Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger (transl. There Was a Tiger) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, with Ranvir Shorey, Roshan Seth, Girish Karnad, and Gavie Chahal in supporting roles. It follows an Indian intelligence agent, codenamed Tiger, who is sent to Dublin to observe a professor suspected of sharing nuclear secrets with Pakistan. While on the mission, Tiger falls in love with the professor’s caretaker Zoya, who harbours a secret of her own.

The film marks Khan's first collaboration with Yash Raj Films and is the third directorial venture by Kabir Khan with the studio following Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). It was also the final film presented by Yash Chopra before his death. Principal photography took place between August 2011 and July 2012 in international locations including Dublin, Havana, Bangkok, Istanbul, and several Indian cities. The soundtrack was composed primarily by Sohail Sen, with the track "Mashallah" composed by Sajid–Wajid.

Ek Tha Tiger was released theatrically on 15 August 2012 and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences and performances of the leads. The film broke several box-office records, including the then-highest opening weekend for a Hindi film in India. It grossed ₹334.39 crore (US$62.58 million) worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film of 2012. At the 14th IIFA Awards, it won Best Special Effects, and won five awards at the People's Choice Awards India, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khan), and Best Actress (Kaif). It was followed by sequels Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and Tiger 3 (2023), as part of the YRF Spy Universe.