Kabir Khan's directorial Ek Tha Tiger starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif released on 15 August, 2012. As fans celebrated the blockbuster's fourth anniversary, director Kabir Khan took to twitter to confirm that the sequel to the spy thriller is indeed on the cards.
Kabir, who is currently shooting with Salman Khan for Tubelight in Ladakh tweeted,
Thank you for all the love and making #4YearsOfBlockbusterETT trend... Now wait for the sequel 😊
— Kabir Khan (@kabirkhankk) August 15, 2016
Titled Tiger Zinda Hai, this time around the sequel will be directed by Sultan director, Ali Abbas Zafar. The film will reportedly take off from the point where Ek Tha Tiger ended. The script, which will revolve around the characters of Tiger and Zoya, is written by Aditya Chopra and director Ali Abbas Zafar is currently working on the screenplay.
The film is touted to be Salman Khan's Eid 2018 release.