Kabul Express: Blast from the Past
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Kabir Khan: Awards are like morale boosters
Even after all this, Kabir Khan’s Kabul Express managed to bag the Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First Film by a director. “I was pinching myself when I got this news. It is hard to believe,” says Kabir.
“This award comes at a time when I had thought that everything was over and done with. Two years after its release, getting such a prestigious award is a great honour and a total surprise.” Kabir feels that awards are morale boosters.
“It gives you a reason to work better for your next. But yes, it also puts you in a high-pressure zone. Your next project gets critically evaluated.” Kabir’s love for strong political influence in his movies will continue in his next untitled venture. “It is still untitled but it has a political theme. It is a story of three friends played by John Abraham, Irrfan Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh,” he says with a smile.
“This award comes at a time when I had thought that everything was over and done with. Two years after its release, getting such a prestigious award is a great honour and a total surprise.” Kabir feels that awards are morale boosters.
“It gives you a reason to work better for your next. But yes, it also puts you in a high-pressure zone. Your next project gets critically evaluated.” Kabir’s love for strong political influence in his movies will continue in his next untitled venture. “It is still untitled but it has a political theme. It is a story of three friends played by John Abraham, Irrfan Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh,” he says with a smile.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The Kabul Express
In the sixties and seventies it was the hippie trail that brought foreigners to Afghanistan. Two decades of war and terror later, Kabul is a nonstop rave of C-130s, NGOs, soldiers, and spooky nation-builders. The freaks are back on Chicken Street—where everything old is new again.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Kabul Express
Kabul Express (Hindi: काबुल ए़प्रेस, Urdu: کاب ای़پریس) is a Bollywood movie which was suppose to be released on 20 October, 2006; however, Yash Raj Films decided to move the release date of the film from October to sometime in December but they still have not decided upon a date to release the film. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghani actor Humghum and American actress Linda Arsenio. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and is directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan.
The film has faced some controversy in that John Abraham contracted a viral infection while in Kabul and was rushed back to India amidst shooting. It seemed unlikely that he would return for the remainder of the schedule but it seems he is intent on completing this film. Bipasha Basu, John's girl friend, insisted on completing the film in Bhuj. In the end, they ended up shooting the remainder of the film in Bhuj. He is now alright and is shooting for the film. There was also a kidnapping of another Indian driver who was, in turn, killed. Security had to be heightened and the actors are to return for another stretch of shootings presently. Besides John getting sick, the cast and crew of the movie kept gettting threats from Taliban which created a tense atmosphere to shoot there.
The film has faced some controversy in that John Abraham contracted a viral infection while in Kabul and was rushed back to India amidst shooting. It seemed unlikely that he would return for the remainder of the schedule but it seems he is intent on completing this film. Bipasha Basu, John's girl friend, insisted on completing the film in Bhuj. In the end, they ended up shooting the remainder of the film in Bhuj. He is now alright and is shooting for the film. There was also a kidnapping of another Indian driver who was, in turn, killed. Security had to be heightened and the actors are to return for another stretch of shootings presently. Besides John getting sick, the cast and crew of the movie kept gettting threats from Taliban which created a tense atmosphere to shoot there.
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