Kabul Express

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Kabul Express

Directed by	Kabir Khan
Produced by	Yash Chopra Aditya Chopra
Written by	Kabir Khan
Starring	John Abraham Prashannt Gautam Arshad Warsi Salman Shahid Hanif Hum Ghum Linda Arsenio
Music by	Raghav Sachar
Editing by	Amitabh Shukla
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	December 15, 2006
Language	Hindi/Urdu, Pashto
Followed by	Prashannt Gautam
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Kabul Express (Hindi: काबुल एक्स्प्रेस, Urdu: کابل ایکسپریس) is a Bollywood movie which will be released on December 15, 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghani actor Hanif Hum Ghum and American actress Linda Arsenio. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and is directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan.

Kabul Express is first feature film for Director Kabir Khan who has made several documentaries over the years in Afghanistan. According to him, Kabul Express is loosely based on his and his friend Rajan Kapoor's experiences in post-taliban Afghanistan.

1 Cast
2 Synopsis
3 Controversies
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Cast

John Abraham ... Jai
Prashannt Gautam ...Aadi Shivan
Arshad Warsi ... Suhel
Salman Shahid ... Imran Khan Afridi
Hanif Hum Ghum ... Khyber
Linda Arsenio ... Jessica Beckham

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Jai and Suhel – TV journalists from India in search of the ultimate news scoop: meeting the Taliban.

Imran Khan Afridi & Aadi Shivan– a soldier of the hated Taliban who needs to escape the wrath of the Afghans and run to his country, Pakistan.

Khyber - a proud Afghan who has seen the destruction of his country over the decades.

Jessica Beckham – An American photojournalist ready to risk her life to photograph the Taliban.

Five people from different worlds, their paths are destined to cross in a ruthless country devastated by war – Afghanistan.

This is a story, spanning 48 hours, of five individuals linked by hate and fear, but brought together by fate to finally recognize each other. Against this turbulent backdrop, Jai and Suhel – two Indian Television reporters have entered Afghanistan and their aim is to somehow get a rare interview with a Talibani. Helping them in their pursuit of a Talibani is their Afghan guide, translator and driver – Khyber in his Toyota Jeep called Kabul Express.

As the film unfolds, a special relationship develops between an Afghan, a Pakistani, two Indians and an American.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Controversies

The film has faced some controversy in the fact that John Abraham contracted a viral infection while in Kabul and was rushed back to India amidst shooting. It seemed unlikely that he would return for the remainder of the schedule but it seems he is intent on completing this film. Bipasha Basu, John's girl friend, insisted on completing the film in Bhuj. In the end, they ended up shooting the remainder of the film in Bhuj. John is now alright and is shooting for the film. There was also a kidnapping of another Indian driver who was, in turn, killed. Security had to be heightened and the actors are to return for another stretch of shootings presently. Besides John getting sick, the cast and crew of the movie kept getting threats from Taliban which created a tense atmosphere to shoot there.

[edit] Trivia

John Abraham reportedly fell ill during the shooting of this film in Afghanistan and was rushed to the same hospital (Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai) as Amitabh Bachchan and the two were neighbors for a few days.