Kabul Express (2006)

The attention of the world is focused, after the terrorist attacks in U.S.A. of 11Sep01, on Afghanistan - a country that has been torn by war for the last 23 years, and has had no media ... See full summary »

Director:

Kabir Khan

Writers:

Kabir Khan, Sandeep Srivastava (additional dialogue)

Stars:

John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Abraham	...	Suhel Khan
Arshad Warsi	...	Jai Kapoor
Salman Shahid	...	Imran 'Talib' Khan Afridi / Subedar Major Jan Mohammed
Hanif Hum Ghum	...	Khyber
Linda Arsenio	...	Jessica Beckham
Wali-o Qhab	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Khader Arya	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Haji Gul Aser	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Abdul Basir Mujahid	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Saeed Meeran Farhad	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Raziq Zargar	...	Mujahidin at pick-up truck
Farooq Baraki	...	Mujahidin commander
Anjamuddin	...	Crippled boy
Hashmatullah Fanai	...	Kibabchi at kibabchani
Sunil Godse	...	Pakistani soldier

Storyline

The attention of the world is focused, after the terrorist attacks in U.S.A. of 11Sep01, on Afghanistan - a country that has been torn by war for the last 23 years, and has had no media coverage for the last 6, mainly due to it being occupied by the Pakistan-sponsored Taliban, with Pakistani military personnel themselves involved amongst the Taliban. But when the U.S. and it's coalition forces target Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan issues an official denial that there are no more Pakistani military personnel in Afghanistan. This results in a influx of journalist and media from all around the world. Amongst this background a loyal soldier, Subedar Major Jan Mohammed of the Pakistan Border Regiment, estranged from his daughter, Zorya, who detested the Taliban, is now on his way back to the Pakistani border, and in order to do this he has taken four hostages: Jessica Beckham of Reuters; Jai Kapoor and Suhel Khan - two Indian journalists; and their Afghan guide, Khyber. Together he herds them ...

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Plot Keywords:

pakistani | taliban | afghanistan | journalist | hostage | 

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Taglines:

Two Indians, an American, one Afghan and a Pakistani on a journey together

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Yash Raj Films

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Dari English Urdu

Release Date:

15 December 2006 (Ireland)

Filming Locations:

Afghanistan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£49,928 (UK) (15 December 2006)

Gross:

$296,586 (USA) (5 January 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inspired by director 'Kabir Khan''s experiences and encounters in Afghanistan with Taliban prisoners.

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Quotes

Imran Khan Afridi: My name is Imran Khan Afridi
Jai Kapoor: That's a pretty powerful name, "Imran Khan". You play cricket?
Imran Khan Afridi: Is every Indian named 'Sachin' a batsman?

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Soundtracks

"Kabul Fiza"
Sung and Composed by Raghav Sachar
Lyrics by Aditya Dhar

User Reviews

A great film -every one is in-

That is a great film from two main aspects. The first aspect is, everyone is in. A Paki, an Afghan, Two Indians and of course an American as a non-hero late role which is literal. As an actual America in general plays the head role in this film. Those people all traveling in one Jeep. Unbelievable. Their attitudes, the one who gets the gun, shows power, the cricket loving, cigarette talks. I like this film a lot from the second aspect.The humanness oaf all of those men. Even terrorist. The sense of the American in the Pepsi scene. This film is like a reality shoot. Marvelous. I did not like the end. Very soft ending but still very good film.