YRF Spy Universe

YRF Spy Universe
Created by	Aditya Chopra
Original work	Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Owner	Yash Raj Films
Years	2012–present
Print publications
Comics	Ek Tha Tiger: Saving The High Seas (2012) Ek Tha Tiger: Caught In The Web (2012)
Films and television
Film(s)	Ek Tha Tiger (2012) Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) War (2019) Pathaan (2023) Tiger 3 (2023) [1]
Games
Video game(s)	Ek Tha Tiger (2012) Tiger The Bhai (2012) Being SalMan: The Official Game (2016)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Ek Tha Tiger Tiger Zinda Hai War Pathaan Tiger 3
Miscellaneous
Budget	Total (5 films): est.₹935 crore
Box office	Total (5 films): est.₹2892 crore

YRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional RAW agents. ^[2] The first three films in the universe were released as standalone films before the universe was created through Pathaan after the success of War . The franchise also includes comic books, graphic novels and video games. The films are produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films. ^[3]

Overview

The first film Ek Tha Tiger (2012) directed by Kabir Khan was centered on a fictional RAW agent named Avinash Singh Rathore alias Tiger played by Salman Khan. This was followed by its sequels Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and the fifth film in the universe Tiger 3 (2023) directed by Maneesh Sharma. The third film War (2019) directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff was released as a standalone film with no connection to the Tiger films. The universe was created when Aditya Chopra and Siddharth Anand decided to connect the three films and create a shared universe through crossovers with characters and connecting plot lines. The fourth installment Pathaan (2023), also directed by Anand, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was the first film in the universe to feature characters from the previous films. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Films

Film	Release Date	Director	Screenplay	Dialogues	Story	Producer	Status
Ek Tha Tiger	15 August 2012	Kabir Khan	Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra		Aditya Chopra	Aditya Chopra	Released
Tiger Zinda Hai	22 December 2017	Ali Abbas Zafar	Ali Abbas Zafar		Ali Abbas Zafar Neelesh Misra
War	2 October 2019	Siddharth Anand	Shridhar Raghavan Siddharth Anand	Abbas Tyrewala	Aditya Chopra Siddharth Anand
Pathaan	25 January 2023		Shridhar Raghavan		Siddharth Anand
Tiger 3	12 November 2023	Maneesh Sharma		Anckur Chaudhry	Aditya Chopra
War 2	14 August 2025	Ayan Mukerji		Abbas Tyrewala			Filming
Alpha	25 December 2025	Shiv Rawail		Abbas Tyrewala	Shiv Rawail
Pathaan 2	TBA	Siddharth Anand		Maneesh Sharma	Abbas Tyrewala		Pre-Production
Tiger vs Pathaan	TBA	Siddharth Anand		Maneesh Sharma	Abbas Tyrewala

Ek Tha Tiger (2012 film)

Main article: Ek Tha Tiger

RAW agent Avinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore, is sent to Dublin to observe an Indian scientist who is suspected of sharing nuclear secrets with the ISI. He meets and falls for his caretaker Zoya Nazar, a girl with a dark past.

Ek Tha Tiger is the first instalment of the shared universe and was released on 15 August 2012 worldwide. The film earned ₹325 crore worldwide^{[ citation needed ]} against a budget of ₹75 crore, ^[7] becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films by international gross. ^{[8] [9]}

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017 film)

Main article: Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger and Zoya rejoin forces with RAW and ISI in order to rescue a group of nurses, who are held hostage by ISC, an Iraqi terrorist organisation headed by Abu Usman.

Tiger Zinda Hai is the second instalment of the shared universe, and is based on true incidents that happened in 2014 the abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL. ^[10] Tiger Zinda Hai was released on 22 December 2017 and made a new non-holiday record in India as it collected ₹ 34.1  crore nett on its first day. ^[11] It went on to collect ₹35.30 crores gross on the second day. The film recorded the second-highest day of all time. It netted Rs 154 crore in its first four days in India. ^{[12] [13]} The film grossed ₹565 crore worldwide ^[14] becoming one of the highest-grossing Indian film. At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, it won for Best Action. ^[15]

War (2019 film)

Main article: War (2019 film)

Major Kabir Dhaliwal, a former soldier and a skilled agent, goes rogue after a mission to catch a terrorist named Rizwan Ilyasi goes awry. However, his boss sends Khalid, another soldier and Kabir's student to track him down.

War is the third installment of the shared universe, which was commissioned after the success of the previous films, and was directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles. ^[16] It was released on 2 October 2019, coinciding with the Gandhi Jayanti. ^[17] Proving to be similarly successful to the first entry in the series, the film emerged as a huge box office success, becoming the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019 and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. ^[18]

Pathaan (2023 film)

Main article: Pathaan (film)

Pathaan, an exiled RAW agent is assigned to take down Jim, a former RAW agent-turned-leader of "Outfit X", a private terror organization that is planning to spread a deadly lab-generated virus dubbed "Raktbeej" across India.

Pathaan is the fourth installment in the shared universe directed by Siddharth Anand, and the first spy universe film to feature a mid-credits scene.^{[ citation needed ]} The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the lead roles. ^{[19] [20] [21]} Salman Khan reprises his role as Tiger in a cameo appearance. ^[22] It was the most expensive project of Yash Raj Films until Tiger 3 with a budget of ₹250 crore. ^[23]

Tiger 3 (2023 film)

Main article: Tiger 3

Tiger and Zoya must go on a life-threatening crusade to clear their names after they are framed as traitors by Aatish Rehman, an ex-ISI agent turned terrorist with a personal vendetta against Tiger.

Tiger 3 is the fifth installment of the shared universe and sequel to Tiger Zinda Hai. It features Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, reprising their eponymous roles of Tiger and Zoya, with Emraan Hashmi playing the antagonist. Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan reprise their roles as Pathaan and Major Kabir Dhaliwal in cameo appearances. The film was directed by Maneesh Sharma. ^{[24] [25]} The music was composed by Pritam, with the lyrics written by Irshad Kamil and Amitabh Bhattacharya. It is the most expensive Yash Raj Films project to date, budgeted at an estimated amount of ₹300 crore.

War 2 (2025 film)

War 2 is the sixth installment of the shared universe and sequel to War (2019). The film stars Hrithik Roshan, who reprises his role, Kiara Advani and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. ^{[26] [27]} The film will be directed by Ayan Mukerji, replacing Siddharth Anand. ^[28] War 2 is scheduled to be released on 14 August 2025. ^{[29] [30]}

Alpha (2025 film)

The seventh installment of the shared universe and first female-led film in the universe was announced in July 2024, titled Alpha. ^[31] Directed by Shiv Rawail, ^[32] the film stars Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Bobby Deol & Anil Kapoor. ^{[33] [34] [35]} Principal photography commenced in July 2024. ^[31] Alpha is scheduled to release on 25 December 2025. ^[31]

Pathaan 2 (TBA)

The eight installment in the universe and sequel to Pathaan was announced in February 2024. ^[36] Shah Rukh Khan will reprise his role as Pathaan.

Tiger vs Pathaan (TBA)

In 2021, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were rumored to star together for a film. In December 2021, Salman Khan confirmed the rumors. In April 2023, the ninth installment of the universe Tiger vs Pathaan was announced. ^[37]

Cast

Character(s)	Potrayed by	Films
		Ek Tha Tiger (2012)	Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)	War (2019)	Pathaan (2023)	Tiger 3 (2023)	War 2 (2025)	Alpha (2025)	Pathaan 2 (TBA)	Tiger vs Pathaan (TBA)
Avinash Singh Rathore aka Tiger	Salman Khan	Main			Cameo	Main	Cameo			Main
Kabir Dhaliwal	Hrithik Roshan			Main		Cameo	Main	Cameo
Pathaan	Shah Rukh Khan				Main	Cameo			Main
Rudra Pratap	Shabir Ahluwalia						Main	Cameo
Zoya Nazar	Katrina Kaif	Main				Main				Main
Naina Sahni	Vaani Kapoor			Main
Rubai Mohsin	Deepika Padukone				Main				Main
TBA	Kiara Advani						Main
TBA	Alia Bhatt						Cameo	Main	Cameo
TBA	Sharvari Wagh							Main	Cameo
Khalid Rahmani & Saurabh [a] / Rohit Dhaliwal	Tiger Shroff			Main			Main
Jim	John Abraham				Main		Main
Aatish Rehman	Emraan Hashmi					Main
TBA	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.						Main
Jeeva Pandit	Bobby Deol							Main
Ajit Shenoy	Girish Karnad	Supporting
Colonel Sunil Luthra	Ashutosh Rana			Supporting		Cameo	Supporting
Nandini Grewal	Dimple Kapadia				Supporting
Maithili Menon	Revathi					Supporting
Nasreen Irani	Simran					Supporting
TBA	Anil Kapoor						Main
Gopi Arya	Ranvir Shorey	Supporting				Supporting
Abrar Sheikh	Gavie Chahal	Supporting				Supporting
Rakesh	Kumud Mishra		Supporting			Supporting
Karan Rao	Anant Vidhaat Sharma		Supporting			Supporting
Javed	Danish Bhat		Supporting			Supporting
Poorna	Anupriya Goenka		Supporting
Aditi Nahta				Supporting
Hassan Ali	Jineeth Rath Vishal Jethwa		Supporting			Supporting
Junior	Sartaaj Kakkar		Supporting			Supporting
Abu Usman	Sajid Delafrooz		Supporting

Characters

Tiger

Main article: Tiger (YRF Spy Universe)

Tiger
YRF Spy Universe character
First appearance	Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
First game	Ek Tha Tiger
Created by	Aditya Chopra Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra
Portrayed by	Salman Khan
In-universe information
Full name	Avinash Singh Rathore
Alias	Manish Chandra
Nickname	Tiger
Gender	Male
Occupation	R&AW agent
Affiliation	Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
Significant other	Zoya Nazar
Children	Hassan (adopted son, deceased) Junior (son)
Nationality	Indian

Avinash Singh Rathore, known by his codename Tiger, is a RAW agent, portrayed by Salman Khan. The character is first introduced in Ek Tha Tiger , and is reprised in the sequels Tiger Zinda Hai and Tiger 3 . Tiger is married to Zoya, another spy, and they have a son named Junior. He also makes a notable appearance in Pathaan (2023). Tiger is one of the three main agents in the universe, alongside Pathaan and Kabir. ^{[38] [39]}

Kabir

Kabir
First appearance	War (2019)
Created by	Siddharth Anand Shridhar Raghavan Abbas Tyrewala Aditya Chopra
Portrayed by	Hrithik Roshan
In-universe information
Full name	Kabir Dhaliwal
Gender	Male
Title	Major
Occupation	RAW agent Indian Army Major
Affiliation	Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Indian Army
Significant other	Naina Sahni
Children	Ruhi
Home	Delhi
Nationality	Indian

Major Kabir Dhaliwal is a RAW agent and former soldier, portrayed by Hrithik Roshan. The character was introduced in War and was initially believed to have gone rogue. However, it was later revealed that he was on a covert mission to stop a terrorist organization. He was the former mentor of Khalid and Saurabh, the latter of whom turned rogue. Despite being unmarried, he is the legal guardian to Ruhi, the daughter of his deceased partner, Naina. He is one of three main agents in the universe, along with Tiger and Pathaan. ^{[40] [41]}

Pathaan

Main article: Pathaan (YRF Spy Universe)

Pathaan
First appearance	Pathaan (2023)
Created by	Siddharth Anand Shridhar Raghavan Abbas Tyrewala
Portrayed by	Shah Rukh Khan
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	RAW agent
Affiliation	Joint Operations and Covert Research, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Indian Army (former)
Significant other	Rubina Mohsin
Home	Delhi
Nationality	Indian

Pathaan is a RAW agent and former soldier portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan. He is first introduced in Pathaan (2023). In 2002, during a joint mission in Afghanistan to take down a Taliban leader, Pathaan saved the lives of 30 children and an elderly teacher (an Afghan/Pashtun) who gives him the name "Pathaan" for his bravery. He created Joint Operations and Covert Research (J.O.C.R), a sub-division of R&AW, that recruits Indian soldiers and agents who were forced to retire due to injury or emotional trauma. ^{[42] [43] [44]} Rubina "Rubai" Mohsin, a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agent, is his love interest, whom he met during a mission in Spain and Moscow. ^{[45] [46] [47]} He is one of the three main agents in the universe, along with Tiger and Kabir.

Jim

Jim
First appearance	Pathaan (2023)
Created by	Siddharth Anand Shridhar Raghavan Abbas Tyrewala
Portrayed by	John Abraham
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Mercenary
Affiliation	Outfit X Research and Analysis Wing (RAW; former) Indian Army (former)
Nationality	Indian

Jim is the founder and leader of "Outfit X", a private terrorist organisation, portrayed by John Abraham. He is a former Indian RAW agent, who turned rogue after the Indian government refused to negotiate with Somalian terrorists in exchange for him and his pregnant wife. As a result, he faked his own death, founded Outfit X and began looking for an opportunity to take revenge on India. In 2019, Jim was hired by General Qadir of the Pakistan Army to plan a biological attack via a deadly synthetic virus on India and other parts of South Asia, locking horns with the agent Pathaan in the process. ^{[48] [49]} Rubina Mohsin, a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agent was also in his team but later turned against him and fought alongside Pathaan and his team. ^[50]

Aatish

Aatish Rehman
First appearance	Tiger 3 (2023)
Created by	Maneesh Sharma Shridhar Raghavan Aditya Chopra
Portrayed by	Emraan Hashmi
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Deputy Director of ISI
Affiliation	Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI; former)
Significant other	Shaheen Baig
Nationality	Pakistani

Aatish Rehman is a former Pakistani Deputy Director of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), portrayed by Emraan Hashmi. He was a mentor to Zoya, and had in the past assigned his pregnant wife Shaheen, the task of killing an Indian General who was to sign a peace treaty with Pakistan; but his plan was ruined when she was killed by Tiger. Wanting revenge from Tiger and Zoya, he kidnaps their son Junior, and blackmails them to steal nuclear weapons codes and later frames them as traitors. He ultimately wants to bring dictatorship in Pakistan by dismissing the democratic government and assassinating the Prime Minister. His plans are later stopped by Tiger and his team.

Zoya

Zoya
First appearance	Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Last appearance	Tiger 3 (2023)
Created by	Aditya Chopra Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra
Portrayed by	Katrina Kaif
In-universe information
Full name	Zoya Nazar Jung
Nickname	Zee
Gender	Female
Occupation	ISI agent
Affiliation	Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Significant other	Avinash Singh Rathore "Tiger"
Children	Hassan, Junior
Origin	London, England
Nationality	Pakistani

Zoya Nazar is a Pakistani ISI agent portrayed by Katrina Kaif. ^{[51] [52] [53]} She defected from the ISI, after eloping with her love interest turned husband Tiger, an Indian RAW agent. However, she remains loyal to Pakistan and occasionally goes on missions to save her country from threats. ^{[54] [55] [56]} She is married to Tiger and has two sons: an adopted son named Hassan, a suicide bomber whom she adopted during a mission in Iraq and a biological son named Junior. ^{[57] [58] [59]}

Rubai

Rubina Mohsin
First appearance	Pathaan (2023)
Created by	Siddharth Anand Shridhar Raghavan Abbas Tyrewala
Portrayed by	Deepika Padukone
In-universe information
Full name	Rubina Mohsin
Nickname	Rubai
Gender	Female
Occupation	ISI agent Doctor (former)
Affiliation	Inter-Service Intelligence
Significant other	Pathaan
Nationality	Pakistani

Rubina Mohsin, more commonly known by her nickname "Rubai", is a Pakistani ISI agent portrayed by Deepika Padukone. ^{[60] [61]} After her father was arrested and tortured, she became a doctor in Pakistan. ^[62] Later she joined the ISI but defected, joining Outfit X a private terrorist organisation, but soon joined Pathaan to stop Jim from spreading a deadly virus across South Asia. ^[63] Pathaan, an Indian RAW agent is her love interest, whom she had met in Spain. ^{[64] [65]}

Crew

Occupation	Film
	Ek Tha Tiger (2012)	Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)	War (2019)	Pathaan (2023)	Tiger 3 (2023)	War 2 (2025)	Alpha (2025)
Director	Kabir Khan	Ali Abbas Zafar	Siddharth Anand		Maneesh Sharma	Ayan Mukerji	Shiv Rawail
Producer	Aditya Chopra
Screenplay	Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra	Ali Abbas Zafar Neelesh Misra	Shridhar Raghavan Siddharth Anand	Shridhar Raghavan			TBA
Dialogues			Abbas Tyrewala		Anckur Chaudhry	Abbas Tyrewala	TBA
Story	Aditya Chopra	Ali Abbas Zafar	Aditya Chopra Siddharth Anand	Siddharth Anand	Aditya Chopra		TBA
Composer	Sohail Sen Sajid–Wajid	Vishal–Shekhar			Pritam		TBA
Lyricist(s)	Neelesh Misra Anvita Dutt Kausar Munir	Irshad Kamil	Kumaar		Amitabh Bhattacharya Irshad Kamil	TBA	TBA
Background Score	Julius Packiam		Sanchit Balhara Ankit Balhara		Tanuj Tiku	TBA	TBA
Cinematography	Aseem Mishra	Marcin Laskawiec	Benjamin Jasper	Satchith Paulose	Anay Goswamy	Benjamin Jasper	TBA
Editor	Rameshwar S. Bhagat		Aarif Sheikh		Rameshwar S. Bhagat	TBA	TBA
Costume Designers	Alvira Khan Ashley Rebello Arun Chauhan Anoushka Veljee	Alvira Khan Ashley Rebello Leepakshi Ellawadi	Anaita Shroff Adajania Niharika Jolly	Shaleena Nathani Mamta Anand Niharika Jolly	Anaita Shroff Adajania Alvira Khan Ashley Rebello Darshan Jalan	TBA	TBA
Production Designer(s)	Sukant Panigrahy	Rajnish Hedao Snigdha Basu Sumit Basu	Rajat Poddar		Mayur Sharma	Rajat Poddar	TBA
Choreographer(s)	Vaibhavi Merchant Ahmed Khan	Vaibhavi Merchant	Bosco-Caesar Tushar Kalia	Bosco-Caesar Vaibhavi Merchant	Vaibhavi Merchant	TBA	TBA
Action Director(s)	Conrad Palmisano	Tom Struthers	Paul Jennings Oh Se-Yeong Parvez Sheikh Franz Spilhaus	Casey O'Neill Craig Macrae Sunil Rodrigues	Franz Spilhaus Oh Se-Yeong Sunil Rodrigues	Spiro Razatos Franz Spilhaus Oh Se-Yeong Sunil Rodrigues	TBA
Sound Designer(s)	Debashish Mishra Dwarak Warrier	Dileep Subramaniam Ganesh Gangadharan	Pritam Das Ganesh Gangadharan	Manas Choudhary Ganesh Gangadharan	Pritam Das Ganesh Gangadharan	TBA	TBA
Line Producer(s)	Yogendra Mogre	Sudhanshu Kumar	Amit Tomar Gurpreet Singh	Keshav Purushot	Navmeet Singh	TBA	TBA
Executive Producer(s)	Aashish Singh		Padam Bhushan		Sudhanshu Kumar Sanjay Shivalkar	TBA	TBA
Casting Director	Shanoo Sharma

Reception

Box office performance

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.

The universe has been notable for its profit. Ek Tha Tiger ^[66] and its follow-up Tiger Zinda Hai earned a combined profit of ₹1,593.36 crore , according to International Business Times . ^[14]

Film	Release date	Production budget	Box office gross revenue	Ref
Ek Tha Tiger	15 August 2012	₹75 crore (US$14.04 million)	₹334.39 crore (US$62.58 million)	[67] [68]
Tiger Zinda Hai	22 December 2017	₹150 crore (US$23.03 million)	₹565.10 crore (US$86.78 million)	[69] [70]
War	2 October 2019	₹170 crore (US$24.14 million)	₹475.62 crore (US$67.54 million)	[71]
Pathaan	25 January 2023	₹250 crore (US$29 million)	₹1,050.3 crore (US$120 million)	[72] [23]
Tiger 3	12 November 2023	₹300 crore (US$35 million)	₹466.63 crore (US$54 million)	[73]
Total		₹1,145 crore (US$124 million)	₹2,892 crore (US$403 million)

Critical response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)	75% (5.9/10 average rating) (16 reviews) [74]
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)	64% (6.1/10 average rating) (14 reviews) [75]
War (2019)	71% (5.2/10 average rating) (17 reviews) [76]
Pathaan (2023)	82% (6.9/10 average rating) (34 reviews) [77]
Tiger 3 (2023)	55% (6/10 average rating) (22 reviews) [78]

Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

Main article: Ek Tha Tiger

In India, there was praise for the film's feminist themes, with Marjolaine Gout noting the film is "a roaring, visual, comic feast where the damsel in distress fights back", giving Ek Tha Tiger 3.5 out of 5 stars. ^[79] Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times also commended the feminist themes, saying "it's such a pleasure to see a Hindi film heroine not [be] a damsel in distress", while also praising the film's action sequences, giving Ek Tha Tiger 3 out of 5 stars. ^[80]

Jahanavi Samant of Mid-Day gave the film the same rating and criticised its tone as being inconsistent, with "Ek Tha Tiger [being] unable to decide whether it is spy action or a love saga". ^[81] Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave a positive review, praising the performances of the leads and film's production aesthetic, noting "Kaif impresses in her action-heroine debut, while Salman Khan's thinking-on-his-feet immediacy adds depth to his usual macho muscle. Local audiences will no doubt derive a special thrill from the onscreen reunion of stars Khan and Kaif, [with] Aseem Mishra's gorgeous location lensing". ^[82]

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)

Main article: Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai opened to mostly positive reviews. ^[83] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4.5 stars, and said "Salman is the lifeline, the real treasure of Tiger Zinda Hai. He sinks his teeth into the character and, in several sequences, peels off the mask of super-stardom and brings the actor to the fore. Katrina is in solid form, in action sequences specifically commands attention."^{[ citation needed ] [84]}

Lasyapriya Sundaram of The Times of India gave 3.5 stars, and said "The film is visually stunning in parts and Salman Khan plays Tiger with roaring confidence and dialogues packed with punch. Of course, his fans get a true-blue Salman Khan moment when he bares his torso." ^[85] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave 3.5 stars, and said "It may look like a Hollywood action thriller, but at its heart, Tiger Zinda Hai is an unabashed masala movie. The heady mixture of an international-looking action film and the regular tropes of Hindi cinema make it a pleasing watch." ^[86]

War (2019)

Main article: War (2019 film)

Anupama Chopra said,"War is a popcorn entertainer and you can't ask too many questions but if you're willing to suspend disbelief, the twists and turns exert a solid grip."^{[ citation needed ]} A writer for Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 stars, and said "War is an action entertainer which has style as well as enough twists and turns to keep the viewers engrossed. At the box office, the extended weekend, dazzling action, stunning international locales and stylish execution will ensure mammoth footfalls for the film".^{[ citation needed ]} Taran Adarsh gave it four stars out of five and called the film "[e]scapist cinema at its best". ^[87]

Komal Nahta of Film Information opined, "The film could prove to be the starting of a new franchise for the Yash Raj Films banner". ^[88] Writing for India TV , Sonal gave the film 3.5 stars, writing, "Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff of Abbas-Mustan kinda twists, turns, characters, situations, logic, gravity, physics, chemistry, and some Ekta Kapoor-esque tricks all tossed together to make a visually spectacular concoction". ^[89] The Times of India rated it three stars out of five and felt the film had "lot of style, stunts and show, but lacking a solid storyline". ^[90]

Pathaan (2023)

Main article: Pathaan (film)

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film "complete entertainer replete with action, emotions, patriotism, humour, thrill, and of course, the star power of Shah Rukh Khan." ^[91] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Shah Rukh Khan's weathered intensity, grizzly charisma and trademark wit lends Pathaan's all-out, devil-may-care antics a sense of purpose that evades mindless acts of mayhem". ^[92] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and stated that the film is a "visual spectacle" and termed action choreography is "truly out of this world". ^[93] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and said that the film swings and strikes with all the "style" and "aplomb" in the world. ^[94]

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Pathaan has all the ingredients of a masala potboiler — slowmo entries, iconic battle of good versus bad and most importantly a sexy-smouldering Shah Rukh Khan, who can fight the good fight on and off the screen". ^[95] Himesh Mankad of Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and termed it as "tentpole event film" which has right amount of action, thrill, emotion and drama. ^[96]

Tiger 3 (2023)

Main article: Tiger 3

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4/5 stars and wrote "Tiger 3 is the biggest dhamaka you can expect this Diwali" praised the second half and performances of Khan, Kaif and Hashmi and appreciated the cameo of Shahrukh Khan. ^[97] Himesh Mankad of Pinkvilla gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Tiger 3 rides hugely mounted action sequences backed with power performances by Khan, Kaif and Hashmi. While pacing is an issue at some places, the core plot has enough of an emotional connect to keep you glued on the big screen. The film is an action-packed entertainer that has all the ingredients to emerge as Khan’s highest grosser till date." ^[98]

Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote "Tiger 3 qualifies as a good addition to the franchise with enough ammo for mass entertainment." ^[99] Zinia Bandyopadhyay of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Despite an overcrowded spy universe, Tiger 3 manages to hold his own ground. Khan fans won’t be disappointed, but someone give Kaif a Zoya series pronto!" ^[100]

Other media

Graphic novels

• A graphic novel titled Ek Tha Tiger: Mahasagar Ki Suraksha (English: Ek Tha Tiger: Saving The High Seas) was published in 2012 by Yomics. Post-release, the comic failed to generate positive word-of-mouth. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama commended the comics' design but said that the main story failed to meet his expectations of a deeper plot, exciting narrative, and a tighter script. ^[101]
• Another graphic novel named Ek Tha Tiger: Caught In The Web has been published in 2012 by Yomics, which also features some Hum Tum characters. ^[102]

Games

• Ek tha Tiger and Tiger the Bhai, two action mobile video games developed by Zapak, were released as tie-ins for the 2012 film. ^[103]
• Being SalMan: The Official Game, a 3D action mobile video game developed by Playizzon, was released in 2016. It featured characters portrayed by Khan, including Tiger, Chulbul Pandey from the Dabangg franchise, and Prem Dilwale from Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). ^[104]

See also

• Cop Universe
• Dhoom (franchise)
• Race (film series)
• Baaghi (film series)
• Maddock Supernatural Universe
• K.G.F (film series)
• Lokesh Cinematic Universe
• HIT Universe

References

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Notes

1. dual role

External links

• Ek Tha Tiger at IMDb
• Tiger Zinda Hai at IMDb
• War at IMDb
• Pathaan at IMDb
• Tiger 3 at IMDb