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‘Mission Istanbul’ is an action thriller based on the subject of international terrorism. The film tells the story of a journalist who gets his hands on top-secret information on dreaded terrorists.

The movie stars Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Sunil Shetty, Shabbir Ahluwalia and Shreya Saran in main roles. Abhishek Bachchan makes a special appearance.

‘Mission Istanbul’ is directed by Apoorva Lakhia . The film has story by Suresh Nair and is produced jointly by Sunil Shetty, Shabbir Boxwala, Shobhaa Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor.

Vikas Sagar is a young and gifted journalist. Lucks favors him in the form of Owais Husain, head of a controversial Istanbul based news channel, who promises him a lump some salary and other benefits. This offer comes at a time when Vikas is undergoing a painful time having divorced his wife Anjali.

Tempted by the lucrative offer, he lands the job. Later, he learns the truth and voices his plans to quit his job. However, he is warned by a Turkish commando, Rizwan Khan (Vivek Oberoi), that others who have quit from the channel have mercilessly been killed for knowing its secrets. Who wins this battle? Will Vikas fall prey like many others or is the pen mightier than the sword?

The need for a Turkish/Middle-Eastern influence in the instrumentation and percussion of MI is utterly understandable, but why did Apoorva Lakhia require four different music directors to churn out the soundtrack? With the exception of Mika Singh, who tuned the ode-to-the-bartender “Ganpat” on Lakhia’s last venture, “Shootout at Lokhandwala”, the 3 other MDs don’t really bring much uniqueness to the pitch.

This post was submitted by Darmaraju.