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Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan will headline “Tiger vs Pathaan,” the latest film in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy universe from Yash Raj Films will start principal photography in January 2024, sources close to the studio told Variety. while Yash Raj Films declined to comment.
“Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, is the biggest Indian hit of the year so far, grossing $130 million. The spy universe kicked off with the Tiger franchise, starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, beginning with “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and continuing with “War,” starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. The four films have together grossed around $300 million.
The next film in the spy universe, “Tiger 3,” is due a release in November, over Diwali in the celebratory mood. In the Tiger franchise, Salman Khan plays Avinash Singh Rathore, AKA Tiger, who belongs to the Indian intelligence agency RAW and Kaif plays Zoya Humaini from Pakistan’s ISI. In “War,” Roshan is rogue RAW agent Kabir Dhaliwal and Shroff his protégé Khalid Rahmani. In “Pathaan,” Shah Rukh Khan plays exiled RAW agent Pathaan and Padukone ISI agent Rubina Mohsin. Tiger has an extended cameo in “Pathaan” and around 50% of Yash Raj Films’ upcoming theatrical slate is expected to consist of films from the spy universe.
