Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger Movie

“So far whatever one has seen of the film is through its theatrical promos and songs. The stars are yet to come out in open and it is rather surprising because now is just the time for them to start talking about the film. Of course the film is a brand in itself and there are so many positives attached to it. However eventually it is the stars that sell and they need to be seen”, says a marketing guru.

However it seems like there would be still some more time before one starts hearing Salman and his wisecracks. Reason being that he is currently shooting for ‘Dabangg 2‘ and the schedule would get over only at month end. On the other hand Katrina too has been occupied with her Shahrukh starrer for the same production and her dates with Salman have to be matched before they hit the centre stage.

“It is not unusual though for Yash Raj to follow this strategy. They are usually more aggressive when films starring relatively smaller stars are released, case in point being a ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan‘ (Imran Khan) or a ‘Ladies v/s Ricky Behl‘ (Ranveer Singh) or an ‘Ishaqzaade‘ (Arjun Kapoor). For these films they have to reach out much more aggressively. On the other hand they are right to feel that for Salman and Katrina, they would anyways gain good eyeballs in quickest possible time”, says an insider.

Well, whatever be the belief here, the fact remains that it won’t harm for the film to start capitalising on the hype it has gained so far. In fact one would have expected the film’s director Kabir Khan to be a little rattled as well but he is keeping rather calm. In his recent tweet he stated, “Don’t worry, there are good promotional plans on the way. The moment Salman is through with the schedule of ‘Dabangg 2‘, we will get started.”

Hope it is not too late!

Ek Tha Tiger Body of Lies Movie Poster

But I’ll not spoil your mood criticizing the film on these lines. Set to release on the 15th of August 2012, Ek Tha Tiger stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. It has been directed by Kabir Khan. Now getting to the interesting part, let us discuss writers’ credits. Apparently it is an original piece. Screenplay credits go to Neelesh Mishra and Kabir khan and so does the dialogue credits. But exactly how original is it?

If you have seen the 2008, October release, Body of Lies by renowned director Ridley Scott, you will begin to question the claim of Ek Tha Tiger creators. Body of Lies is based on the David Ignatius novel of the same name. Both have the sub-plot of emerging human emotions in the professional area of international and national security. Body of Lies is about the CIA agent Ferris and Nizar where as Ek Tha Tiger is concerned with also the love interests that Tiger, RAW agent, sees in Zoya.

Body of Lies was staged around Iraq and Ek Tha Tiger around Ireland. Also come in the objections that these agents have to face from their respective agencies. Of course, we have less than a month’s wait to deal with before we find out for real whether Ek Tha Tiger is another case of plagiarism in Bollywood .

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger Movie

“The moment newest theatrical promo of ‘Ek Tha Tiger‘ hit internet on Wednesday, one thing was quite clear that no one can stop this film from scoring well at the box office. The promo is the ‘baap’ of them all and even leaves behind the mighty successful teaser that was launched a few weeks back. While that one relied more on action, the new promo amalgamates every ‘masala’, be it romance, light hearted moments, intrigue, action and of course some stunning action”, comments an observer.

“Also, those who doubted Katrina’s chemistry with Salman post their break up would have to go quite now as they seem like an ideal couple on screen. How one wishes that this happens in real life as well”, quips a source attached to the film.

However those close to Kabir Khan confirm that his idea was to showcase the right essence of the film instead of focusing only on the Salman-Katrina angle. Since the film has an international conspiracy in the middle of this all, Kabir was sure that he wanted to plug in elements of intrigue as well (by bringing on unlikely candidates like Girish Karnad and Ranvir Shorey as well), hence ensuring that audience were not surprised with the final product on screen.

“The film isn’t ‘Dabangg‘ or ‘Bodyguard‘ which relied only on Salman power. There is a definite story to be told as well in ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and this is what you would see on screen”, the source confirms.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Ek Tha Tiger

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif In Ek Tha Tiger

Katrina Kaif ‘s First Look In Ek Tha Tiger

Now we’re really eager to see Katrina Kaif’s look in the film…

Ek Tha Tiger Teaser

Salman Khan In Ek Tha Tiger Movie Poster

Directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra, ETT releases on Eid 2012.