Theatrical poster Directed by Kabir Khan Produced by Aditya Chopra Screenplay by Kabir Khan Neelesh Misra Story by Aditya Chopra Starring Salman Khan Katrina Kaif Ranvir Shorey Music by Original songs: Sohail Sen Guest Composers: Sajid-Wajid Background Score : Julius Packiam Cinematography Aseem Mishra Editing by Rameshwar S. Bhagat Studio Yash Raj Films Release date(s) *. 15 August 2012 Country India Language Hindi Ek Tha Tiger is an upcoming 2012 Bollywood romantic action thriller film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif . [ 1 ] Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Kabir Khan , the film marks the third collaboration of Kabir Khan with Yash Raj Films after Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009). It is also Salman's first filmwith the company. The music for the film has been composed by Sohail Sen , along with a guest composition by duo Sajid-Wajid . The pre-production for Ek Tha Tiger started in the second half of 2010, after the script had beencompleted. The principal photography commenced on September 2011 and ended in June 2012. The film had been shotin as many as five countries across three continents. [ 2 ] It has been scheduled for theatrical release on August 15, 2012.