Actor Emraan Hashmi has reportedly been roped in to play the antagonist in the third instalment of superstar Salman Khan-led 'Tiger' franchise. The action-thriller, backed by YRF, features Khan and Katrina Kaif as spy agents. According to a source close to the film's production, “Emraan will be playing the villain in the third part of 'Tiger' franchise.”
The movie will mark the first collaboration between Hashmi, Kaif, and Salman. This will also be Hashmi's first time working on a YRF production. The 2012's 'Ek Tha Tiger', the first movie in the franchise, followed the story of an Indian spy code-named Tiger, who falls in love with a Pakistani spy during an investigation. The sequel, 2017's 'Tiger Zinda Hai', saw Tiger and Zoya go on a mission to save a group of hostages held by a militant terrorist organisation in Iraq. The movie was said to be inspired from the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by ISIL. The first part was helmed by Kabir Khan, while the second by Ali Abbas Zafar. The third instalment will be directed by Maneesh Sharma.
On the work front, Hashmi also has Sanjay Gupta's 'Mumbai Saga', and 'Chehre' alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
