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Arshad Warsi, Charles S. Dutton, Clarence Brown

Indian reporters Jai (Arshad Warsi) and Suhel (John Abraham), Afghan driver and translator Khyber (Hanif Hum Ghum) and American photojournalist Jessica (Linda Arsenio) are taken on a perilous journey ...( read more  read more... )when Khyber's cab is hijacked by Imran (Salman Shahid), a Pakistani soldier and Talibani seeking safe passage across the Afghan-Pakistan border. Five people of different beliefs and bound by hate and fear must embrace their commonality to survive.

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PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Gary Fleder, Kabir Khan

Release Date: October 10, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007

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  • KhrisP
    April 18, 2007
    KhrisP
    Its about time we went to the other side of the fence and saw what it was like post September 11.

    Essentially, this is another progressive Bollywood film which derivs from the traditonal love and music movies, which i think, has been expertly done. I cannot see another Foreig...( read more)n Film treating the multi issues in war torn Afghanistan better, and blended into a well made movie our times - a political statement, a religous exploration, and adventure, a grim look into war, a study of culture and a positive outlook on human nature and how neutral beings or life experiences or even mutual interests can create new friendships.

    The two journalists from India are the protaganists, and with their driver and his jeep, the KABUL EXPRESS, they set out in search for the hidden Taliban to get the story of a lifetime..... and in a spectacular twist, a Pakistani Soldier who was allied with the Taliban takes the two hostage, and will release them if they only take him to the Pakistan border so he can go home. Along the way, they encounter an American photographer, also trying to find her fame and fortune in Afghanistan.

    Seeing and experiencing the worst Afghanistan has to offer, the hostages seem to realise that there is more to their kidnapper than meets the eye, and through mutual experiences and close encounters, they begin to learn more about each other and learn and sort of respect and friendship through the bitter differences they have. together they endure through shootings, attacks, criminals, angry mobs and the war itself.

    The ideal in a movie like this, the way I see it - is that during the all the wars, political strife, cultural clashes, the dead and dying, there is still a measure of survival and trust between different people, and that when you boil down the governments, politics, wars and other differences, in the end they are inherently made up of people who are no different to each other, rather it is those influences and pressures which divide us.

    A interesting modern adventure - very realistic and wondefully shot - though some of the acting is left to be desired especially by Linda Arsenio, but the view and background is spectacular. This movie is not shockingly violent as in gore and blood, but shocking in which how a scene builds up a tension and the moment to show the literal 'casualties' of war and the emotions and expression in what seems to be a dry and lifeless background.

    Watch it if you really want to understand what makes people different, and how politics, religion, war and people are intertwined - and admist all the seriousness there is always room for a laugh - heated discussions on who is the best allrounder in cricket - Kapil dev or Imran Khan?? - and their encounter with a "suicidal" donkey. :-)
  • zahidcontractor
    October 24, 2009
    zahidcontractor
    Day: Monday
    Date: 25 Dec 2006
    Amt: 70Rs
    Time: 9.45pm
    Over at: 11.50pm
    With: Ismail
    Theatre: Regal, Mumbai
    Seat No: 9-11, 9-12
    Name: KABUL EXPRESS

    Day: Saturday
    Date: 30 Dec 2006
    Amt: 70Rs
    Time: 7.00pm
    Over at: 9.15pm
    With: Dad, Mom, Azeem
    Theatre: Regal, Mumbai
    Seat No: 10-11 - ...( read more)10-14
    Name: KABUL EXPRESS

    Very good
  • saeedahmed123
    September 20, 2009
    saeedahmed123
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  • aahmad408
    July 5, 2008
    aahmad408
    hello dear linda, all Afghanistan is your crazy especially me Aziz would you please make a chance for us to meet you?
  • sanabananahp
    June 26, 2008
    sanabananahp
    arshar warsi... wat can i say??
  • HollieCiccone
    May 30, 2008
    HollieCiccone
    I have one question.... Whats for dinner?? LOL
  • MangoChutChut
    February 4, 2008
    MangoChutChut
    I have no idea what this is about. Anyone?
  • foolnfinal
    December 4, 2007
    foolnfinal
    i want 2 see this movie
  • ileo
    November 24, 2007
    ileo
    Would love to see this.
  • mariomaz1
    October 23, 2007
    mariomaz1
    i got see this movie

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Critic Reviews

December 5, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

Steams ahead with express-train determination, scooping on to its cow-catcher any cinemagoer hoping he can outrun yet another true-life drama about black sportsmen overcoming bygone bigotry. full review

October 10, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Packages a real-life story of athletic triumph and social progress into an accessible, rousing melodrama that is no less potent for being almost entirely predictable.

October 10, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The movie might be a bit more interesting if Davis had more to him than simply graceful gumption and victimhood, and if the spaces around him could be filled with something. full review

October 10, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The Express plays for our sympathy -- and wins. full review

October 10, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

A cinematic touchdown. full review

October 9, 2008
Kyle Smith, KyleSmithOnline.com

Just about good enough to be the 40th best episode of Friday Night Lights. Which has aired 39 episodes. full review

October 9, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Express is involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is. full review

October 6, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Everything is literally and figuratively black and white in The Express. full review

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