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Mission Istanbul is a 2008 action thriller film starring Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran and Zayed Khan. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance. The Film is based on an organisation Al Johara which bears a resemblance to Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera which was criticized by the White House as being an outlet for terrorists. The film deals with the role of Al Johara based in Turkey, a NATO country with troops engaged in Afghanistan, and the role of Indian Intelligence agency R.A.W.
Original Release
07/25/2008
US Release
07/25/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vivek Oberoi | Rizwan Khan |
| Zayed Khan | Vikas Sagar |
| Shriya Saran | Anjali Sagar / Anjali V. Sagar / Anjali Vakil |
| Shabbir Ahluwalia | Khalil Nazir |
| Nikitin Dheer | Al Gazini / Al Gazni |
| Shweta Bhardwaj | Dr. Lisa Lobo |
| Abhishek Bachchan | Dancer / Singer / Special Appearance in "Nobody Like You" Song |
| Aslihan Cetin | Turkish News Reader |
| Shyamsundar Kalani | Iqbal |
| Aditya Lakhia |
Directors
Writers
Apoorva Lakhia, Shabbir Ahmed, Chirantan Bhatt, Ege, Hamza Faruqui, Virag Mishra, Suresh Nair, Sameer, Mika Singh, Raj Vasant
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vivek Oberoi | Rizwan Khan |
| Zayed Khan | Vikas Sagar |
| Shriya Saran | Anjali Sagar / Anjali V. Sagar / Anjali Vakil |
| Shabbir Ahluwalia | Khalil Nazir |
| Nikitin Dheer | Al Gazini / Al Gazni |
| Shweta Bhardwaj | Dr. Lisa Lobo |
| Abhishek Bachchan | Dancer / Singer / Special Appearance in "Nobody Like You" Song |
| Aslihan Cetin | Turkish News Reader |
| Shyamsundar Kalani | Iqbal |
| Aditya Lakhia | |
| Brent Mendenhall | President George Walker Bush |
| Suniel Shetty | Owais Hussain |
| Deanna Pak | Osama Bin Laden |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Laxmi Singh | Executive Producer |
| Suniel Shetty | Producer |
| Shabbir Boxwala | Producer |
| Dipti Jindal | Producer |
| Ekta Kapoor | Producer |
| Shobha Kapoor | Producer |
| Sakett Saawhney | Producer |
| Yogiraj Shetty | Producer |
