Salman Khan shot in Mumbai in February last year for his action-packed extended appearance in Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. In this Siddharth Anand directorial film, the actor plays Avinash Singh Rathore, alias Tiger, in an action scene involving the Russian mafia, firearms, automobiles, choppers, and trains, which took roughly ten days to shoot. And now, we’ve learned exclusively that Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for a longer role in the Salman Khan-directed Tiger 3.
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“Much like Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan also has to shoot for about 10 days with Salman on Tiger 3. It’s a role reversal of sorts in terms of the number of shoot days, but the dynamic of character cameo in both the films is diametrically different. While Salman has a chopper bound entry in Pathaan, a special introduction scene is being designed for SRK in Tiger 3, the details of which have been kept under wraps for now,” revealed a source close to the development to Pinkvilla. Tiger 3 is directed by Maneesh Sharma.
“It’s going to be a treat for all the fans, as they get to see their Karan Arjun together not once, but twice in 2023. The sequences, stunts, dialogues – all of them have been designed keeping their stardom and real-life dynamic in mind. The creative team of Spy Universe is aware of the audience’s expectations, and hence, they are leaving no stone unturned to make this reunion into a special event,” the source concluded.
While the original intention was to shoot the combo scenes by the end of June, the makers are now rearranging the dates based on Salman and Shah Rukh Khan’s respective shoot schedules. According to our source, it could happen by the end of July or the beginning of August. While Pathaan is planned to hit theaters on January 25, 2023, Tiger 3 is set to release on Eid 2023. Deepika Padukone and John Abraham also star in Pathaan, while Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi star in Tiger 3. Apart from Pathaan and Tiger 3, Salman and Shah Rukh have a number of full-length roles in the Spy Universe in the works.
