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13 Years of 'Ek Tha Tiger': How Salman Khan's Film Resisted The Lazy Devices of Today’s Hyper-Nationalistic Action Sagas
Good directors don’t worship the superstars they work with, they weaponise this reverence into something sharper. They don’t cater to die-hard fans by giving them what they want, they expand the idea of fandom by showing them what’s possible. Kabir Khan does this skilfully in 'Ek Tha Tiger,' fusing the mythical legend of the actor with the slick machinations of the genre.
