Tiger 3 is a delicious franchise movie of the YRF spy universe after Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai which takes forward Bollywood-esque peace making process which borrows from previous peace making efforts such as Agra post Kargil. The Geopolitics of the film is on spot on with the Pakistan-China-Turkey alignment, and the dominant role of the military in policy making, with the movie opening with the Musharraf coup.
The SRK cameo was brilliant with the Pathan avatar and the banter with Tiger. Hrithik snippet after credits was a pleasant surprise as Fighter is due for release. The film was a tad too long. Emraan Hashmi was the real Hero of the movie, loved his acting which came across with such ease. Katrina Kaif is a competent action star and clearly the hard work shows. Revathy steps in to the shoes of the Late Girish Karnad as the new ‘Q’.
Salman Bhai carries the film on his muscular shoulders, ably with swag almost in a Ramboesque demeanour. The nationalist jingoism aside it has politically conscious dialogue writing, especially the quip made by a supposed general, that peace is like bangles, it breaks under stress.
Watching Tiger in the diaspora hits in a different manner as distance allows context blur also tears in the corner of the eye when the national anthem is played.
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