Here’s
How
Ali
Came
Up
With
The
Idea
Of
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
"When
I
wrote
this
film,
it
wasn't
like
a
sequel.
I
first
wrote
the
story
and
felt
it
was
worth
telling."
"I
thought
since
it's
about
two
agents
-
and
we
already
had
a
film
about
two
agents
with
Salman
and
Katrina
-
I'll
merge
these
two
in
this
story
so
that
it
becomes
a
story
of
two
characters
which
people
already
know," Ali
told
reporters
at
the
trailer
launch
of
the
film.
The
Director
Said
He
Feels
Tremendous
Pressure
To
Take
The
Franchise
Ahead.
"There's
a
lot
of
pressure.
Obviously,
it's
such
a
big
film
with
Salman
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif.
It's
a
big
franchise
and
I
did
'Sultan' with
Salman,
so
there's
an
added
baggage,"
he
said.
The
film
chronicles
the
story
of
two
agents
on
a
mission
to
rescue
25
Indian
nurses
taken
hostage
in
Iraq
by
a
terrorist
organisation.
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
Based
On
A
True
Story?
"When
they
(Salman
and
Katrina)
heard
about
the
story
and
I
told
them
about
the
rescue
mission
what
happened
in
those
ten
days
when
the
nurses
were
captured
they
both
felt
excited."
"It's
a
completely
fictional
account,
it's
a
fictional
film
which
we
have
written
around
the
event,
how
these
two
get
those
nurses
back," he
said.
How
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
Different
From
Ek
The
Tiger?
"It's
very
different
from
the
first
part.
The
first
one
was
romantic,
whereas
this
one
is
about
a
mission.
In
'Ek
Tha
Tiger',
you
saw
them
(Salman
Katrina)
as
lovers,
here
you'll
see
them
as
agents.
The
action
is
more
real
and
gritty.
We
have
spoken
about
relevant
things
in
today's
times
which
are
affecting
us,"
he
said.
Here’s
How
Ali
Convinced
Katrina
&
Salman
For
The
Film
The
director
said
it
was
easy
to
convince
both
of
them
as
they
‘reacted
very
strongly
to
the
story
of
the
film.'
"The
equation
is
the
same.
Somewhere
it's
a
good
a
relationship.
We
have
worked
together
very
well.
He
is
such
a
big
superstar
and
there
is
a
certain
way
people
like
to
present
him,
perceive
him," he
said
when
asked
about
his
equation
with
Salman.