After
Morocco
and
Vienna,
the
team
of
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
will
shoot
in
Abu
Dhabi
over
a
65-day
schedule
from
May
4
at
multiple
locations
in
the
city.
A
set
is
being
designed
by
some
of
those
workers
who
helped
to
build
the
Star
Wars
set
in
2013.
The
Yash
Raj
Films
(YRF)
project
is
a
sequel
to
the
blockbuster
film
Ek
Tha
Tiger.
Directed
by
Ali
Abbas
Zafar,
it
features
superstar
Salman
Khan
and
actress
Katrina
Kaif,
who
are
both
happy
to
be
shooting
there.
Salman
said
in
a
statement,
"'Tiger
Zinda
Hai'
is
a
film
of
sizeable
scale
and
context.
Abu
Dhabi,
with
a
variety
of
locations,
and
gracious
hosts,
is
ideal
to
shoot
for
a
film
like
this
one.
I
hope
that
the
entire
unit
will
enjoy
our
time
here."
Katrina
feels
the
city
fits
in
perfectly
with
the
movie's
story.
"I
look
forward
to
shooting
in
eye-catching
locations
and
on
the
impressive
set
here," she
added.
Work
has
begun
on
the
construction
of
a
20,000
sq
metres
backlot
for
the
movie's
shoot.
The
set
is
being
designed
by
Rajnish
Hedao
from
Acropolis
DMG,
and
over
150
workers
will
be
on
site
to
create
the
film's
main
set,
many
of
whom
helped
to
build
the
"Star
Wars" set
in
Abu
Dhabi
in
2013.
The
production
unit
will
also
film
at
several
other
locations
around
Abu
Dhabi
before
moving
onto
the
set.
twofour54's
Film
and
TV
Services
division
will
provide
production
services
for
the
movie,
with
a
crew
of
300
expected
to
work
on
the
movie.
Government
support
will
come
from
the
UAE
military,
which
will
provide
military
equipment,
including
choppers
during
the
shoot.
Zafar
said,
"A
film
like
'Tiger
Zinda
Hai' requires
a
certain
scale,
which
we
found
in
Abu
Dhabi.
Keeping
all
the
practical
measures
in
mind,
the
kind
of
support
we
got
on
the
infrastructure
was
phenomenal.
That
along
with
some
stunning
real
locations,
makes
shooting
in
Abu
Dhabi
special."
Officials
in
Abu
Dhabi
note
Bollywood's
increasing
attraction
towards
the
city
as
a
shooting
destination.
Maryam
Al
Mheiri,
CEO
of
Media
Zone
Authority
-
Abu
Dhabi,
said,
"Abu
Dhabi
is
gaining
traction
in
India
as
the
emerging
new
home
of
Bollywood,
as
a
result
of
what
we
can
offer
this
dynamic
industry:
a
generous
30
per
cent
rebate,
a
huge
variety
of
locations,
and
crew
with
Bollywood
experience."