Tiger Zinda Hai: Katrina Kaif to undergo extensive combat training

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan together are back again in 'Tiger Zinda Hai' which is the sequel to their 2012 superhit 'Ek Tha Tiger' directed by Kabir Khan.

'Sultan' director Ali Abbas Zafar is the director for the movie this time and is leaving no single efforts to make their actors work more hard.

The director stated that Katrina Kaif shall be undergoing an extensive combat training to perform difficult stunts for the movie.

"Katrina will be going through a rigorous training programme in hand-to-hand fighting along with Kali knife fighting with specialised trainers from the UK and LA," Zafar said in a statement to PTI.

Katrina, currently is busy shooting for a song sequence for her next 'Jagga Jasoos' alongside Ranbir Kapoor. After wrapping up the schedule for the film she will begin her training for 'Tiger Zinda Hai' from April 20.

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She will shoot for some high-octane action sequences along with Salman Khan at a studio in Mumbai and other foreign locations.

In the film, Salman is reprising his role as RAW agent Tiger aka Avinash Singh Rathore while Katrina will play Pakistani spy Zoya. Tiger Zinda Hai is slated for release during Christmas this year.