By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
August
14,
2007
Bobby
Deol
currently
riding
the
crest
with
his
two
lauded
performances
in
Jhoom
Baraabar
Jhoom
and
Apne,
is
out
of
Apoorva
Lakhia's
Mission
Istanbul.
Explains
Lakhia,
"We
were
supposed
to
go
on
the
floors
on
1st
August
but
because
of
Ramzan
and
Eid
the
date
got
pushed
up
with
the
result
that
Bobby
Deol
can
no
longer
do
the
project.
Sad,
because
he
was
the
first
one
I
signed.
Unfortunately
Mission
Istanbul
requires
60
days
in
Turkey
at
a
stretch.
And
I've
to
finish
the
film
by
end
of
November
before
winter
sets
in
and
the
days
get
short
and
wintry."
Now
Zayed
Khan
has
stepped
into
Bobby's
place.
"I'm
happy
Zayed
had
stepped
in.
I
guess
he
brings
a
different
mood
to
the
role
from
Bobby.
I've
never
worked
with
Zayed
before.
I've
seen
a
couple
of
his
films.
He's
young
and
cocky.
We
can
play
on
that.
He
plays
a
young
inexperienced
guy
in
a
mature
world."
Apart
from
Zayed
the
final
cast
for
Mission
Istanbul
is
Viveik
Oberoi,
Suniel
Shetty,
Shabbir
Ahluwalia
and
newcomer
Niket
Dheer
(actor
Pankaj
Dheer's
son)
and
Shreya
Saran(last
seen
in
Awarapan).
Abhishek
Bachchan
will
also
be
appearing
in
the
film.
"How
can
I
ever
make
a
film
without
Abhishek?" argues
Lakhia,
known
to
stick
to
a
film's
budget.
"I
shot
Mumbai
Se
Aaya
Mera
Dost
in
41
days
and
Ek
Ajnabee
in
39
days.
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala
was
shot
in
53
days
although
it
went
on
for
9
months.
Mission
Isntanbul
is
a
very
expensive
film.
My
producer
Suniel
Shetty
has
already
spent
plenty
in
pre-production.
We've
already
been
to
Turkey
several
times.
It's
one
of
the
most
amazing
shooting
spots.
I'm
looking
forward
to
it."
After
Mission
Istanbul
Apoorva
Lakhia
will
direct
a
film
for
Ekta
Kapoor.
"We're
exploring
a
number
of
films.
And
it
won't
necessarily
have
Tusshar
in
it.
Ekta
never
insists
on
anyone
in
the
cast.
In
fact
I
had
to
ask
Ekta
to
intervene
when
Tusshar
was
reluctant
to
do
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala...I'm
glad
the
film
is
a
hit.
Though
I
can't
say
how
big
a
hit,
at
least
it
got
me
noticed
and
I'm
doing
Mission
Istanbul."
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