Review: Mission Istaanbul
Movie
Mission Istaanbul
Director
Apoorva Lakhia
Cast
Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Shreya Saran, Sunil Shetty

Sonia Chopra

We’re all aware of this kind of film — lots of maar-dhaad, swaggering heroes impossibly taking on an army of bad guys, hot women, a misleadingly attractive film title that almost leads you on to believe that the film could be hat-ke. But I believe the audience knows better than to fall yet again for smart promos that cunningly offer more to the film.

Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan, what an improvement), who we learn is “India’s number one journalist”, is off to Istaanbul to take up a job at the Al Johara channel, that often breaks stories related to terrorism. His wife Anjali (Shriya Saran, ho-hum) sobs at the divorce court, “I am a journalist too but I was ready to give up everything for you. You couldn’t even come an hour early to be with me.” She then warns her husband against joining an organisation that clearly serves as the “terrorists’ mouth-piece”. Interestingly, he calls her dumbo, a nick-name she eventually lives up to; how, is for you to find out.

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Mission Istaanbul