Tiger Zinda Hai

## YRF Spy Universe

> Is duniya ki shuruvat insaaniyat se hui hai ... aur aaj is duniya ko sirf ek hi mazhab ki zaroorat hai ... aur woh hai insaaniyat
>
> (English: This world started with humanity ... and today this world only needs one religion ... and that's humanity)
>
> Tiger

**Tiger Zinda Hai** (transl. Tiger Is Alive) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language spy action-thriller film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar from a story by Zafar and Neelesh Misra; produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film is the sequel to *Ek Tha Tiger* and the second installment in the YRF Spy Universe. The film stars Salman Khan as Tiger and Katrina Kaif as Zoya Humaimi, Sajjad Delafrooz, Angad Bedi, Kumud Mishra, Nawab Shah, Ivan Rodrigues, Girish Karnad and Paresh Rawal.

A sequel, *Tiger 3*, was released on 10 November , 2023.

## Synopsis

When a group of Indian & Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by the militant Abu Usman, Indian Intelligence (RAW) tracks down the reclusive agent Tiger 8 years after he fled with former Pakistani Intelligence (ISI) agent Zoya. Joining the forces for humanity, Tiger & Zoya set out on a rescue mission.

## Plot

November, 2017 (8 years after *Ek Tha Tiger*): in Iraq, an American journalist James Forward is killed by the ISC, a terrorist organization, while attempting to report their recent activities to the CIA. During a rally in Tikrit, their leader, Abu Usman, is shot by the Iraqi Army and is taken to the local hospital, which also serves as a training center for Indian and Pakistani nurses. Usman orders a heightened ISC presence around him for security, causing the CIA to prepare an airstrike on the hospital. During this, Maria, an Indian nurse, secretly calls the Indian Ambassador to Iraq and informs him about Indian and Pakistani nurses being held hostage; the CIA tells RAW chief Shenoy that he has seven days to rescue the nurses before the airstrike is ordered.

Former spies Avinash Singh "Tiger" Rathore and Zoya Humaini-Rathore, now married with a son, live in hiding in Innsbruck. Shenoy and Karan Rao, a RAW agent, locate and inform Tiger and Zoya of the hostages; despite initial reluctance, Tiger accepts after Zoya's insistence. Tiger goes to Syria with his select team of RAW agents: Azaan, an expert sniper, Namit, a bomb disposal expert, and Rakesh, a hacker. They travel to Iraq posing as illegal migrant workers for an oil refinery run by Tohbaan, an Indian sympathizer to the ISC, and Amir Baghdawi, Usman's second-in-command. Tiger then meets Pawan, his handler, in Tikrit to gather supplies, however, they are forced to rescue Hassan, a child suicide bomber sent by Usman.

Pawan is shot by the ISC in the ensuing fallout and Tiger narrowly escapes with the unexpected arrival of Zoya. The couple decides that ISI and RAW should work together to save the nurses. Later that night, Tiger and his team set a controlled explosion in the refinery and fake burns so they are taken to the hospital. Tiger gets Tohbaan to reveal he is actually Firdaus, an undercover RAW agent tasked by Shenoy to spy on Tiger and his team. Tiger and Zoya agree to simultaneous, coordinated attacks against the ISC. Zoya goes undercover and is eventually recruited by Baghdawi, who keeps female slaves. On the day of the airstrike, she manages to kill Baghdawi. At the hospital, Rakesh poisons food the migrant workers are tasked to cook for the ISC.

Tiger's crew eventually succeeds in eliminating the majority of the ISC armies, but Azaan dies in the conflict. Tiger finds Zoya captured by Usman in the boiler room and surrenders. Tiger is initially tortured but stabs Usman (who manages to escape) and tries to free Zoya while the nurses are rescued by RAW and ISI. Firdaus eventually kills Usman as the hospital is blown up in the American airstrike. A year later, on 15 August, Shenoy is called by Tiger from Greece. Having adopted Hassan, Tiger informs him his family has returned to hiding, knowing that RAW and ISI would not leave them in peace. However, he assures Shenoy that he will be there for his country if they need him.

## Cast

* Salman Khan as Avinash Singh "Tiger" Rathore
* Katrina Kaif as Zoya
* Sajjad Delafrooz as Abu Usman
* Girish Karnad as Shenoy
* Paresh Rawal as Firdaus
* Kumud Mishra as Rakesh Prasad Chaurasia
* Angad Bedi as Namit Khanna
* Paresh Pahuja as Maj. Azaan Akbar
* Anant Vidhaat Sharma as Karan Rao
* Gavie Chahal as Captain Abrar
* Danish Bhatt as Captain Javed
* Anupriya Goenka as Poorna
* Neha Hinge as Maria
* Kashmira Irani as Sana
* Nawab Shah as Pawan
* Sal Yusuf as Amir Al-Baghdawi
* Sartaaj Kakkar as Junior
* Jineet Rath as Hassan
* Ivan Rodrigues as India's Ambassador to Iraq
* Siddhartha Basu as Indian External Affairs Minister

## Appearances

### Locations

* Iraq
	+ Ikrit
		- City Hospital
		- Al Faridoon Oil Refinery
* India
	+ New Delhi
* United States of America
	+ Langley, VA
		- CIA Headquarters
* Austria
	+ Innsbruck
		- Zophia's shop
* Greece
	+ Athens

### Organizations

* RAW
* ISC
* CIA
* ISI
* US Army

## Videos

Tiger Zinda Hai - Official Trailer - Salman Khan - Katrina Kaif - Ali Abbas Zafar - YRF Spy UniverseTiger Zinda Hai - Official Trailer - Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif - Ali Abbas Zafar10 Years Of Tiger - Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif - Tiger 3 - Releasing Diwali 2023

## Trivia

* The film's story draws inspiration from the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL.
* *Tiger Zinda Hai* is currently the longest YRF Spy Universe movie.

### External Links

* *Tiger Zinda Hai | Facebook*
* *Tiger Zinda Hai on Prime Video*