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- Excellent45.8%
- Very Good12.5%
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dipen2
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I dont when Bollywood producers will understand that anti Pakistan movie will not work any more. In…
I dont when Bollywood producers will understand that anti Pakistan movie will not work any more. In this movie too, director has tried to cash the same topic but it is useless. Its look so bas when someone abusing your country & put wrong things on your shoulders. On the whole, Kabul express is nothing but just false information about Afghanistan & pakistan. It gets 1.5 out of 10. (0.5 for beautiful girl & 1 for salman shahid :)
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samsurkul
Kabul Express: A thrilling journey! Most movie freaks, especially among the masses and the…
Kabul Express: A thrilling journey! Most movie freaks, especially among the masses and the audience, averse to watching films based on the tragic realities, would unjustifiably ignore Kabul Express hitting the marquee since the track record of such films is not very encouraging and such films are generally so tragic that they suddenly change the track leading to a mere presentation of facts sounding more or less like documentaries. Bhopal Express is an example of this sort of film making that collapsed at the box office. Obviously, the attempt to convey the message miserably fails since commercial viability is not taken into consideration at the time of writing the screenplay. Kabul Express has overcome all these calculations. Watching Kabul Express is an experience in itself. Although first week collections would never be 100% due its theme, Kabul Express will pick up at the box office in the second and the third week as a result of word of mouth among the young audience and curiosity among multiplex viewers. Suhail and Jay are two Indian journalists who reach the war-torn Afghan land to interview the Taliban and get some boost to their respective careers in the field of news reporting. During their journey in the smashed land, they come across a Taliban who is trying to reach the Pakistan border in order to escape the torturous treatment extended by the angry Afghanis to the very few living barred Talibanis. He holds them, their Afghani assistant and an American journalist, hostages and threatens them to escort him up to the Pakistan border. Kabul Express is an analysis of human behavior in different situations. It investigates the mentality of the hurt Afghanis who have had their share of wars, violence, tyranny and fear. Now they want to lead a peaceful life. It sheds light on the rotten interests of Pakistan involved in the war and their various selfish foreign strategies designed to fuel violence and create warlike situations for some petty gains. It examines the involvement of the USA in the entire tragedy. It shows the present Afghanistan, broken, deprived of everything that a human being needs to lead a peaceful life and brutally damaged. It shows how an average Afghani has been subjected to numerous attacks, uncertainties, violence, bloodshed, instability and fear. It shows how extremists create mayhem and how innumerable innocent people pay the price for their hotheadedness and vested interests. It shows how still a father loves his daughter. It shows how a man can be grateful to the other. It opens up the humane side of the destructive fanatics. It shows how a religion cannot be a deterrent in being friendly to each other. Suhail and Jay are two characters that take the audience through the different experiences. They are the indirect storytellers. The duration of the movie is roughly 2 hours but the writer and the director have done full justice to the theme, so much so that audience hardly gets a second to think about any other thing while watching the movie. You might even forget to buy your dose of popcorn in the interval. Kabul Express is beautifully written. Kudos to the writer and the director! Arshad Warsi has again proved that he is an actor of great caliber. John Abraham is alright. Arshad steals the show. His expressions and timing are just inimitable. Salman Shahid, the Talibani, is superb. He has great sense of acting and he too steals his share of the show. His scenes when he longs to meet his daughter, sees his daughter from distance, keeps some currency notes on the ground and without talking a single word to her, heads towards the vehicle and thereafter with moist eyes, looks through the window glass of the vehicle and bids adieu to her…are simply superb. Salman Shahid makes an impact. He definitely is a seasoned actor and his expressions were priceless. The Afghani friend-cum-driver and the American journalist have performed well. The American journalist, Linda looks pretty and she should get some good roles to play. Cinematography is first rate. Background score gels well with the plot. All in all, Kabul Express is a nice blend of entertainment and thought provocation. It apprises the audience of the facts and the dark side of the human psyche. At the end, it underscores the meaning of being a human being. It highlights the importance of humanity and its need in today’s world. After all, anywhere in the world, a father still loves his daughter and a Good Samaritan still extends a helping hand to those in distress!! Kabul Express Producer – Aditya Chopra Production House – YR Films Director – Kabir Khan Cinematography – Anshuman Mahaley Cast – Arshad Warsi, John Abraham, Salman Shahid
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It was a good movie but it was about the two journalists not really much about the afghan people.…
It was a good movie but it was about the two journalists not really much about the afghan people. they also showed hazara's "bad" in the movie which is not true this scenes shouldnt be shown.
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You know what Indiafm, I hope you pass this message to the makers of this film. KABUL EXPRESS is an…
You know what Indiafm, I hope you pass this message to the makers of this film. KABUL EXPRESS is an insult to the history of Afghanistan and the war on those innocent people. Yash Raj Films acting stupid and going out of the frame by letting an stupid IRANIAN director to make an movie about AFGHANISTAN. He should make a movie about IRAN first. What he knows about Afghanistan and its battles. John Abraham was always dull in acting and again he proves it that he is nothing but an stupid guy who tries hard to be an actor with this CREAMED HAIR AND SLIM BODY. If you step inside Afghanistan first of all DUDE, you will be dead and you are walking with YOUR HAIR AND AN LEATHER JACKET ,,,,, stupid.. DULL SCRIPT... And some funny dialogues, I bet you if you could say anything funny if you were in Afghanistan at that time..... you would be worried only about your life and safety... STUPID movie.... this is an abuse to AFGHANISTAN history and its people. STUPID YRF accepting such an dull script. I SPIT ON this movie. Peace
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karnik
on the whole kabul express do its job that life of afganistan .but kabir khan have to remamber it…
on the whole kabul express do its job that life of afganistan .but kabir khan have to remamber it is not a documentry film so kabul express had a superb music so songs can be added in film becoz film is not much long but it is well direction and camerawork good acting by all stars specially salman{pakistani} and arshad and ligenda looks so beautiful in all way it is good film and reality of afghanistan good job by kabir khan
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sfrank312
Just saw Kabul Express at the World Premiere (or was it?) at Toronto International Film Festival…
Just saw Kabul Express at the World Premiere (or was it?) at Toronto International Film Festival with the Director-Kabir Khan and actors John Abraham and Arshad Warsi. The movie starts out nicely but doesn't seem believable from the start. Some of the antics of both John and Arshad don't really help in portraying it as a serious film. Arshad and John are two indian journalists who come here hoping to interview the Taliban and take help of an Afghan; who becomes their guide and driver helping in seeking out the Taliban. They are on their way to talk to a Taliban who is being held in custody by some Afghans but soon a gun fight erupts and the Talib bolts. They meet up with an American journalist working with Reuters. Later they are taken captive in their jeep by the Talib that they had gone to interview. There are some light hearted moments in the car. The one about Kapil Dev and Imran Khan is tastefully done. However, the film doesn't delve deeper. There are a few attempts by the director but it all fails. It is an sub par film. No songs or dances in this one. The only good part for me was seeing the landscape of Afghanistan. But even there the cinematographer falls short of being outstanding. I wish they had hired the same cinematographer who picturised those amazing Ladakh scenes in Lakshya. Overalll a sub par film that tries hard to sustain your interest throughout the film but fails at doing so. In the end you leave feeling a sort of a void. I had expected better.
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