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Tiger Zinda Hai is the sequel to the 2012 hit Ek Tha Tiger.

Salman Khan tried to go off the beaten track and play a "tubelight" in his last release. But Bhai fans had a tough time accepting their favourite hero in a non-macho avatar, and Tubelight bombed at the box office. With Ali Abbas Zafar's Tiger Zinda Hai, the actor will be back as the larger-than-life hero, and the expectations are sky-high.

Five years ago, in Ek Tha Tiger, Salman played a perfectly sculpted RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent who showed the bad guys who's the boss in stylishly choreographed, high-octane action sequences. Oh, and he managed to sweep an ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) agent, played by Katrina Kaif, off her feet.

Salman Khan said in an interview that Tiger Zinda Hai will be bigger and better than its predecessor. Award-winning stunt director Tom Struthers, who has Hollywood blockbusters such as X-Men: First Class and Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception and The Dark Knight Rises to his credit, has been roped in.

"The action scenes that I have shot with the team in Austria and Abu Dhabi are on another level. There are horses, tanks, big weapons and there's this whole army, military backdrop. It's like something you see in Hollywood films," the Sultan actor said, promising a treat for his fans. Not just this, buzz is that he will fight off a pack of wolves in sub-zero temperatures.

Needless to say, action will be one of the main draws of the Ali Abbas Zafar film. But it is not just mindless dishoom-dishoom; Tiger Zinda Hai is supposedly inspired by a real-life story. Salman had said, "The plot is also inspired by a real incident. It's a really nice script. I cannot tell you what the true story is, as Adi (Aditya Chopra) will kill me!"

However, it is Salman and Katrina's on screen reunion that fans are most excited about. The two have been sharing sneak-peeks from behind the scenes of the film, sending fans into a frenzy. It's not every day that we get to watch exes set the screen on fire with their chemistry, but Tiger Zinda Hai will give us just that.

It is safe to say that fans of the franchise will not be disappointed by Tiger Zinda Hai. December 22 cannot come soon enough!

Check out this kickass picture of @BeingSalmanKhan from #TigerZindaHai.