Cast: John Abraham, Maanushi Chhillar, Neeru Bajwa, and others
One doesn’t need to be a ‘by the book’ officer to be considered good at his job. John Abraham who plays a police officer, DCP Rajeev Kumar
is one such man, who cannot take his job dispassionately. He is emotional too. From the beginning of the film we realise that it is not going to be a simple espionage thriller. The twist and turns to this film were plenty. From the very beginning the geo-political tension of Iran-Israel is what makes the story strong. John Abraham delivers his career best performance.
Tehran Movie Review: John Abraham and Manushi Chhillar’s spy thriller is intense, engaging and sharp
Inspired by real events,
the characters are fictitious.Tehran begins with a bombing in Delhi which killed a little girl who was selling flowers. DCP Rajeev Kumar (John Abraham) couldn’t get over this incident. Kumar is put on this case.
But as usual, he gets personal because he knew this girl from whom he had brought flowers. The girl dies in the hospital, but her face keeps haunting him. He immerses himself in the case as if it is his personal loss. He makes arrangements for this girl’s brother in an orphanage and spends time with this young kid too. While Rajeev is a patriot,
he soon finds himself abandoned by India and Israel and hunted by Iran. This movie shows how he fights back when his own country literally abandon's him.
“Iran wants to kill him, Israel has ditched him, and India has deserted him,” these were the exact words that were told to him wife by diplomat Sheilaja (Neeru Bajwa). But his wife doesn't give up and waits for his call. But will the phone ring in Rajeev's house again?
A still from Tehran
Though Manushi Chhillar, as SI Divya Rana was given limited
screen time. Yet she plays a strong role and delivers her best. Without much dialogue, she makes her presence felt. I don’t think anybody else would have done a better job than her. Same goes for Neeru Bajwa who plays the role of a diplomat Sheilaja is also very powerful. These women with limited dialogues, show their position in the most graceful possible way. We realise that the job of a civil servant is not as glamorous as it appears to be. The differences of opinions among civil servants is nothing less than wars, except the fact that it is first fought in board rooms.
The movie is a slow-burn. Some may even find it like a documentary. But it is a must-watch for those who take interest in geo-politics.
