Ek tha tiger ..a movie shot in beautiful locales of Dublin and Turkey..with handsome sallu and stunning Kat as a lead pair..peppered with cool action sequences and average soundtracks.
Thats ETT in a nutshell!!
Story& direction:
Its a story of a RAW agent Tiger(Salman khan), who in a mission to serve his duties, forgets that he is also a human being with a heart..leads a simple life, hoards money which he plans to spend post retirement.His boss Girish Karnad sends him on a chilled out assignment to Dublin.
This assignment is more like a relaxation therapy for Tiger..He meets Zoya(katrina) there and falls in love(predictable it is!)
The pre-intermission twist, where Zoya’s identitiy is revelaed also looked quiet predictable.Post intermission, its a race for love..more or less similar to Kites and Ishaqzaade.
The protagonists simply run from one country to another to evade the plans set by Indian RAW and Pakistani ISI ..at last, after much action packed stunts and scenes which were an ode to Salman’s persona, the detective agencies give up the task of chasing them.
They are happily together in the end.
Aditya chopra’s creation, directed by Kabir Khan.Coming from such creative minds, you expect a story with gravity and impact..this story was quiet predictable..First half was tad boring and dissapointing, but the movie picked up in second half.
Bollywood directors these days are simply trying to encash Salman’s name..But having salman in your film should not be a reason to write a story\direct a movie half-heartedly, assuming the cine-goers craze for sallu(which definitely is there...salman elicits a response which nobody else in the industry can.
Loopholes like- why salman cant come back to india, continue his job and live his life with houswife kat? whether the professor in dublin was actually a infiltrator or not? etc remains unanswered..gaping at you like a sore .
Music:
Average music..Banjara song was melodious.The songs were more of a visual treat, salman khan being the reason for the same.Not a praiseworthy album by Sajid wajid
Starcast\performance:
Salman:Movie theater resonated with whistles and claps at the entry scene of Salman khan..every action scene was followed by roars of mirth, claps and whistle sessions.This movie piggy backs on Salman khan’s persona(fifth of the league, after Wanted, danbangg, ready and bodyguard)
Katrina acted well and some action scenes reminds you of a hollywood actress...she looked beautiful.But in addition to being Salman’s arm-candy , she had some really good action scenes to her credit
Ranveer shorey, Girish karnad performed the role with elan.
This movie is crafted for Salman Khan’s fans..if you belong to the club, go watch it!else u can give it a miss without missing out much!!
2 stars for ETT