75 crore.<ref name=Budget>{{cite web|title=Ek Tha Tiger: It's Salman's show all the way|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ek-tha-tiger-its-salmans-show-all-the-way/282723-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818125111/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ek-tha-tiger-its-salmans-show-all-the-way/282723-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2012|publisher=IBNLive.com|access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref> becoming one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films by international revenue|highest-grossing Bollywood films by international gross]].<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4847&nCat= |title=Top Ten Overseas: EK THA TIGER Sixth |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=30 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ek Tha Tiger To Close at Around $120 Million in Overseas |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4843&nCat= |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |access-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831201944/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4843&nCat= |archive-date=31 August 2012 |df=dmy}}</ref>

===''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017)===

{{Main|Tiger Zinda Hai}}

''Tiger Zinda Hai'' was the second installment of the series which was based on true incidents that happened in 2014 the [[Foreign hostages in Iraq#India|abduction of Indian nurses]] by [[ISIL]].<ref name="rediff"/> The film was released on 22 December 2017 worldwide<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/tiger-zinda-hai-cleared-by-cbfc-gets-u/a-certificate-2066867.html|title='Tiger Zinda Hai' cleared by CBFC, gets U/A certificate|work=[[Zee News]]|date=16 December 2017|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref> and received positive reviews from critics.<ref name="BT">{{cite web|url=http://m.businesstoday.in/story/salman-khan-katrina-kaif-tiger-zinda-hai-blockbuster-hit-2017-bollywood-waiting-for/1/266572.html|title=Tiger Zinda Hai Box Office Collection: Will Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif deliver 2017's biggest hit?|website=m.businesstoday.in|date=22 December 2017 }}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave 4.5 stars, and said "Salman is the lifeline, the real treasure of&nbsp;''Tiger Zinda Hai''. He sinks his teeth into the character and, in several sequences, peels off the mask of super-stardom and brings the actor to the fore. Katrina is in solid form, in action sequences specifically commands attention."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/this-tiger-zinda-hai-one-word-movie-review-by-taran-adarsh-is-going-viral-find-out-what-he-said-for-salman-khan-katrina-kaif-film/985883/|title=taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|access-date=25 December 2017}}</ref> ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' made a new non-holiday record in India as it collected {{INR|link=yes}}34.1{{nbsp}}[[crore]] nett on its first day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3511 |title=Tiger Zinda Hai Sets Non Holiday Record - Box Office India |website=www.boxofficeindia.com |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> It went on to collect ₹35.30 crore nett gross on second day. The film recorded the second highest day of all time. It netted Rs 154 crore in its first four days in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3524|title=Tiger Zinda Hai Monday Early Estimate - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3523|title=Tiger Runs Riot On Monday - Challenges Bahubali - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> The film grossed {{INR}}565{{nbsp}}crore worldwide<ref name="boi-worldwide">{{cite news |title=Top Worldwide Figures – All Formats And Hindi |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4396 |work=[[Box Office India]] |date=2 November 2018}}</ref> becoming the eighth [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]]. At the [[63rd Filmfare Awards]], it won for [[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Best Action]].<ref name=":12">{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmfare-awards-2018-complete-list-of-winners-1802682|title=Filmfare Awards 2018: Complete List Of Winners|work=NDTV.com|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>

==Future films==

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! width="17%" | Film

! Release date

! Director

! width=18%| Screenwriter(s)

! width=20%| Story by

! width=26%| Producer(s)

! width=20%| Status

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|''Tiger 3''||10 November 2023||[[Maneesh Sharma]]||colspan=2|[[Aditya Chopra]], Shridhar Raghavan||Aditya Chopra||Filming<ref name="ibtimes.co.in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/salman-khan-confirms-tiger-zinda-hai-sequel-katrina-kaifs-zoya-will-play-lead-771467|title = Salman Khan confirms Tiger Zinda Hai sequel but Katrina Kaif's Zoya will play the lead|website = [[International Business Times]]|date = 9 June 2018}}</ref>

|-

|}

===''Tiger 3'' (2023) ===

The third installment of the franchise, titled ''Tiger 3'' will mark the return of both Khan and Kaif and is directed by [[Maneesh Sharma]], replacing [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] and [[Ali Abbas Zafar]] from the previous films.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2020-09-01|title=INSIDE SCOOP: The real reason why Maneesh Sharma and not Ali Abbas Zafar is directing Salman Khan's Tiger Zinda Hai Sequel : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/inside-scoop-real-reason-maneesh-sharma-not-ali-abbas-zafar-directing-salman-khans-tiger-3/|access-date=2021-02-22|language=en}}</ref> [[Aditya Chopra]] and Shridhar Raghavan are said to have written the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=Emraan Hashmi and Naufal Azmir Khan turns villain for Salman Khan's Tiger Sequel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/emraan-hashmi-turns-villain-for-salman-khan-led-tiger-3-7186130/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Recurring cast and characters ==

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Tiger Franchise.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width:100%;| Actors

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="text-align:center:" width:100%;| Films

|-

! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''

! scope="col" style="width:11%"| ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''

|-

! scope="row"|[[Salman Khan]]

| colspan="2" |Avinash Singh Rathore/Tiger

|-

! scope="row"|[[Katrina Kaif]]

| colspan="2" |Zoya Humaini

|-

! scope="row"|[[Girish Karnad]]

|colspan=2|Shenoy

|-

! scope="row"|[[Gavie Chahal]]

| colspan="2" |Captain Abrar

|-

! scope="row"|[[Siddhartha Basu]]

|{{cEmpty}}

|Indian minister

|-

! scope="row"|[[Ranvir Shorey]]

|Gopi

|{{cEmpty}}

|-

! scope="row"|[[Emraan Hashmi]]

|colspan=2 {{cEmpty}}

|-

! scope="row"|Sajjad Delafrooz

|{{cEmpty}}

|Abu Usman

|-

! scope="row"|[[Ashutosh Rana]]

|colspan=2 {{cEmpty}}

|-

! scope="row"|[[Angad Bedi]]

|{{cEmpty}}

|Namit Khanna

|-

! scope="row"|[[Kumud Mishra]]

|{{cEmpty}}

|Rakesh Prajapati

|-

! scope="row"|[[Vishal Jethwa]]

|colspan=2 {{cEmpty}}

|-

!scope="row" [[Shahrukh khan]]

|Pathan (Cameo)

|-

!scope="row" [[Hrtik Roshan]]

|Kabir dhawliwal

|}

==Crew==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"

|-

! rowspan="2" | Occupation

! colspan="3" | Film

|-

! "width:10%;"| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' <br>(2012)

! "width:10%;"| ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'' <br>(2017)

! "width:10%;"| ''Tiger 3'' <br>(2023)

|-

! Director

| [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]

| [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]

| [[Maneesh Sharma]]

|-

! Producer(s)

| colspan="3" | [[Aditya Chopra]]

|-

! Screenplay & Dialogues

| [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]<br />[[Neelesh Misra]]

| [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Story

| [[Aditya Chopra]]

| [[Neelesh Misra]] <br> [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Music Composer(s)

| [[Sohail Sen]]<br />[[Sajid–Wajid]]

| [[Vishal-Shekhar]]

| [[Pritam]]

|-

!Lyricists

| [[Neelesh Misra]]<br />[[Kausar Munir]]<br />[[Anvita Dutt Guptan]]

| [[Irshad Kamil]]

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Background Score

| colspan="3" | [[Julius Packiam]]

|-

! Cinematography

| [[Aseem Mishra]]

| Marcin Laskawiec

| [[Anay Goswamy]]

|-

! Editor

| colspan="2" |Rameshwar S. Bhagat

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Costume Designers

| [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri]]<br/>Ashley Rebello<br/>Arun Chauhan<br/>Anoushka Veljee

| [[Alvira Khan Agnihotri]]<br/>Ashley Rebello<br/>Leepakshi Ellawadi

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Production Designers

| Sukant Panigrahy

| Rajnish Hedao

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Choreographers

| [[Vaibhavi Merchant]]<br/>[[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]]

| [[Vaibhavi Merchant]]

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Action Directors

| [[Conrad Palmisano]]

| Tom Struthers

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Sound Designers

| Debashish Mishra<br/>[[Dwarak Warrier]]

| Dileep Subramaniam<br/>Ganesh Gangadharan

| {{N/A}}

|-

! Line Producers

| Yogendra Mogre

| Sudhanshu Kumar

| {{N/A}}

|-

|}

==Release and revenue==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

|-

! style="text-align:center;"| Film

! style="text-align:center;"| Release date

! style="text-align:center;"| Budget

! style="text-align:center;"| Box office gross revenue

|-

| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''

| 15 August 2012

| {{INRConvert|75|c|year=2012|mode=historical|lk=c}}<ref name="Budget"/>

| {{INRConvert|334|c|year=2012|mode=historical}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiger Zinda Hai Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tiger-zinda-hai/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

|-

| ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''

| 22 December 2017

| {{INRConvert|150|c|year=2017|mode=historical}}

| {{INR|565.1 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Grossers All Formats Worldwide Gross |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/all_format_worldwide_gross.php |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> ({{US$|87.32 million}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=tigerzindahai.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>

|-

! style="text-align:center;"| Total

! style="text-align:center;"|

! style="text-align:center;"| {{INR|{{#expr:75+150}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:14.04+32.25 round 1}} million}})

! style="text-align:center;"| {{INR|{{#expr:334+565.1}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:62.5+87.32}} million}})

|}

==Awards and nominations==

===''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012)===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! style="width:8%;" scope="col"| Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Ceremony

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Category

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Recipient

! style="width:8%;" scope="col"| Result

|-

| rowspan="18" | 2012

| rowspan="7" | [[People's Choice Awards India|People's Choice Awards India 2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=People's Choice Awards 2012|url=http://peopleschoiceindia.com/winners2012.php|access-date=10 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831011729/http://peopleschoiceindia.com/winners2012.php|archive-date=31 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| Favourite Movie

| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''

| rowspan="5" {{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''

|rowspan="2" {{nom}}

|-

| Favourite Action Actor

| Karan Mangi

|-

| rowspan="12" | [[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|3rd BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd Annual BIG Star Entertainment Awards Nominations |date=15 December 2012|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/3rd-annual-big-star-entertainment-awards-nominations|publisher=Pinkvilla|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref>

| BIG Star Most Entertaining FILM OF THE YEAR

| [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]/[[Aditya Chopra]]

| rowspan="4" {{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

| rowspan="3" | Salman Khan

| rowspan="10" {{nom}}

|-

| 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

| rowspan="2" | Katrina Kaif

|-

| BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female

|-

| BIG Star Most Entertaining Thriller Film

| rowspan="2" | Kabir Khan/Aditya Chopra

|-

| BIG Star Most Entertaining Action Film

|-

| BIG Star Most Entertaining Director – Film

| Kabir khan

|-

|}

===''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017)===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:8%;" scope="col"| Year

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Ceremony

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Category

! style="width:25%;" scope="col"| Recipient

! style="width:8%;" scope="col"| Result

|-

|2018

|[[63rd Filmfare Awards]]<ref name=":12" />

|[[Filmfare Award for Best Action|Best Action]]

|Tom Struthers

|{{Won}}

|}

==Graphic novels==

* A graphic novel 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3809 |title=Comic book Review: Ek Tha Tiger – Dhoom Redux 893 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=10 August 2012 |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref>

* Another graphic novel named ''Ek Tha Tiger: Caught In The Web'' has been published in 2012 by Yomics, which also features some ''[[Hum Tum (film)|Hum Tum]]'' characters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yomics.in/Comics/9/Ek-Tha-Tiger-New |title=Comic On Sale - Ek Tha Tiger New Series |access-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112212115/http://yomics.in/Comics/9/Ek-Tha-Tiger-New |archive-date=12 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Games==

* An Android game base on the 2012 film has been released on the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/2821904/|title = Are you human, bot or alien? &#124; mobile9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phoneky.com/games/?id=j4j63435|title = Ek Tha Tiger Java Game - Download for free on PHONEKY}}</ref>

* Another game based on the 2012 film has been released on the same year, which is a Windows version game published by skf.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hannygamez.net/2013/01/ek-tha-tiger-game.html | title=Hannygamez.net }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[YRF Spy Universe]]

* [[Ravindra Kaushik]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{IMDb title|2016894|Ek Tha Tiger}}

* {{IMDb title|5956100|Tiger Zinda Hai}}

{{Tiger (franchise)}}

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