1. …….KABUL KXPRESS…….
INTRODUCTION:-
Kabul express is set in post 9/11 (November 2001). Afghanistan where the American bombing destroyed the
most hated Taliban regime and the Taliban soldiers are trying to escape to Pakistan to avoid the wrath of Afghanistan against this
turbulent backdrop. Jai and suhel – two Indian reporters have entered Afghanistan and their aim is to somehow get a rare interview
with a Talibani.
CAST:- the film star john Abraham, Arshad warsis, Pakistan actor salman shahid afghanistani actor hanif hum ghum and American
actress Linda arsenio. The film is produced by aditya chopra and is directed by documentary film maker kabir khan.
REVIEW:-
In this movie Indian journalist working for star news who are sent into Afghanistan to create a report on what life is like in the
country following the US Invasion of the country in September 2001. The journalists are suhel khan ( john Abraham ) and jai kapoor (
Arshad warsi ) and both are shocked at the state of the country and the ruins that remain due to years of rule by the Taliban regime
and They take a tour of the country in a Taxi starting in Kabul. On the way, they stop in the village of Ishtar along with the Taxi Driver
Khyber who has watched his country fall apart over the decades. They stop in a small place selling Kebabs where they meet American
Muslim Journalist Jessica Beckham and who is working for ABC news in reporting on U.S side. Suhel and Jai then invite Jessica to join
them on their tour of the country which she does. However, shortly after leaving Ishtar, they are caught by Taliban official Imran Khan.
Imran demands they listen to him and travel straight to the Afghan border with Pakistan. The four of them travel through various
villages where they see horrific sights of poverty before reaching the southern city of Kandahar where Jessica gets the chance to
interview US troops who are fighting to re-gain control of the city from the Taliban who occupy the area. After living Kandahar While
Imran and the rest are out exploring, Jessica discovers Imran's passport as a Pakistani passport. . She discovers that he is not a
Taliban, but in fact a member of the Pakistani army named Wassim Chaudrey sent to Afghanistan to support the mujahedeen. When
Imran discovers the break-in, he takes Suhel, Khyber and Jessica hostage and forces them to continue the journey to the Pakistan
border. At one point, Imran abandons them for hours when he hears a noice. Gunshots are fired and the three travellers discover Imran
to have 10 US soldiers who attempted to kill him. With Imran distracted, Suhel grabs a gun from one of the soldiers and points it at
Imran threatening to kill him if he doesn't answer him in his interview. They leave Imran at the side of the road and start their journey
back to Kabul. However they stopped in their path when Imran manages to leap onto the Taxi and demands they continue their journey
to the border. They soon arrive at the border where Imran bids them farewell and on the way Imran meet her daughter zoya. But
before Imran can reach anywhere he and the rest of them are attacked by US troops. Imran tells Suhel, Jessica, Khyber and Jai to go
while he uses his fighting skills to fight off the US troops. Imran later travels on his own to the border and tries to persuade Pakistani
troops to allow him entry into the country and that he is a Pakistani. However they do not listen and Imran is shot on order by troops.