A controversial chapter in the history of Mumbai which had a chilling aftermath to the whole incident. The Anti-Terrorist Squad responsible for the encounter killing of Maya Mahindra Dolas and the brains behind the Operation, AA Khan had to take loads of heat from the press and the Human Rights activists. The Press accusing Khan of being on the payroll of Dawood Ibrahim even. This film was a new landmark in Indian film making history. Apoorva so effectively fleshed out each and every character after studying the plot at length, interviewing experts on the subject even to the point of getting AA Khan to play a pivotal role in the film. Vivek Oberoi was a true professional in his gearing up for Dolas. He established contact with the man's previous associates, interviewed them and even lived amongst them for abit to re-enact the भाई-गिरी part well. Apart frlm his immediate associates, I suppose the only other person to know Maya Dolas well on the inside was Vivek Oberoi. His research was that thorough. And watching him on the siver screen, spouting Mumbai filth and dressed to play the part, it was virtually impossible to visualize Vivek as an actor in any other role. And the lines too...man! "बोल सुननेका वक्त गया है, अभी करने का टाइम है ", "वह गली दोनों तरफ़ भी खोलती है खान ", "अभी तू इधर आने का और कैसा भी करके अपने बच्चे लोगों को इधर से निकालने का, समझा क्या?", "अभी बोला तो अभियीच" ! Man that was just done to perfection!
Now when the same team, comprising of the Lakhias, Oberoi, Shetty, Ahluwalia team up together with Zayed Khan and Niketan Dheer for Mission Istaanbul, u expect something to surpass the orbit of Shootout and hit Mars. But Mars bars is all I got. Dudes, seriously, what the fuck were u guys smoking!?!?
Vivek as Maya was fresh, and thats cos noone expected such a stellar portrayal from him. Like I said earlier, he took Vivek out of the equation and all that we saw on screen was Dolas. But I did have some preconceived notion as to how he would essay Rizwan Khan. Firstly, I hit bulls eye with that and secondly, I saw no Khan, only Oberoi prancing about as a Turk commando. There was a hugeish hype about having tanks and heavy duty artillery...where were they!?! The 8th storey jump sequence that was so hyped amounted to be nothing. I'd choose the sky diving sequence in Don anyday!
Lakhia had promised this film would showcase the beauty and capture the essence of Istanbul in his defence, when he was facing the brickbats for making 5 separate visits to the city. And what exactly did u showcase Lakhia? Anything so outstanding u showed us in Istanbul that couldnt have been done in your Mumbai studios or even in Delhi? Heck, just shoot the damn thing in Malaysia if u need a foreign locale and call it Mission KL or something! And keep that extra cash u save for better effects and maybe better actors! I wonder what he exactly achieved by having Shriya Saran in the lead. Just cos she starred against Rajnikanth does NOT mean she is a good actress.
Mission Istaanbul, sadly, is a dud...I'd recommend this on the dvd editions or pay-per-view. Just don't end up watching it in the cinema. You'd hardly have missed much and u'd be thanking me for saving u your 12 bucks.
*peace*
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