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YRF Spy Universe
Created byAditya Chopra
Original workEk Tha Tiger (2012)
OwnerYash Raj Films
Years2012–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
BudgetTotal (3 films):
est. ₹435 crore
Box officeTotal (3 films):
est. ₹1,374 crore
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YRF Spy Universe is an Indian shared universe centered on a series of action-thriller films. The films feature various fictional R&AW agents. It is produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films.[1]

The franchise has been commercially successful, having grossed a combined ₹1374 crore[2][3] on a combined budget of ₹435 crore,[4][5] becoming the third highest-grossing Indian franchise. The franchise has predominantly received positive reviews.

Overview

The shared universe, initially starting out as a single movie series, later was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.[6]

The first film Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and its sequel Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) centres on a fictional R&AW agent played by Salman Khan. War (2019) tells the story of a R&AW agent played by Hrithik Roshan who goes rogue. Before making War, producer Aditya Chopra and director Siddharth Anand came up with the idea of merging these films and creating a shared universe by crossing over these characters who all belongs to R&AW. However, War was still made as an independent film without having any links with the films of Tiger franchise with an idea of creating proper foundation for the characters to have proper crossovers.

Pathaan (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan as the titular character and a R&AW agent, directed by Anand will be the first film to have characters appearing from both Tiger franchise and War. It will be marked as the fourth film in the SPY Universe and the first YRF film to have a crossover.[7][8]

Films

Released

List of YRF Spy Universe Films
Film India release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Ek Tha Tiger 15 August 2012 Kabir Khan Kabir Khan

Neelesh Misra

Aditya Chopra
Tiger Zinda Hai 22 December 2017 Ali Abbas Zafar
War 2 October 2019 Siddharth Anand Sridhar Raghavan

Future

Film India release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s) Status
Pathaan 25 January 2023 Siddharth Anand Siddharth Anand, Shridhar Raghavan Aditya Chopra Post-production
Tiger 3 10 November 2023 Maneesh Sharma Aditya Chopra Post-production

Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

Main article: Ek Tha Tiger

The first installment of the series, based on true incidents. A RAW agent, Tiger, 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, a girl with a dark secret. Ek Tha Tiger was released on 15 August 2012 (worldwide) and gained positive reviews. It earned ₹325 crore worldwide[9] against a budget of ₹75 crore,[10] becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films by international gross.[11][12]

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)

Main article: Tiger Zinda Hai

After the success of Ek Tha Tiger Salman and Katrina Re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Tiger Zinda Hai and also second installment in this series. The film is based on true incidents that happened in 2014 the abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL.[13] The film was released on 22 December 2017 worldwide. The film received a U/A certificate from Central Board of Film Certification.[14] Tiger Zinda Hai opened to mostly positive reviews.[15] 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."[16] Tiger Zinda Hai made a new non-holiday record in India as it collected ₹34.1 crore nett on its first day.[17] It went on to collect ₹35.30 crore gross on second day. The film recorded the second highest day of all time. It netted Rs 154 crore in its first four days in India.[18][19] The film grossed ₹565 crore worldwide[20] becoming the eighth highest-grossing Indian film. At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, it won for Best Action.[21]

War (2019)

Main article: War (2019 film)

A prequel, War, was commissioned after the success of the previous films and was also directed by Siddharth, starring Hrithik Roshan, Vaani Kapoor and Tiger Shroff in lead roles.[22] And also the third installment in this series. The film focused on Kabir, a secret agent, goes rogue after a mission to catch a terrorist goes awry. However, his boss sends Khalid, another agent and his student, to track him down. It was released on 2 October 2019, coinciding with the Gandhi Jayanti.[23] Film received positive reviews from both critics and audiences. Among positive reviews, 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."[24] A writer for Bollywood Hungama gave the film four stars out of five, 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".[25] 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.[26]

Pathaan (2023)

Main article: Pathaan (film)

Pathaan will be the fourth installment in this series directed by Siddharth Anand.[27] The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the lead roles.[28][29][30] Salman Khan & Hrithik Roshan appear in extended cameo roles as "Tiger" & "Kabir".[31][32] Aditya Chopra and Siddharth Anand are said to write the film. It is the most expensive project of Yash Raj Films.[33] This film is YRF's first Dolby Cinema release and the first Bollywood film to be shot fully with IMAX cameras. This will be the first YRF Spy Universe movie to feature two post credits as inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Tiger 3 (2023)

A sequel to Tiger Zinda Hai and fifth installment in this series, featuring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif reprising their roles from the previous films with Emraan Hashmi playing the antagonist. The film is directed by Maneesh Sharma.[34] Shah Rukh Khan & Hrithik Roshan are set to reprise their roles as RAW Agent Feroz Pathaan & Major Kabir Dhaliwal from Pathaan & War in extended cameos. Aditya Chopra and Shridhar Raghavan are said to write the film.[35]

Cast and Crew

Cast

This table lists the main characters who appear in the YRF Spy Universe.

Actors Films
Ek Tha Tiger
(2012) 		Tiger Zinda Hai
(2017) 		War
(2019) 		Pathaan
(2023) 		Tiger 3
(2023)
Salman Khan Avinash Singh Rathore / Tiger Avinash Singh Rathore / Tiger
Katrina Kaif Zoya Humaini Zoya Humaini
Hrithik Roshan Maj. Kabir Dhaliwal
Vaani Kapoor Naina Verma
Shah Rukh Khan Pathaan
Deepika Padukone NA
Tiger Shroff Capt. Khalid Rahmani/Saurabh
John Abraham Jim
Emraan Hashmi NA
Sajjad Delafrooz Abu Usman
Ashutosh Rana Col. Sunil Luthra
Anupriya Goenka Poorna Aditi Nahta [N 1]
Dimple Kapadia Madhu Sareen
Gavie Chahal Captain Abrar Captain Abrar
Girish Karnad Shenoy
Mashhoor Amrohi Firoze Contractor / Rizwan Ilyasi
Dishita Sehgal Ruhi Verma
Siddhartha Basu Indian External Affairs minister Indian External Affairs minister
Ranvir Shorey Gopi Arya Gopi Arya
Angad Bedi Namit Khanna Namit Khanna
Kumud Mishra Rakesh Prajapati Rakesh Prajapati
Gautam Rode NA
Shaji Choudhary NA
Vishal Jethwa NA

Crew

Occupation Film
Ek Tha Tiger
(2012) 		Tiger Zinda Hai
(2017) 		War
(2019) 		Pathaan
(2023) 		Tiger 3
(2023)
Director Kabir Khan Ali Abbas Zafar Siddharth Anand Maneesh Sharma
Producer(s) Aditya Chopra
Story Aditya Chopra Neelesh Misra
Ali Abbas Zafar 		Aditya Chopra
Siddharth Anand 		Siddharth Anand —
Screenplay Kabir Khan
Neelesh Misra 		Ali Abbas Zafar Shridhar Raghavan
Siddharth Anand 		Shridhar Raghavan —
Dialogues Abbas Tyrewala —
Music Composer(s) Sohail Sen
Sajid–Wajid 		Vishal–Shekhar Pritam
Lyricists Neelesh Misra
Kausar Munir
Anvita Dutt Guptan 		Irshad Kamil Kumaar —
Background Score Julius Packiam Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara 		Julius Packiam
Cinematography Aseem Mishra Marcin Laskawiec Benjamin Jasper Satchith Paulose Anay Goswamy
Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat Aarif Sheikh —
Costume Designers Alvira Khan Agnihotri
Ashley Rebello
Arun Chauhan
Anoushka Veljee 		Alvira Khan Agnihotri
Ashley Rebello
Leepakshi Ellawadi 		Anaita Shroff Adajania
Niharika Jolly 		Shaleena Nathani
Mamta Anand
Niharika Jolly 		—
Production Designers Sukant Panigrahy Rajnish Hedao Rajat Poddar Rajnish Hedao
Choreographers Vaibhavi Merchant
Ahmed Khan 		Vaibhavi Merchant Bosco-Caesar
Tushar Kalia 		Bosco-Caesar
Vaibhavi Merchant 		—
Action Directors Conrad Palmisano Tom Struthers Paul Jennings
Oh Sea Young
Parvez Shaikh
Franz Spilhaus 		Sunil Rodrigues
Casey O'Neill
Craig Macrae 		Parvez Shaikh
Franz Spilhaus
Mark Ginther
Sound Designers Debashish Mishra
Dwarak Warrier 		Dileep Subramaniam
Ganesh Gangadharan 		Pritam Das
Ganesh Gangadharan 		Manas Choudhary
Ganesh Gangadharan 		—
Line Producers Yogendra Mogre Sudhanshu Kumar Amit Tomar
Gurpreet Singh 		Sudhanshu Kumar —

Reception

Box office performance

The universe has been notable for its profit, with Ek Tha Tiger.[9] and its follow-up having earned a combined profit of ₹1374 crore, according to IBtimes.[20]

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue Ref.
Ek Tha Tiger 15 August 2012 ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) ₹334 crore (US$40 million) [4][3]
Tiger Zinda Hai 22 December 2017 ₹150 crore (US$18 million) ₹565 crore (US$68 million) [37]
War 2 October 2019 ₹150 crore (US$18 million) ₹475 crore (US$57 million) [38]
Total ₹375 crore (US$45 million)
(three films) 		₹1,374 crore (US$160 million)
(three films)

Critical and public response

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.[39] 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.[40] Jahanavi Samant of Mid-Day gave the film the same rating and criticized its tone as being inconsistent, with "Ek Tha Tiger [being] unable to decide whether it is spy action or a love saga".[41] 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".[42]

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)

Main article: Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai opened to mostly positive reviews.[43] 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."[16] Umesh Punwani of Koimoi gave 4 stars, and said "Katrina Kaif is brilliant! She has very few dialogues, and no, that's not the reason she's good. Working amazingly well with her expressions, she has turned into an athlete for this one. Performing a few major action sequences, she is flawless."[44][45] 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."[46] 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."[47]

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."[24] A writer for Bollywood Hungama gave the film four stars out of five, 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".[25] Taran Adarsh gave it four stars out of five and called the film "[e]scapist cinema at its best".[48] Komal Nahta of Film Information opined, "The film could prove to be the starting of a new franchise for the Yash Raj Films banner".[49] Writing for India TV, Sonal gave the film three and a half stars out of five, 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".[50]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".[51]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ It is explained that Goenka plays the same person from the film Tiger Zinda Hai, in which after her survival from Iraq, she becomes inspired by Tiger to become an agent for her country and eventually joins RAW and changes her name from Poorna to Aditi to keep her identity secret.[36]

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