In the fifth episode of The Filmy Hustle, hosted by distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi, Kabir Khan opened up on his journey and what went behind the making of his memorable films. He revealed fascinating trivia about his third venture, Ek Tha Tiger (2012), starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. This film, in a way, has two epic entry scenes of the superstar. One is when his face is actually revealed and one is during the opening titles when Salman appears in a silhouette shot.
Kabir Khan reveals that Salman Khan’s WHISTLE-WORTHY silhouette shot was NOT a part of Ek Tha Tiger script: “It was a reaction to the location”; also explains how the scarf became an ICONIC symbol of the character
Kabir began by saying, “Today, a lot of people talk about the entry of Ek Tha Tiger. However, it was not written (in the script). There are a lot of things you do organically. Because of my documentary training, I react a lot to space, situations, props, etc.”
He added, “We wanted a location which looked fabulous and which had never been used by any other Hollywood action thriller. I read about this one location on the Turkey-Syria border (Mardin). I saw its photographs and was wowed by the brown mud houses on a hill. Nobody had ever shot there. Later, I realized why nobody had used it as it was really difficult to shoot over there (smiles)! It’s difficult to access.”
Kabir Khan continued, “I saw the hill from a distance and I realized that I’d love to see Tiger come in a silhouette and stand over here before I start my story. Hence, it was a reaction to the location and light conditions. I had not written in my script that there would be a hill town with muddy houses and Tiger would enter in silhouette. I knew it would be an iconic shot. And it went on to become an iconic shot!”
He smiled and stated, “When I went to the first-day screening of Ek Tha Tiger at Gaiety-Galaxy, that silhouette shot came in and the whole cinema erupted.”
He also said, “That scarf went on to become an iconic symbol of Tiger. I always wore the scarf when I was shooting in Afghanistan as a rule. Even today, I wear these scarves while I am shooting. I was also wearing it when I was doing the look test for Ek Tha Tiger. I realized that something was amiss. This is when I removed my scarf and gave it to Salman. He put it on and there it was! Hence, a lot of things happen with your gut instinct and spontaneity.”
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