New York (2009)

A contemporary story of 3 friends discovering a new world set against the larger than life New York City. But one day the world around them changed.

Director:

Kabir Khan

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (story), Sandeep Shrivastava (dialogue) (as Sandeep Srivastava)

Stars:

John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Abraham	...	Samir 'Sam' Shaikh
Katrina Kaif	...	Maya Shaikh
Neil Nitin Mukesh	...	Omar Ehzaz
Irrfan Khan	...	Roshan (as Irrfan)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui	...	Zilgai (as Nawazuddin)
Ali Quli Mirza	...	Zaheer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rizwan A. Alvi	...	Yasir (as Rizwan Alvi)
Steve Annan	...	Russian #1
Brandi Antoinette Briggs	...	Young female student
Ernest E. Brown	...	FBI Agent
Samrat Chakrabarti	...	Yaqub
T.J. Craig	...	Sam's friend
Brian Dawson	...	Daylan (as Biren Patel)
Brian Egendorf	...	Background extra
Andrew Flihan	...	Avacuee

Storyline

NEW YORK is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar (Neil Nitin Mukesh) has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends - Sam (John Abraham) and Maya (Katrina Kaif). It is the story of these three friends discovering a new world together. But one day the world around them changed - For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives - forever. New York is one such story of 3 young friends whose beautiful lives are turned upside down by the larger event of 9/11 beyond their control. At this point enters Agent Roshan (Irrfan), an FBI undercover agent who sets the ball rolling for a series of tumultuous events that turn the lives of these friends into a dangerous and thrilling roller coaster ride. Innocence is lost forever.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi federal bureau of investigation | taxi driver | new york | die hard scenario | window washer | 

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Taglines:

Three friends ready to face the world... and then the world changed.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Omer picks up the phone the word Museebat is written on his phone it was call from his friend Roshan

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Goofs

When Sam is playing chess at the University with the Asian guy, the board is shown from the top; there is one chess cube free between the two kings. In the next scene the kings are shown next to each other. That is not possible because both of them would be in check. Plus, Sam is making checkmate by taking the white king with the black king. That is against the rules of chess.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Sam: [on the phone] I'm in detention! Listen to me!

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Alternate Versions

The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to cut sight of blood spurting in slow motion as a man and a woman are gunned down, in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

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Connections

References Stay Alert (1956)

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Soundtracks

Hai Junoon - Remix
Written by Sandeep Shrivastava
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath
Courtesy of Yash Raj Music

User Reviews

Nice

Despite having heard lots of depressing opinions on this movie I decided to watch it & I am really happy that I did. Although, yeah, most of the points were predictable, I'd give it a better than average vote for depiction of the agony, loss of confidence & retaliation that develops due to gross mistreatment. This part was well done. I liked the balanced & nervous character that Neil portrayed. I wasn't fully convinced with the rationalization that Roshan (Irfan Ali) made; that part should be given more work. If Karan is to come with his version of 'New York', he'd have to keep this rationalizing part real impacting.

Most people commented about the movie not being aptly emotional. I disagree. I'd like the way how the team worked to make it what I call "Not Sappy".

I'm really happy that the Indian Film Industry is making these bullshit free movies. Thanks for this.

Details

Official Sites:

Yash Raj Films

Country:

India USA

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

26 June 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

New York

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$467,694, 28 June 2009

Gross USA:

$997,437

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,935,820

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

153 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1