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Movie Theme : Tehran is inspired by real incidents, showing an Indian intelligence officer’s covert Iranian mission after Delhi’s devastating 2012 bomb blast.
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The film opens with a powerful Delhi car explosion, which gradually exposes deeper geopolitical tensions linking India, Iran, and Israel together.
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Director Arun Gopalan begins with Israel-Iran conflict history, then delivers explosive sequences, sustaining gripping suspense with tight pacing throughout the film.
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John Abraham’s Rajeev Kumar is intense and disciplined, portraying strength through actions and silence rather than lengthy dialogue or theatrics.
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Manushi Chhillar as Divya and Neeru Bajwa as Shailja add emotional weight, providing realism and depth to otherwise secondary roles.
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Ketan Sodha’s gripping background score heightens suspense, while Tanishk Bagchi’s Ishq Bukhaar track entertains musically despite being absent onscreen.
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Tehran succeeds with realism, authenticity, and pace, though its dense plotting occasionally limits emotional resonance and broader viewer accessibility.
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Cinematographers capture Tehran’s bustling markets and narrow alleys authentically, while action sequences feel tense, grounded.
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