‘Tiger’ Salman wows Abu Dhabi

Salman Khan’s much anticipated blockbuster Tiger Zinda Hai releasing in India on Friday has a Gulf connection. The action-filled film was shot extensively in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the neighbouring Emirate of more well-known Dubai. His leading pair is another heart-throb Katrina Kaif.

With 300 people drawn from all over the world, the spy thriller was filmed in various locations of the Emirate, including the scenic city of Abu Dhabi and spectacular sand dunes in the desert, for over two months and Salman had all the praise for the Sheikhdom’s infrastructure and facilities.

In an interview with Two-Four 54, the company that handled and facilitated the Abu Dhabi segment of the film production, Salman said, “It has been such a pleasure filming here. I want to come back for my next film and then the other one. You have sea and desert here … you can shoot about any film here.”
The film was released in the Gulf on Thursday and the media said in a tongue-in-cheek manner that “the sleeping Tiger wakes up after five years” in a clear reference to Salman’s 2012 blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger.