Tiger 3[a] is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film, which is the fifth instalment in YRF Spy Universe, stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. A sequel to Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai, the film is set after the events of War & Pathaan. In the film, Tiger and Zoya sets out to stop a rogue ISI agent Aatish Rehman, who uses them to stage a coup against the Pakistani government in pursuit of a destructive agenda against India.
Principal photography began in March 2021 with filming taking place in Delhi, Mumbai, Istanbul, Saint Petersburg and Vienna. Pritam composed the soundtrack, having been potentially considered for Ek Tha Tiger, while the background score was composed by Tanuj Tiku, who took over duties from Julius Packiam for the original film and Tiger Zinda Hai. Made on 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.[3][6]
Tiger 3 was released on 12 November 2023 in standard, IMAX, 4DX and other premium formats, coinciding with Diwali. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences, music, score, technical aspects and cast performances (particularly Khan, Kaif and Hashmi), but criticism for its plot and pace.[1] The film grossed ₹466.63 crore worldwide, emerging as the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 and the ninth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023.[7]
In the present, Avinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore is called for a mission by the new RAW chief and Shenoy's successor Maithili Menon, to rescue Tiger's former teammate Gopi Arya, who was captured in Afghanistan while 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 mission and succumbs to his injuries. Tiger begins to spy on Zoya and is later assigned to safeguard an arms supplier 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 forced Zoya to assassinate Sheikh by near-fatally drugging and kidnapping her and Tiger's son Junior.
Past: 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 Chief. Zoya refuses to cooperate with the plan and ends up covertly informing the Indian consulate through Tiger. Aatish's pregnant wife Shaheen Baig attempts to assassinate the Indian Army Chief, but she gets shot and killed by Tiger. Aatish denies that his agents knew about the plan, where he was subsequently imprisoned and ousted from the ISI.
Present: Tiger and Zoya recruits their team of RAW agents, comprising Rakesh,[b] Shenoy's trusted aide Karan and new member Nikhil, to steal a briefcase for Aatish, containing missile launch codes in Istanbul in exchange for Junior. Later, Aatish has Tiger and Zoya framed as traitors by their respective countries, despite releasing Junior, leading to Tiger's imprisonment at a military prison in Northern Pakistan. Tiger is sentenced to death, but manages to escape with the help of his father Pathaan.
Tiger travels to Islamabad and meets his adopted son Hassan.[c] Tiger's team, Zoya and ISI agents Abrar and Javed return to Islamabad, where they learn that Aatish and General Imtiaz Haq, the Army Chief of Pakistan, are planning to assassinate the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasreen Irani in order for Aatish to replace her. Seeking to save Irani, Tiger, Zoya and their team secretly enter Pakistan's PMO and reveal the plan to Irani. Tiger and Zoya take Irani to an underground bunker of Pakistan's PMO and Tiger forces General Haq to publicly reveal the plan.
However, Aatish secretly kills General Haq with the help of Javed, who shockingly betrays Karan and Abrar, killing them. Aatish frames Tiger for killing General Haq. They finally locate Irani. Hassan sacrifices himself, allowing Tiger and Zoya to help Irani escape in the process, Tiger reveals to Aatish he knew about Javed's defection, having discovered his identity as Shaheen's brother. Zoya avenges Abrar and Karan's deaths by killing Javed. A fight ensues between Tiger and Aatish, ending with Tiger killing Aatish. Irani exposes Aatish's plot to the public. Tiger, Zoya and their team are proven innocent. Tiger contacts Menon and assures her tha
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