to kill off their opponents. In the end, Vikas and Anjali are reunited, and Rizwan unexpectedly turns up at their place. Cast Zayed Khan as Vikas Sagar, Anjali's husband Vivek Oberoi as Rizwan Khan, Vikas' friend at Istanbul and a former Turkish commando Shriya Saran as Anjali Sagar, Vikas' wife Nikitin Dheer as Al Ghazni, head of Al Johara and the main antagonist Shabbir Ahluwalia as Khalil Nazir, Abu Nazir's brother and Ghazni's right hand Suniel Shetty as Owais Hussain (special appearance) Shweta Bhardwaj as Dr. Liza Lobo, an undercover RAW agent in Istanbul Pia Trivedi in an item number Brent Mendenhall as President George W. Bush Omar Abdullah in a Special Appearance. Khalil Ahmed as Osama Bin Laden Rosy as Secretary to the US President Abhishek Bachchan in an item number "Nobody Like You" Production Zayed Khan's role was initially meant to be played by Bobby Deol. Tusshar Kapoor was offered a villain role but turned that role down which then went to Nikitin Dheer. Soundtrack A soundtrack for Mission Istaanbul was released prior to the film and is available for retail. The soundtrack closely follows the theme of the film spanning a wide variety of music directors such as Mika Singh, Hamza Farooqui, Chirantan Bhatt, Shamir Tandon and Anu Malik. The album consists of 9 songs, including 3 remix versions. Track listing Critical Reception Mission Istaanbul received negative reviews from critics. Bollywood Hungama critic Taran Adarsh gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars. The Hindu stated that Mission Istaanbul has no sting. Rediff.com gave it 1 star. Box Office Mission Istaanbul net grossed in India with a distributor share of . References External links 2008 films Films scored by Anu Malik 2000s Hindi-language films Journalism adapted into films Films scored by Shamir Tandon Films scored by Mika Singh Films shot in Jordan Films shot in India Indian action war films 2000s action war films 2008 action thriller films Indian spy thriller films 2000s spy thriller films Films set in Turkey Films set in Afghanistan Films about terrorism in India Indian action thriller films Films about the Research and Analysis Wing Balaji Motion Pictures films Films directed by Apoorva Lakhia