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Mission Istaanbul is a film of genre Drama directed by Apoorva Lakhia released in USA on 25 july 2008 with Vivek Oberoi
Mission Istaanbul (2008)
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Add to a movie listMission Istaanbul is a 2008 action thriller film starring Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran and Zayed Khan. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan and Peter Handley in a special appearance.
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The story is based on the life of India's top news reporter Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan). He would do anything for his news report, even risk his life. Ambitious, popular and professional, Vikas is considered one of the most promising journalists in the business. Due to this reason, Uwais Hussain (Sunil Shetty), a senior producer at the controversial news channel "Al Johara" offers him a job as the head of the channel's India bureau. Vikas is going through a divorce with his wife Anjali (Shriya Saran), and to get his mind of things, Vikas accepts the offer and flies to Istanbul to start work for "Al Johara".Actors
Vivek Oberoi
(Rizwan Khan)
Shriya Saran
(Anjali Sagar)
Zayed Khan
(Vikas Sagar)
Nikitin Dheer
(Al Gazini)
Abhishek Bachchan
(Special Appearance in "Nobody Like You" Song)
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