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Released 20 years ago.
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Kabul Express
2006 1h 44m HI
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ActionComedyDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Five people - two Indian journalists, an American photojournalist, an Afghan guide and a Taliban soldier who takes them all hostage - are taken on a 48-hour journey into Afghanistan in a jeep called the Kabul Express, a special and unlikely bond developing between them along the way.
âSome stories are better left unspoiled.â
Cast
John Abraham
Suhel Khan
Arshad Warsi
Jai Kapoor
Salman Shahid
Imran 'Talib' Khan Afridi
Linda Arsenio
Jessica Beckham
Hanif Hum Ghum
Khyber
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kabir Khan
- Writers
- Kabir Khan
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Countries
- India
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list â fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Anshuman Mahaley. Note their partnership â DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Julius Packiam. Worth a dedicated listen after â most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Amitabh Shukla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Abraham and Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0770214 â still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Kabir Khan directs. Anshuman Mahaley behind the camera. Julius Packiam scores. Amitabh Shukla cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
- 3Lean credit list â fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Kabir Khan, shot by Anshuman Mahaley. Note their partnership â DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Julius Packiam. Worth a dedicated listen after â most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Amitabh Shukla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7John Abraham and Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0770214 â still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 24 TMDB ratings â you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anshuman Mahaley
- Original score
- Julius Packiam
- Editing
- Amitabh Shukla
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
Awards
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Kabir Khan
Production companies
Who made it
Yash Raj Films
IN
Key crew
- ProducerAditya Chopra
- EditorAmitabh Shukla
- SongsRaghav Sachar
- LyricistAditya Dhar
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- journalist
- hostage
- afghanistan
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- bonding
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-12-15
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