Tiger 3 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. Based on a script written by Shridhar Raghavan and Anckur Chaudhry, from an original story by Chopra, the film serves as the fifth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe; a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), it is set after the events of War (2019) and Pathaan, and stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles, with Revathi, Simran, Kumud Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Vishal Jethwa, Riddhi Dogra, and Aamir Bashir in pivotal roles. Exploring the origins of a mutual connection between Tiger and Zoya, it explores their attempts to prevent rogue ISI agent Aatish Rehman, Zoya's former mentor, from implementing a dangerous plot against India and Pakistan.