Production
Casting
After pre-production started, reports claimed that the film was initially offered toShahrukh Khan.[2] However, they were denied by the director, who stated that a different script had been offered by him to Shahrukh, but no one else had been roped in for the lead role in Ek Tha Tiger except Salman,[3] for whom the project becomes his first venture with Yashraj Films. His salary for the film has been reported to be 
32 crore (US$5.79 million).[4] Director Kabir Khan teamed up withKatrina Kaif and Aseem Mishra for the second time after New York. Ranvir Shoreywas signed in for a supporting role.[5]
32 crore (US$5.79 million).[4] Director Kabir Khan teamed up withKatrina Kaif and Aseem Mishra for the second time after New York. Ranvir Shoreywas signed in for a supporting role.[5]Filming
Filming for Ek Tha Tiger began on 10 August 2011.[6] Shooting locations have reportedly included 10 countries,[7] including Ireland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Russia and India.[8] [9] The first schedule was carried out in the Trinity College of Dublin. The lead actors shot in the get-up of students and the college was chosen as an alternative to the "usual" educational institutions.[7] The second schedule took place in Istanbul, as insiders of the film considered it a "perfect backdrop" for the action sequences.[10] Salman did a commercial for Cuban Tourism with a local team while shooting a major portion of the film in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The same sets used in the film were featured in the ad.[11] After shooting in Cuba, a schedule was opened up in Mumbai.[3]
A schedule planned in Hong Kong was delayed due to script issues and Aditya Chopra's simultaneous involvement in another project.[12] The shooting of Ek Tha Tiger was stalled when Salman set off to USA for a surgery regarding his Trigeminal neuralgia. After it got over, it resumed on 10 September.[13] The stunt directors of The Bourne Identity were contracted for the stunt sequences of Ek Tha Tiger.[7] Katrina Kaif performed her own stunts in the film, describing them as "exciting, challenging and electrifying". This is one of the first action films in her career.[14] She had to simultaneously switch between her two films and resumed her filming for Ek Tha Tigeron 27 March 2012.[15]
The film is being planned for a release during Eid of 2012.[16] A set of reports indicated that the film showed a similarity with Agent Vinod (2012),[17] and was inspired by the Bourne film series. Both the reports were dismissed by the producers.[3][18] To shoot a singletime slice shot for the film, a set of 75 Canon 5D cameras were used simultaneously.[19] The whole unit including lead actors Salman Khan and Katrina kaif left for Bangkok on 22 May 2012 to shoot the last schedule of the film
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