Synopsis
एक था टाइगर
“Once, there was a tiger.”
An Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission becomes complicated when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.
Audience Engagement
158 audience reviews — more than 95% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among India films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ek Tha Tiger. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Yash Raj Films
Action + Romance in India
119 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ek Tha Tiger itself).
The 2011–2013 India Window
Ek Tha Tiger holds position #121 of 233 India films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ek Tha Tiger premiered alongside 68 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 13m runtime, production spent $90K per minute on screen and earned $383K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 68 other India films in 2012.
The 916th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,237 of 1,983 India films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #348 of 637 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, Ireland |
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films, Fantastic Films, Prime Focus |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | August 15, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2016894 |
| Official Site | www.yashrajfilms.com |

























