YRF Spy Universe
Shared fictional universe
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- YRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional R&AW agents.
- The franchise also includes comic books, graphic novels and video games.
- Overview The first film Ek Tha Tiger (2012) directed by Kabir Khan was centered on a fictional RAW agent named Avinash Singh Rathore alias Tiger played by Salman Khan.
- The third film War (2019) directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff was released as a standalone film with no connection to the Tiger films.
- The fourth installment Pathaan (2023), also directed by Anand, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was the first film in the universe to feature characters from the previous films.
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WikipediaYRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional R&AW agents. The first three films in the universe - Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019) - were released as standalone films before the universe was established through Pathaan (2023) after the success of War. The franchise also includes comic books, graphic novels and video games. The films are created, produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films.
The first film Ek Tha Tiger (2012) directed by Kabir Khan was centered on a fictional RAW agent named Avinash Singh Rathore alias Tiger played by Salman Khan. This was followed by its sequels Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and the fifth film in the universe Tiger 3 (2023) directed by Maneesh Sharma. The third film War (2019) directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff was released as a standalone film with no connection to the Tiger films. The universe was created when Aditya Chopra and Siddharth Anand decided to connect the three films and create a shared universe through crossovers with characters and connecting plot lines. The fourth installment Pathaan (2023), also directed by Anand, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was the first film in the universe to feature characters from the previous films. The sixth installment War 2 (2025), directed by Ayan Mukerji, continues the storyline established in War.
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