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Synopsis: Suhel (John Abraham) and Jai (Arshad Warsi) - TV journalists from India in search of the ultimate news scoop, meeting the Taliban. Imran Khan Afridi (Salman Shahid) - a soldier of the hated and derided Taliban who needs to escape the wrath of the Afghans and run to his country, Pakistan. Khyber (Hanif Hum Ghum) - an Afghan who is as old as the war in his country. Jessica Beckham (Linda Arsenio) - an American photojournalist ready to risk her life to photograph the Taliban. Five people from different worlds, their paths are destined to cross in a ruthless country devastated by war - Afghanistan. This is a thrilling story spanning 48 hours of five individuals linked by hate and fear, but brought together by fate to finally recognize each other. Set in post 9/11 war-torn Afghanistan, KABUL EXPRESS is a kidnap drama that is alternately funny and horrifying. Narrated in a light hearted manner, this is the story of a unique reluctant bond that develops between people who are otherwise hostil
Director(s): Kabir Khan
Production: Yash Raj Films
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.9
NOT RATED
Year:
2006
105 min
163 Views


No problem.. we'll do as you say.

Jai..

Roll one shot at least!

Ya right.. you ask the questions,

l'll roll the camera.

l am serious. - So am l

l'm Jai..l'm a cameraman from lndia.

What's your name?

lmran.. lmran Khan Afridi

Very powerful name..lmran Khan..

(Pakistani Cricketer)

Do you play cricket?

Why? Does everybody in lndia named

Sachin (lndian Cricketer) go around with a bat?

No.. l was only asking..

But lmran Khan is a great cricketer..

wasn't he?

Yes he was the greatest all rounder

in the world!

Ya.. he was pretty good

He was No.1.. the best in the world.

Now that's a bit too much. No.1 was always

Kapil Dev. (lndian Cricketer)

Number 1 all-rounder. -Who..?

Kapil Dev.. Kapil brother..

number 1 allrounder.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Kapil's nothing in front of lmran Khan!

How would you know? You had

banned TV.

Kapil's records are betterthan lmran in every field.

Records mean nothing. lmran was No.1!

What sh*t are you talking?

Everybody knows that Kapil was a better

all rounder. lsn't that true?

How the hell does it matter

who was number one.

They are both retired now..

aren't they?

What you mean, how does it matter?

Of course it matters..

Cricket is a bloody waste of time man!

their crotches all the time.

See.. even yourfriend doesn't

know about Kapil.

This bugger has no clue about anything!

All he does is body building all day long.

Look ahead.

Kapil Dev is a better player..

Bloody traitor!

Throw this out.

This was one of the most fertile lands

in Afghanistan.

The grapes from here were exported

all overthe world.

Nothing remains today.. its all over!

These guys destroyed everything.

What did they gain from destroying

my beautiful country?

Why blame others? You guys

have been fighting..

..amongst yourselves forthe last 25 years?

Had Pakistan not interfered, Afghanistan

wouldn't look like this today.

Well, Pakistan has also provided shelter..

..to you guys forthe past 20 years.

You have been eating ourfood forfree

and then you talk about war.

We didn't start the war, you did!

Shut up.. and keep driving.

Why should l shut up? lt's a fact?

You started the war?

Now tell me bastard..

who started this war?

Yes.. We Afghans started it ourselves..

Bastard.. talks too much.

Now shut up and keep driving.

Cigarette!

Here goes another American bomber!

That's the 12th since morning.

ljust had a talk with the Colonel.

We've been given strict orders to seal the border.

All of you will have to be alert.

But Sir, our men are still crossing the border.

And who told you that the ones crossing

the border are our men?

Not a single Pakistani is in Afghanistan.

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