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Ek Tha Tiger is a 2012 Bollywood romantic action thriller
film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Produced
by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan, the film marks the
third collaboration of Kabir Khan with Yash Raj Films after Kabul
Express (2006) andNew York (2009). It is also Salman's
first film with the company. The music for the film has been composed
by Sohail Sen, along with a guest composition by duo Sajid-Wajid.
The pre-production for Ek Tha Tiger started in
the second half of 2010, after the script had been completed.
The principal photographycommenced on September 2011 and ended in June
2012. The film had been shot in as many as five countries across three
continents.
Filming
Initial reports
claimed that principal photography would start by June 2011. The first
schedule began on September 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. It had previously
been postponed for a short time, when Salman set off to USA for a surgery
regarding his condition of Trigeminal neuralgia. Filming took place
at the Trinity college, and the Ha'penny Bridge. A set of action
sequences were also shot in the city. During filming in Dublin, the Irish
crew of the film held a demonstration and halted the shooting temporarily,
reportedly due to filming conditions and payment. The filming of the
second schedule took place in Istanbul for two months. In
February 2012, the film’s cast and crew went to Havana, Cuba, to shoot for
one month. There, Salman shot a cameo scene for a local tourism company.
The sets used in the film were featured in the ad. Following the period,
script issues resulted in the postponement of the film’s planned shoot inHong
Kong. Afterwards, a three day schedule was completed
in Delhi. The filming ended in June 2012 after the last schedule was
shot in Bangkok. Salman had to undergo a fitness programme titled
'Dirty Running' for his action sequences over 30 days. Katrina Kaif played
her role without makeup.
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