Director
of
Shootout
at
Lokhandwala,
Apoorva
Lakhia
is
in
talks
with
Sagarika
Ghatge
(Preeti
Sabarwal
of
Chak
De
India)
for
his
next
film,
Mission
Istanbul
which
is
co-
produced
by
Suniel
Shetty
and
Ekta
Kapoor.
Shreya
Saran,
who
is
also
one
of
the
lead
actresses,
has
already
been
signed
for
the
film;
she
was
last
seen
in
the
film
Awarapan.
"Mission
Istanbul
is
about
a
person,
who
is
stuck
in
extraordinary
circumstances,
in
the
world
of
terrorism.
The
main
character
is
fictional
but
the
situation
around
him
is
real;
like
in
the
film,
Last
King
of
Scotland.
"There
is
definitely
no
Osama
in
this
story" clarifies
Apoorva
Lakhia.
"The
shooting
of
the
film
would
start
by
October
20.
It's
a
60-day
schedule
and
would
be
completed
by
February.
We
hope
to
release
the
film
by
summer
next
year",
adds
the
director.
On
asking
about
the
character
of
the
leading
actresses
he
said,
"Shreya
would
be
a
news
reporter,
it's
a
facet
role
whilst
the
other
actress
will
play
the
role
of
a
RAW
analysis
agent." Apoorva
further
confirms,
"Sagarika
surely
is
among
the
ones
who
we
looked
at
for
the
second
role
but
she
has
not
been
signed
for
the
film."
It
was
heard
that
Suniel
Shetty
is
doing
a
special
appearance
in
this
film;
however
the
director
corrects
it
saying,
"Suniel
is
very
much
doing
the
film,
not
as
a
special
appearance;
its
Abhishek
Bachchan
who's
giving
a
special
appearance
in
the
film.
The
other
star
cast
of
the
film
includes
Zayed
Khan
and
Vivek
Oberoi."
"The
locations
selected
for
the
shoot
include
Turkey,
Istanbul,
Mumbai,
Jaisalmer
and
Antalia.
So
far
there
have
been
no
problems
with
the
locations,
I
just
returned
from
Istanbul
yesterday"
he
adds.
After
Mission
Istanbul,
Apoorva
has
three
projects
lined
up.
"I
have
signed
a
film
with
Tips
and
one
with
HMV.
However
I
will
also
be
doing
another
film
with
Suniel
Shetty
as
it
was
great
fun
to
work
with
him."