Ek Tha Tiger

"Once, there was a tiger."

2012 2h 13m HI

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6.2

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76%

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5.7

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 230🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 41,832

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Synopsis

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A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.

“Once, there was a tiger.”

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Cast

Salman Khan
Avinash Singh 'Tiger' Rathore
Katrina Kaif
Zoya 'Zee' Humaini
Girish Karnad
Shenoy
Ranvir Shorey
Gopi Arya
Gavie Chahal
Captain Abrar
Roshan Seth
Anwar Jamal Kidwai
Rajendra Sethi
Bagga
Ahran Chaudhary
Tokas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kabir Khan
Writers: Aditya Chopra, Kabir Khan, Neelesh Misra
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: India, Ireland

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: India, Ireland.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tiger Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Aseem Mishra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sohail Sen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kabir Khan directs. Aseem Mishra behind the camera. Sohail Sen scores. Rameshwar S. Bhagat cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India, Ireland. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
4International production across 2 countries: India, Ireland.
5Part of the "Tiger Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Aseem Mishra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Sohail Sen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and Girish Karnad carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Once, there was a tiger.".
11IMDB entry: tt2016894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Aseem Mishra
Original score: Sohail Sen
Editing: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production design: Carlos Urdanivia
Costume design: Anoushka Veljee
Makeup / hair: Melanie Lenihan
VFX supervisor: Vishal Anand
Sound: Anuj Mathur
Stunt coordinator: James Bamford
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,040,000
Box office: $62,690,000
Return: 447% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 41,832 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

19 wins & 16 nominations total

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Tiger Collection

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Prashast2015-09-11
★ 0.5/10
There are many spy thriller films which have been successful in entertaining the audiences, but Ek Tha tiger is the worst film of all time. First, I thought that it would be an entertaining movie, but it was only after watching the film that I realized that for the very first time, in case of an ACTION movie, I was wrong. The film would have been entertaining if there was something more like action. There is overdose of romantic and dramatic scenes which draws us towards tedium. The songs are good, but Due to their poor placement ,they do not look entertaining at all. Performances have been the worst on the part of each and every actor. The action scenes are just OK, but that is not enough. Something is missing. Besides, the film also falls flat in terms of a crisp editing. But I am sure that if the editors had used their scissors in the film, 90% of the film would have gone out. On the whole, Ek Tha tiger fails as a film.It is a big,big,big disappointment. Watch it if you want to be disappointed. Rating: 0.5/5

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