Kabul Express

Kabul Express
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKabir Khan
Written byKabir Khan
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringJohn Abraham
Arshad Warsi
Salman Shahid
Hanif Humgaam
Linda Arsenio
CinematographyAnshuman Mahaley
Edited byAmitabh Shukla
Music bySongs:
Raghav Sachar
Background Score:
Julius Packiam
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release dates
  • 11 September 2006 (2006-09-11) (Toronto)[1]
  • 15 December 2006 (2006-12-15) (India)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kabul Express is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adventure thriller film written and directed by documentary filmmaker Kabir Khan (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. It was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Hanif Humgaam and Linda Arsenio. Kabul Express is the first fictional film for director Kabir Khan who has made several documentaries over the years in Afghanistan. According to him, Kabul Express is loosely based on his and his friend Rajan Kapoor's experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan.[2] Kabul Express was shot entirely in Afghanistan.[3]

  1. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (22 August 2006). "TORONTO '06: The Complete Lineup – 352 Films". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Kabir Khan recalls shooting Kabul Express in Afghanistan amid death threats: '60 armed commandos landed up on our doorstep'". The Indian Express. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ Ramesh, Randeep (18 December 2006). "Death threats fail to halt Bollywood's Kabul road movie". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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