Yash Raj Films' romantic-thriller, starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, 'Ek Tha Tiger' is going to be first-of-its-kind movie. And how? Well, it is said to be one of the first Bollywood movie that is going to be shot in the locales of Iraq.

Buzz is that an important action sequence will be canned there and the makers of the film have got permission from the Iraqi government.

'Ek Tha Tiger' goes on floor end July and is slated for a 1st June 2012 release.

The movie is directed by Kabir Khan, who earlier chose Afghanistan for his 'Kabul Express'.

The film is based on a story by Aditya Chopra, who will be also producing it. The screenplay and dialogues have been written by Kabir Khan and Neelesh Misra. Aseem Mishra, who has worked with Kabir on 'New York', will be the DOP. The music will be scored by Pritam.