The latest Yash Raj production coming to a theatre near you is 'Ek Tha Tiger' - an action film with Salman Khan in the lead role.
Salman plays the character of a RAW spy called 'Tiger'
Tiger is not Salman's real name in the film.
Tiger is sent on a mission to Ireland to observe a scientist of Indian origin who is suspected of sharing his research findings with the Pakistan defence establishment.
Tiger falls in love with scientist’s part-time home caretaker, Zoya
Zoya is played by Katrina Kaif
Zoya is a young British girl of Indian origin who is a student at the dance academy of the prestigious Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
'Ek Tha Tiger' will be Katrina's first action movie.
Kat has done all the stunts all by herself.
The film also has Girish Karnad playing the part of Shenoy.
Shenoy is Tiger's mentor and boss at RAW
Ranvir Shorey plays the character of Gopi, Tiger's best friend.
It's director Kabir Khan's third Yash Raj film. First being 'Kabul Express' and second was 'New York'
The cinematography is by Ravi K Chandran
Producer Aditya Chopra has penned down the story of the film.
Sohail Sen and Sajid-Wajid are the music-composers for the film
The song 'Mashallah' is already a huge hit.
Even before its release, the film has already fetched Rs 75 crore for satellite rights.
This is the biggest amount ever that a Bollywood film has fetched for sale of TV broadcast rights.
After pre-production started, reports claimed that the film was initially offered to Shah Rukh Khan.
Shooting for the film has been done in 10 countries including Ireland, Turkey, Cuba, Iraq and India.
The shooting of 'Ek Tha Tiger' was stalled when Salman has to travel to USA for surgery to treat his Trigeminal neuralgia condition.
'Ek Tha Tiger' promos have been banned in Pakistan following allegations that the film portrays the neighbouring country's intelligence agency in a bad light.
The action sequences in the film are co-ordinated by Hollywood stunt director Conrad Palmisano.
‘Ek Tha Tiger’ is slated for release on August 15
‘Ek Tha Tiger’ will also look to take advantage of the fact that it releases close to Independence Day and Eid holidays.
