Tiger 3 Film
Tiger 3 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film which marks the fifth installment in the YRF Spy Universe. Starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi, it is directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. A sequel to Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), the film is set after the events of War (2019) and Pathaan (2023). In it, Tiger and Zoya set out to stop a rogue ISI agent who uses them to stage a coup against the Pakistani government.
Principal photography began in March 2021 with filming taking place in Delhi, Mumbai, Istanbul, Saint Petersburg and Vienna. The film’s soundtrack is composed by Pritam while the background score is composed by Tanuj Tiku. With at an estimated budget of ₹300 crore, it is one of the most expensive Indian films and the most expensive film produced by Yash Raj Films.
Tiger 3 was released on 12 November 2023 in standard, IMAX, 4DX, and other premium formats, coinciding with Diwali. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences, music and performances of Kaif and Hashmi, but criticism for its plot and pace.[1] The film grossed ₹466.63 crore (US$58 million) worldwide, becoming the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 and the eighth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023.
Tiger 3 Film
STORY
In 1999, a teenage Zoya witnesses her father, ISI agent Rehan Nazar, die in a bomb blast. After his funeral, she is visited by Nazar’s protege, Aatish Rehman, who convinces her to join the ISI.
In the present, Avinash “Tiger” Singh Rathore is called for a mission by the new RAW chief Maithili Menon to rescue Tiger’s former handler Gopi Arya, who was captured in Afghanistan after trying to extract information from the Taliban about a mission being planned in Pakistan. Following his rescue, Gopi reveals to Tiger that Zoya is involved in the planned mission and succumbs to his injuries. Tiger begins to spy on Zoya, and is later assigned to safeguard a RAW agent named Jibran Sheikh in St. Petersburg, Russia, who worked with Gopi and escaped to the country after being discovered in Pakistan. Tiger witnesses Zoya’s attempt to assassinate Sheikh; after saving him, Tiger is captured by Aatish, who reveals that he enforced Zoya to assassinate Sheikh by near-fatally drugging and kidnapping her and Tiger’s son Junior. In a flashback twelve years prior, It is revealed that Aatish sought to derail a peace treaty between India and Pakistan in Vienna by assassinating the Indian Army General. After refusing to cooperate with the plan, Zoya covertly informs Tiger. Aatish’s pregnant wife, Shaheen Baig, attempts the assassination herself, but was shot and killed by Tiger. Aatish denied that his agents knew of the plan and was subsequently imprisoned and ousted from the ISI.
Tiger and Zoya recruit their team of RAW agents Rakesh, Karan and Nikhil, to steal a briefcase for Aatish, containing missile launch codes in Istanbul in exchange for Junior. Aatish then has Tiger and Zoya framed as traitors by their respective countries, leading to Tiger’s detention at an army prison in Northern Pakistan.
Tiger is sentenced to death, but manages to escape with the help of Pathaan. He then travels to Islamabad where he meets his adopted son, Hassan, whom Tiger had rescued in a mission in Ikrit.[a] Tiger’s team, Zoya and ISI agents Abrar and Javed return to Islamabad, where they learn that Aatish and Pakistani Army Chief of Army Staff General Imtiaz Haq are planning to assassinate Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasreen Irani in order for Aatish to replace her. Tiger, Zoya, and their team secretly enter the Pakistan’s PMO and reveal the plan to Irani. Tiger and Zoya take Irani to an underground bunker and Tiger forces Haq to publicly reveal the plan.
However, Aatish secretly kills Haq with the help of Javed, who is revealed to be Shaheen’s brother and frames Tiger for killing Haq. Abrar and Karan are killed by Aatish and Javed, who locate Irani. Hassan sacrifices himself, allowing Tiger and Zoya to help Irani to escape. Zoya avenges Abrar and Karan’s deaths by killing Javed. Tiger and Aatish engage in a combat, resulting in Tiger killing Aatish. Irani exposes Aatish’s plot to the public and Tiger, Zoya and their team are proven innocent. Tiger contacts Menon and assures her that he will always be there to serve his country.
In a mid-credits scene, Colonel Sunil Luthra contacts Kabir Dhaliwal and assigns him to assassinate an unidentified person.
CAST
- Salman Khan as Avinash “Tiger” Singh Rathore, a RAW agent and Zoya’s husband
- Katrina Kaif as Zoya, an ex-ISI agent and Tiger’s wife
- Emraan Hashmi as Aatish Rehman, ex-Deputy Director-General of ISI
- Revathi as Maithili Menon, Chief of RAW
- Simran as Nasreen Irani, Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Riddhi Dogra as Shaheen Baig, Aatish’s wife and Javed’s sister
- Vishal Jethwa as Hassan Ali, an orphan rescued by Tiger and Zoya
- Kumud Mishra as Rakesh Prasad Chaurasia
- Ranvir Shorey as Gopi Arya, Tiger’s former handler
- Aamir Bashir as Rehan Nazar, Zoya’s father
- Gavie Chahal as Major Abrar Sheikh
- Anant Vidhaat Sharma as Karan Rao
- Danish Bhat as Captain Javed Baig, Shaheen’s brother
- Sartaaj Kakkar as Junior, Tiger and Zoya’s son
- Chandrachoor Rai as Nikhil
- Shahid Latief as General Imtiaz Haq, Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Edward Sonnenblick as Dr. Hoffman
- Neeraj Purohit as Jibran Sheikh
- Danish Husain as General DG Riaz, Director-General of ISI
- Michelle Lee as General Zimou
- Anish Kuruvilla as Indian Prime Minister
- Denzil Smith as Indian Defence Minister
- Bimal Oberoi as General Ribiero, Chief of the Army Staff (India)
- Gurket Kaur as young Zoya
- Sandeep Kulkarni as Ramiz, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Varinder Singh Ghuman as Shakeel, Pakistani Prison Guard
- Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan (special appearance)
- Ashutosh Rana as Colonel Sunil Luthra (cameo appearance)
- Hrithik Roshan as Major Kabir Dhaliwal (cameo appearance)
PRODUCTION
Development
In early 2020, it was reported that a sequel to Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) was in development, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif reprising their roles. In late 2020, Maneesh Sharma was roped in to direct the film, taking over from Ali Abbas Zafar who directed the previous installment. On 4 March 2022, the project was announced by Yash Raj Films.
RELEASE
November 12, 2023
