<i>kabul express</i> - Movie Preview
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IndiaFM
Tuesday,
November
21,
2006
Character
Sketch
John
Abraham
as
Suhel
Khan
and
Arshad
Warsi
as
Jai
Kapoor
TV
journalists
from
India
in
search
of
the
ultimate
news
scoop:
meeting
the
Taliban.
Salman
Shahid
as
Imran
Khan
Afridi
A
soldier
of
the
hated
Taliban
who
needs
to
escape
the
wrath
of
the
Afghans
and
run
to
his
country,
Pakistan.
Hanif
Hum
Ghum
as
Khyber
A
proud
Afghan
who
has
seen
the
destruction
of
his
country
over
the
decades.
Linda
Arsenio
as
Jessica
Beckham
An
American
photojournalist
ready
to
risk
her
life
to
photograph
the
Taliban.
Synopsis
This
is
a
thrilling
story,
spanning
48
hours,
of
five
individuals
linked
by
hate
and
fear,
but
brought
together
by
fate
to
finally
recognise
each
other.
Five
people
from
different
worlds,
their
paths
are
destined
to
cross
in
a
ruthless
country
devastated
by
war
-
Afghanistan.
kabul express is set in post 9/11 (November 2001) Afghanistan where the American bombing has destroyed the most hated Taliban regime and the Taliban soldiers are trying to escape to Pakistan to avoid the wrath of the Afghans. Against this turbulent backdrop, Jai and Suhel - two Indian Television reporters have entered Afghanistan and their aim is to somehow get a rare interview with a Talibani. Helping them in their pursuit of a Talibani is their Afghan guide, translator and driver - Khyber in his Toyota Jeep called kabul express. The three of them are having their share of adventure as they go from being blindfolded and taken to secret hideouts in the mountains to interview Taliban prisoners to nearly getting trampled by horses while shooting a game of Buzkashi (Rugby played on horses with a dead lamb). They are saved from getting trampled by an American photojournalist, Jessica. Despite all their attempts the Taliban remains elusive. But unknown to them, these hunters are being hunted down themselves...
One cold winter morning in Kabul, they get kidnapped at gunpoint by a Taliban fugitive who wants to escape to the Pakistani border. The kidnapper, Imran is a Pakistani army soldier who was part of the Taliban. He knows that as journalists, Jai and Suhel's movements in the country will not be questioned and posing as their local guide, he can reach the safety of his country. Imran knows that the Taliban were the most hated regime in the history of Afghanistan and if caught by the Afghans, he would be torn to pieces. From here on begins the two-day journey from Kabul to the volatile Afghan-Pakistan border. Jai and Suhel's mission becomes a nightmare as they are taken hostage aboard the kabul express and made to drive across the most dangerous country in the world. Jessica sees their car driving away from Kabul and mistakenly thinks that they are onto a big story. She begins to chase them. Before she knows it Jessica gets stuck in a bizarre situation and inadvertently, also gets taken hostage by Imran. Along the long treacherous route they get stopped by dangerous mercenary armed bandits, see an angry mob kill prisoners with their bare hands, and in a hilarious situation they even get chased by a suicidal donkey! Political and ideological boundaries not withstanding, all five of them are forced to act as a team in life threatening situations. As the film unfolds, a special relationship develops between an Afghan, a Pakistani, two Indians and an American.
By the end of the journey Jai, Suhel and Jessica actually help Imran reach the border of Pakistan - his country that he is very proud and patriotic about. But the turbulent political situation at that time has a surprise in store for all of them.
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