Welcome to Pakistan: Salman, Katrina's 'Tiger 3' trailer promises drama, romance, revenge

Two weeks ago, Avinash "Tiger" Singh Rathore's official message to the world dropped, wherein he revealed that despite 20 years of his service, his narrative of being a hero was being rewritten. Now framed as public enemy number one, Tiger lets all of India know that the nation will tell his son that the agent was, in fact, a hero, instead of the traitor he was being made out to be.

Following the events of Tiger Zinda Hai, War, and Pathaan, the trailer for Tiger 3 reveals a figure lurking in the shadows, vowing to take away from Avinash all that he holds dear. At this point in time, Avinash is happily married to Zoya (Katrina Kaif) with whom he shares a son. "Tiger and Zoya are back - to save the country and their family. This time it’s personal!" states the description of the trailer on YouTube. The "personal" element in question, of course, is the fact that a "terrorist" who happens to be Pakistani, is seeking revenge against Tiger.

"Welcome to Pakistan," says Emraan Hashmi at the end of the trailer, his scruffy white beard indicating that he must be a Muslim based in Pakistan. The makers decided to forgo the kohl-smeared eyes, prayer cap, and generous use of "janaab," but hey, this is just the trailer. The team may not disappoint when the film hits theatres on 12th November. 

To say that the offering is every Salman Khan fan's fantasy come true would be an understatement. Salman, as Tiger, looks fit and buff, and has a gun in his hand for a large part of the trailer. He's in a convoluted cycle of revenge against the man who is seeking revenge against him, but, in Tiger's case, it is angled as him clearing his name. If the agenda-driven conflict wasn't enough, Katrina is by Salman's side as his wife. The meme-makers who keep editing videos of the ex-couple together are bound to have a field day with this film. 

With the promise of action, and romance, Emraan facing Salman as a microcosm of the ongoing combat between Pakistan and India makes for a riveting trailer - at least for the team's Indian audience. While Pakistani fans may grunt and bemoan yet another film framing the nation as the antagonist, the watch may be worthwhile, if the intense, drama-packed trailer is to be believed.

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