Kabul Express (2006)

Pretty Good

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I saw this movie lately and must say that this was the best Hindi movie of 2006. It was superb direction and storyline which was right on track from beginning. John, Arshad and others have good roles. The storyline is practical and realistic. Director must had guts to show such film as it involves many international political agendas.. but they were plotted briefly and nicely along with the human being shades. I enjoyed this movie though i watched it late after 2006. All real messages were conveyed from film through simple truck (jeep) journey. It had good light comedy as well. Over all it was really nice movie and I am happy i saw it at last.John was good in his role in second half of the film.

Good picture and candid humor to go alone with the serious theme that shows the destruction the country of Afghanistan has gone through in the past 3 decades. The movie is a blend of fiction and a bunch of facts taken out of context. I may not be a Pakistani, but it seems awfully twisted against them. The movie has some beautiful footage of the Afghan country, with some typical Hollywood humor. Overall the movie's point is Pakistanis alone destroyed the nation of Afghanistan and now the Pakistanis have turned their back on Caliban whom they supported until September 11th. Anyone with some political knowledge would probably see through the unwarranted interpretations facts that portray America and its allies to be responsible for the destruction of Afghanistan.

& really awesome one !!! Bollywood doesn't really make lots of movies on theme other than family drama or love or comedy. The maximum deviation that you can find is a very few movies based on domestic terrorism movies. This one definitely stood out than the rest in that regard. A very simple story, yet strong enough to capture the audience till the end. light comedy yet depicting the horror of Afganistan during the Taliban regime, mostly through dialogs. Most of the shootings as per one John Abraham's comment as done in Afganistan, that could justify why there is no Bollywood Actress and hence no typical Hindi songs. Everyone's role is competitive and justifiable. The director could do a better job in showing (through video not narration) of the horrifying past. Most of the shooting appeared to involve very few people in/around a very small mountain range. But hey, this is the first Indian movie as such in this category, so no complain there either :)

The movie raises 2 BIG questions. Who is the culprit for the situation in Afganistan and who is world's all time greatest All Rounder in Cricket. Yes, its this unique and fine blend of humor and world politics' BIGGEST burning issues that makes Kabul Express easily one of the finest films of the year. With some convincing acts by immensely talented Arshad Warsi and great looking John Abraham and rest of the cast, coupled with great direction and splendid (simply splendid) cameraman-ship, this movie is a treat. Its essentially a big screen movie. Kabul Express takes you to the soulful journey through the heart of Kabul with Express paced narrative but making sure you don't miss a shot due to fast speed. If there is any establishment like Kabul Tourism, this would be a perfect advertisement for it, as the cinematographer captures exactly what needs to be captured, leaving you wondering if you could some day go for a vacation on those rugged roadways. Beauty of the film lies in the effortless ease with with which it tries to find the cause of the destruction in Afganistan and making us believe that no one, including the soldiers fighting there, wants a war. It's all about money honey. You know what's it all about when one of the protagonists says, "Its all Only for money, only to suck all the oil and sell Coke and Pepsi here." You might just laugh away at the dialog, only later realizing how true was it. The best part is that you wont realize that you are actually watching a film which deals with such serious issues with the director extracting humor from least likely situations. Despite being very convincing the movie leave one question unanswered, Who is better among Kapil Dev and Imran Khan :o)Go and watch it, essentially on the BIG screen.