After Blue, its Blue 2

The seats are still warm from last week’s release Blue but a sequel to the big budget film is already in the works. Tentatively titled Blue 2, get ready for a bigger, better and definitely more expensive production, which will go even further with it’s thrilling special effects. Blue actor Sanjay Dutt told a tabloid that they will be starting with the sequel immediately. "It was a thrilling experience shooting for Blue in the Bahamas. Tony (director) is ready with the idea for Blue 2 and he has promised that there will be more sharks and action in the sequel," says Sanjay. The actor went on to tell of the trials and tribulations over the shooting of the original. "For me, Blue was an extremely difficult film to shoot. The same goes for the director Anthony D'Souza. Hats off to the producer who believed in the film and invested so much money in it. I don't know about others but I had a tough time while shooting as I was scared when I saw 50 sharks around me." Blue 2 is rumoured to begin shooting in Australia and will reportedly star one more key male actor other than Akshay Kumar, Sanjay and Zayed Khan. Who do you think should complete the male quartet in Blue 2?

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Mission Istaanbul

More stills from Mission Istaanbul

Mission Istaanbul (action)
Cast: Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Shreya Saran
Direction: Apoorva Lakhia
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APOORVA Lakhia simply got carried away by the bang-bang of Shootout at Lokhandwala . But whilst the earlier film was a high testosterone action flick which clicked simply because it didn't compromise on its emotional quotient, Mission Istaanbul sees Lakhia concentrating on action alone. End result? A cold, clinical drama, spilling over with gun fights, fist fights, car chases and stunts that have no emotional bedrock. The characters fail to connect with each other and the audience and the good versus evil war against terrorism remains thanda at the core. Once again, it's the lack of a story that sorely lets down the actors who try hard to get the adrenalin pumping with their guys-and-guns lore.

The director chooses a topical theme: terrorism, but loses the plot midway and blames a media channel for creating most of the terror in the world. Osama has been conveniently bumped off in his bunker by Turkish commando, Rizwan Khan (Vivek Oberoi), yet his tapes keep appearing on the popular Al Johara (Al Jazeera, did you say?) television network. The doctored tapes have been created by the media mogul (Niketan Dheer) who is in league with the terrorists and is spearheading mayhem, the world over, only to raise the TRPs.

This time, the target is India, but for the brave Indian television anchor, Zayed Khan and his Turkish comrade-in-arms, Vivek Oberoi. Of course, they manage to find a third partner too in the desi Lara Croft (Shweta Bhardwaj) who has the uncanny knack of jumping in whenever the stakes are low. Quite a distraction, actually, especially since Hunk No. 1 (Zayed) is newly divorced from wife Shreya and Hunk No. 2 (Vivek) has lost his wife to the terrorists.

The film has been shot well in the exotic locales of Istanbul, but there isn't much that Vivek's long hair and Zayed's serious be-spectacled look can do to save the film from ending up as a thriller that doesn't actually thrill. Even Abhishek Bachchan's item number fails to garner applause this time. The only time the film perks up is with the Bush humour. The American President wonders what's the problem with Turkey? Are the birds in short supply? he asks. And if that's not enough, he warns his aides to `leave those Indians alone with their pen drives' since all the call centres are in India and he must learn how to pronounce Man-mo-han, before he visits India. Ha!

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Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Dutt have narrow escape

While shooting for mega movie, Blue, in the Bahamas, Akshay Kumar and Sunjay Dutt barely escaped with their lives while doing a stunt scene.

The Scene required the blasting of a ship while Akshay Kumar and Sunjay Dutt accompanied by cameraman Peter Zuccarni were nearby about 50 meters under water.

While the crew took utmost care to ensure that all precautions were taken, they didn’t expect the impact of the blast, especially underwater, to be as powerful as it turned out to be.

It was a harrowing moment for the entire team, but luckily the cameraman used his presence of mind and got Sanjay Dutt, Akki and himself out of trouble quickly.

Back on shore, while the actors thanked their stars for being alive, they also thanked the cameraman for his bravado.

Blue is said to be one of the most expensive movies of 2008 and is being shot on the sunny beaches and blue waters of the Bahamas.

With an impressive star-cast comprising of Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan along with some spectacular stunts and breathtaking underwater sequences, Blue is surely one film to look forward to.

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