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Mission Istaanbul

Mission Istaanbul

Mission Istaanbul is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language actionthriller film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It stars Vivek Oberoi, Zayed Khan, and Shriya Saran.

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 the Indian Intelligence agency R.A.W.

Released on 25 July 2008, the film was a box-office bomb.