Ek Tha Tiger
2012 · Movie · NR · 133 min · ★ 6.2 · 68% critics
A top Indian intelligence agent is sent abroad to quietly monitor a scientist suspected of sharing sensitive information. As the surveillance deepens, he grows close to the scientist’s caretaker from Pakistan, and the assignment turns into a risky mix of romance, suspicion, and high-stakes pursuit.
Also known as Once There Was a Tiger
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Details
- Original title
- एक था टाइगर
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-15
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (217 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a breezy spy-romance with songs, chases, and larger-than-life moments, similar in spirit to Wanted or Phantom; Not for you if you need tight realism, fast pacing, and minimal melodrama.
Pros: entertaining action bursts; catchy songs; globe-trotting escapism | Cons: logic often shaky; romance slows pace; uneven performances
Themes
- spy
- secret agent
- romantic
- tragic
Cast & crew
Salman Khan
as Avinash Singh 'Tiger' Rathore
Katrina Kaif
as Zoya 'Zee' Humaini
Girish Karnad
as Shenoy
Ranvir Shorey
as Gopi Arya
Gavie Chahal
as Captain Abrar
Roshan Seth
as Anwar Jamal Kidwai
Rajendra Sethi
as Bagga
Ahran Chaudhary
as Tokas
Bhupesh Singh
as RAW Official #1
Sanjay Gurbaxani
as RAW Official #2
Directed by Kabir Khan