If you are a fan of action genre and movies like ‘The Protector’, ‘Ong Bak’ series, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’, ‘Furious 7’ and ‘Tom Yum Goong 2’ have often made to your binge-watch list, then the name Tony Jaa won’t sound alien to you. 

Tony Jaa is a Thai martial artist, an actor, action choreographer, stuntman and director, who has often taken the world by a storm with his breathtaking action sequences and killer punches. 

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While the world still gets inspired and impressed by Tony Jaa, Bollywood’s Khiladi Akshay Kumar has already found someone who can give tough competition to Tony Jaa or can be considered Jaa’s Bollywood counterpart. That someone is none other than Shroff Jr., Tiger. 

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Akshay Kumar was highly impressed by Tiger Shroff’s performance and took to Twitter to appreciate his work. He wrote, “Take a bow. Bollywood can proudly announce that we have our very own Tony Jaa in the industry. Your action is a force to be reckoned with.” 

Take a bow @iTIGERSHROFF 🙇
Bollywood can proudly announce that we have our very own Tony Jaa in the industry. Your action is a force to be reckoned with 👊�#Baaghi2 pic.twitter.com/aLTBBllqq5

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) 31 March 2018

Honoured by Akshay’s compliment, Tiger replied to him saying that Bollywood had Akshay much before him and we kind of agree. After all, he is known as Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar for a reason. 

Thank you so much sir means the world coming from you! But we had you much before me and thank you for giving guys like me an opportunity to follow after you. Lots of love �� #theoriginal #theirreplaceable #actionman https://t.co/8FiRPRNmp2

— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) 31 March 2018

It’s definitely a great compliment and a matter of pride for Tiger Shroff because Tony Jaa is one of his idols. Recently, he even posted a video with the legendary Tony Jaa on Instagram. 

Can’t believe i met one of my idols today…only manage to steal some of his moves because i cant do the rest! @tonyjaaofficial #greatest #legend #tonyjaa #blessingsfor #baaghi2

A post shared by Tiger Shroff (@tigerjackieshroff) on Mar 13, 2018 at 9:16am PDT

With the release of ‘Baaghi 2’ and Tiger Shroff’s high-octane performance in the movie, we guess we can now call him the newest action star on the block. And now that Bollywood’s original action star Akshay Kumar has acknowledged him as Bollywood’s Tony Jaa, we don’t think there’s any need for further discussion.

While most actors in Bollywood get a stunt double to perform even the most basic of action sequences, we have some exceptional cases who try to do everything on their own to give their character an original feel.

Tiger Shroff is one of those actors who has carved his name in tinsel town, owing to his extraordinary action-packed roles. Known for his martial arts skills and ripped body, the actor, this time as well, has left no stone unturned for his upcoming film ‘Baaghi 2’.

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Though Tiger is quite known for performing his own stunts, this time he was required to push the boundaries and challenge his own strength.

“Tiger had to undergo various martial arts training. He attended many workshops and took gymnastic training as well. He also had to train himself more for action sequences because the role of him is that demanding. He is more muscular this time and to achieve that he had to work a lot,” A source close to the movie revealed to MensXP.

Here’s a bit of the making for you guys 👊😊 (link to full video in my bio) @dishapatani #SajidNadiadwala @khan_ahmedasas @nadiadwalagrandson @foxstarhindi @tseries.official @wardakhannadiadwala #Baaghi2onMarch30

A post shared by Tiger Shroff (@tigerjackieshroff) on Mar 6, 2018 at 6:05am PST

Giving more insight into the same, Tiger told the media, “When physically, the character demanded me to carry a lot of muscle, I had to learn different forms of martial arts and weaponry.”

Tiger claims that this was the most challenging action schedule of his life. And now that he has been sweating out for this one, one cannot except anything less than a full-blown action-packed performance by him.

A post shared by Tiger Shroff (@tigerjackieshroff) on Jan 10, 2018 at 3:59am PST

While shooting this film, Tiger actually faced a lot of challenges and sharing about the same he said, “It was very difficult to maneuver into five-ten jump around every now and then, it was raining every now and then, so we used to fight, quickly take a shot. When the clouds would come out then it would start to rain and my body used to cool down, again I would warm up and go out there when the sun came out, so it was very challenging.” 

The highlight of any Tiger Shroff’s movie is its action sequence and this time too, you will witness the powerhouse of action perform kickass stunts. “The climax sequence is about 15-16 minutes of pure action so that really took a lot from me,” added Tiger. 

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A post shared by Tiger Shroff (@tigerjackieshroff) on Mar 8, 2018 at 10:51pm PST

This is the first time Tiger and his rumored girlfriend Disha Patani will be seen on-screen. Fans are damn excited to witness their on-screen chemistry and we are sure they are going to set our screens on fire. 

Directed by Ahmed Khan, Baaghi also features Manoj Bajpayee, Randeep Hooda, and Pratiek Babbar and is slated to release on 30th March 2018.

Tiger Shroff is a complete hero, says choreographer-turned-filmmaker Ahmed Khan, who has helmed the actor’s forthcoming film Baaghi 2

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Tiger Shroff is a complete hero, says choreographer-turned-filmmaker Ahmed Khan, who has helmed the actor’s forthcoming film “Baaghi 2”. Khan spoke about it at the launch of &TV’s dance reality show “High-Fever” on Friday. 

“I haven’t done much choreography since the last one year, but as a choreographer or as a director, I think I see Tiger Shroff right now as a hero. Because you ask him to dance, he is ready, tell him to do action, he does it out of his limits, for a bare body shot he is ready in five minutes because he is always fit,” Khan said.

He also said Tiger’s fans will see his transformation in “Baaghi”. “Look-wise, there is a transformation in him. I asked him for a haircut, and he was ready. He is an actor who is a complete hero. Whether it is songs, action, acting or anything, he is ready. I think Tiger Shroff is complete in terms of everything. Of course, there are Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh… these are the boys who are ready to go,” Khan added.

Producer Sajid Nadiadwala had announced “Baaghi 3” even before the “Baaghi 2” trailer had come out. Khan said he is overwhelmed by the confidence of the producer. On the pressure for “Baaghi 3”, he said: “Its announcement took place even before the trailer release and it came from a producer like Sajid Nadiadwala, who is the number one producer in Bollywood right now. So, the amount of confidence he has on me and Tiger (Shroff), we’re overwhelmed with it.

“He told us one thing, ‘See, you have taken the action level to such a level in ‘Baaghi 2’, now you have to take the action on a higher level. We have started preparations to create something very interesting and nice for the audience in ‘Baaghi 3’. I am sure we will come victorious because audience support is tremendous.”

For now, he is focussed on the forthcoming release of “Baaghi 2”. “The action that people have seen in the trailer is just 25 per cent of what’s in the film. Once you watch the film, it is completely different,” Khan said.

“Baaghi 2” also stars Disha Patani, and will release on March 30.

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Tiger Shroff or Tiger ‘show off’ as we lovingly call him, is looking killer and is pumping some serious iron in his upcoming  ‘Baaghi 2’.  The movie is an action packed  drama and stars Tiger with Disha Patani in the lead role.

Once you watch the trailer, there is just one thing that is stuck on loop in your brain , Tiger’s insane stunts and his flawless strength to make it look effortless. The new behind-the-scenes video gives a peek into how he managed to do these stunts.

I personally feel that this movie will put him on another pedestal where one can seriously consider and count him as a legit action hero. Like I am not talking about the action that we watch in Rohit Shetty movies, this man right here is doing all the crazy work all by himself and with such great finesse. He is soon going to gear up for the epic remake of ‘Rambo’ and honestly by the looks of this footage, seems like ‘Baaghi 2’ is all about preparing the audience to enjoy his ‘Rambo’.