‘Tehran’ Movie Review: John Abraham advocated non-composition in political thriller at this time

For a change, Pakistan is not the axis of a Bollywood script, with a terrorist attack at its center. Based on real events, Tehran In 2012, India, Georgia and Thailand draw from the alleged solid Iranian attack on Israeli embassies.

Wait in wings for a while, Tehran At a time when West Asia is on boil again due to stressful relations between Iran and Israel. The film shows how the two countries attack each other’s interests, but in this case, India, which has friendly relations with both Iran and Israel, gets caught in a crossfire between the two countries fighting the war of civilizations.

In the fictional realm, when a small road flower seller is hit by a low -intensity explosion, an Israeli is targeted by the family of an Israeli diplomat, Delhi Police places special cell officer Rajiv Kumar (John Abraham) on the criminal mark. Bigvigs want quick results, and Pakistan is clearly suspicious. As Rajiv investigates, he develops a personal relationship with the dead, but is alive for the evidence that points to an Iranian connection.

For detective greens for fans Madras Cafe, John has recently been searching for subjects that focus on geopolitics. Whereas Diplomatic The edges were slightly thicker, here, that game is correct, as director Arun Gopalan turns to recent history to comment on India’s strategic relations in West Asia in a gap of a measured thriller.

As Rajiv dig deeply, he knows that nationalism is a relative word, which has been interpreted according to the geopolitical interests of its followers. With Pakistan, we go to kill, but can we do it with an old friend, Iran? Left by his superiors, Rajiv becomes an one-person army, but we see in the Bollywood Potbile. He stands by his world vision, where countries cannot use Indian soil to fight their battles, but he looks unsafe, and cannot be provided to his invitation.

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The characters are suitable for playing the characters, John’s impervious face and strong physique naturally lend him to the role of an intelligence officer. The blink of the mouth opened, the bad dreams of a colleague were lost in action, the bull-headed drive to catch the Iranian terrorist, joined John because the officer was scared of the child’s death.

Cinematographer Ievgen Gubrebko’s gaze gives it a different look. Rang Yojana, taking shot, and editing make the story reliable and keep drowning in the investigation. Like most elements of the film, action choreography is also understood but impressive. The emotional trigger that dots is not a novel, but treatment makes them reliable.

Still from ‘Tehran’. , Photo Credit: Zee Studio/YouTube

When the eligible do not demand sympathy, you start feeling for their position. Between the dried areas of intelligence, writers Ritesh Shah and Ashish Verma made it to humor. When the high-ups push Rajiv to leave the Iran angle in their investigation, they commented, And justice went to oil, A comment on India’s dependence on Tehran’s oil reserves.

The support cast is strong. Iranian actor Haji Khanjanpore is striking as Lone Wolf who crosses his brief. It is good to return Suwi Eli Khan in action. Together with Quxic Mukherjee, he creates a mystery that surrounds spies and spux. For a change, Neeru Bajwa is a bubbly out of the Punjabi mold and shows his price as an artist. Dinkar Sharma is impressive as John’s understanding. His Hariyanvi/Western Uttar Pradesh-infected dictionary and body language lent the taste of the unique Delhi Police for investigation.

After the setup, we know where it is, but Arun keeps his comma and colon’s with accuracy and knows where to keep the entire stop.

Tehran is currently streaming on Zee5

Published – August 15, 2025 12:30 pm IST