He story appears to be very commonplace in Bollywood but what makes it interesting is the fact that it is a real-life incident involving KM Nanavati that took place in Mumbai( then Bombay) in the’50s. Akshay Kumar plays the character of the Naval Officer( Rustom Pavri) while Ileana D’Cruz is seen as his onscreen wife( Cynthia Pavri) .
Akshay has always done an impressive job in portraying characters in uniforms and he is no exception in Rustom. Director Tinu Suresh Desai has tried to recreate the real life incident on screen with a touch of suspense, entertainment, and romance. And he has more or less succeeded in his efforts.