"We would like to have your permission to infiltrate China, " a lady Interpol officer based in India says to a minister. Well, baby, wish it was so easy to infiltrate China by seeking diplomatic permissions. The bizarre idea and a conscious attempt to showcase Sachiin Joshi as an unlikely Rambo like hero fails Azaan.
The script is flawed and the pace of the film is too fast. Many questions are left unanswered and many sequences are too hurried, all in the name of making a fast paced thriller. To be fair, the film has an engaging first half. Shot beautifully, nice editing chops and a good music score are the highlights.
Many of the forein actors are impressive, Sachiin tries hard (sensibly, he speaks less as the dialogue delivery is not his forte) and looks earnest. Candice Boucher has a small role but looks stunning in traditional clothes, Ravi Kissen is unintentionally funny as the RAW agent. The foreign locations are used to showoff the scale of the film. It was definitely not required to stretch the expanse of the film so much.
Azaan is not a great film (though it pretends to be), has its howlarious bloopers in the script but its not unwatchable either.