Trivia
- The name of the fictional network in the film, Al Johara, is Arabic for "The Jewel". Johara is not a Turkish word, and Turkish does not use the prefix Al. Similarly, the name Abu Nazir, used by the film's bin Laden-esque terrorist, is also Arabic, not Turkish. Unlike in many Arab cultures, Turkish men do not take the name Abu or, indeed, have any similar honorific or nickname based on the name of their son(s). The names of many of the Turkish characters are also not Turkish names. The correct spelling in Turkish for "Rizwan" is Rızvan, whereas Owais is most definitely not a Turkish name, since the Turkish alphabet does not include the letter "W".
- For the climactic battle, the reed-thin Zayed Khan put on 11 kg and weighed 75 kg for the first time in his life. All because he had to take on the movie's bad man Niketan Dheer, who was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 86 kg.
- Vivek Oberoi grew his hair for his role as a Turkish commando in the film.
- Jammu and Kashmir politician Omar Abdullah appears in the film as himself.
- Brent Mendenhall, a look-alike of U.S President George W. Bush, appears in the film as Bush.
- Khalil Ahmed, a double for Osama Bin Laden, appears.
- The organisation Al Johara in the movie and its alleged role as a mouthpiece for terrorists, i.e. having tapes delivered to the news organisation by terrorists, bears a resemblance to Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera and the fact that it too was criticised by some White House officials as being an outlet for terrorists. In this respect the movie helps to re-inforce the Western world's take on the War on Terror, which is a bit ironic since the country that is home to the film's fictional network, Turkey, is a NATO country with troops engaged in the War on Terror in Afghanistan.
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