Five years after Ek Tha Tiger, the Indian agent Tiger and the Pakistani agent Zoya are living in hiding. Then a terrorist group seizes a hospital in Iraq and takes a group of nurses hostage. Tiger is pulled back in, and he and Zoya lead a joint team to get the nurses out.
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Tiger Zinda Hai
2017 · Action thriller · Spy
- Release
- 22 December 2017
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 162 minutes
- Director
- Ali Abbas Zafar
- Writer
- Ali Abbas Zafar, from a story with Neelesh Misra
- Producer
- Aditya Chopra (Yash Raj Films)
- Music
- Vishal–Shekhar (songs), Julius Packiam (score)
- Budget
- ₹130 crore
- Status
- Released
All-time blockbusters
Why it was a blockbuster
It grossed over ₹5.65 billion worldwide, the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2017, and set many box-office records during its run. Its trailer drew over 29 million YouTube views in 24 hours and became the most-liked film trailer on YouTube at the time.
Ali Abbas Zafar wrote and directed it after Kabir Khan, who made Ek Tha Tiger, declined to return. The story is inspired by the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL. It was filmed in Abu Dhabi, Austria, Greece and Morocco. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have their own profiles on this guide. At ₹130 crore it was one of the most expensive Hindi films made at the time. On 11 November 2017 its trailer became the most-liked film trailer on YouTube, with 700,000 likes, overtaking Star Wars: The Force Awakens, until Avengers: Infinity War passed it in 2018.
Awards
- 63rd Filmfare Awards: Best Action.
Box office
As of 2025.
- Worldwide gross: over ₹565 crore.
- Budget: ₹130 crore.
Source: Wikipedia: Tiger Zinda Hai (article revision of 20 October 2026, checked 22 October 2026)
Cast
- Salman KhanAvinash “Tiger” Singh Rathore
- Katrina KaifZoya Nazar Jung
- Sajjad DelafroozAbu Usman
- Girish KarnadAjit Shenoy
- Paresh RawalFirdaus
- Kumud MishraRakesh Prasad Chaurasia
- Angad BediCaptain Namit Khanna
- Anupriya GoenkaPoorna
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Sources
Last checked 22 October 2026.