Kurbaan highlights: Unrestrained chemistry, terrorism

Kurbaan meaning 'Sacrificed" is finally hitting the theatres the morrow. This much-anticipated film starring real life couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, which has made the public curious. It is a film based on global terrorism but the talking point all these days has been the sensational scenes between the lovebirds.

The story of the film goes like this:- Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor) returns to India from the US following her father suffering cardiac arrest. She meets Ehsaan (Saif Ali Khan), who is a Delhi University Professor. Avantika teaches Psychology in the University while Ehsaan teaches Islamic studies and the Islamic movement. Love blossoms and they end up in marriage.

The couple moves to the US. There, Avantika come to know that Ehsaan has been using her to fulfill his plan. He turns out to be a terrorist. The truth is that he married her to cover up his identity. Avantika finds out that her hubby is planning to hijack a plane, which has a person by name Riyaaz (Vivek Oberoi), who is a journalist. What follow is lots of twists and turns.

From what has been witnessed in the last couple of months, the unrestrained chemistry between the lead pair Saif and Kareena, would be one of the highlights of the film though it has terrorism as its backdrop. As expected, they created a stir with a topless poster. They have even talked about their lovemaking scene openly. Kareena even said that she didn"t want her mother Babita to see the bold scene, as she is scared how she would react to it.

The film also invited the wrath of the Siv Sena party for the bare back poster in spite of the common knowledge that it is based on terrorism. They threatened to stop its screening if the makers of the film don"t delete the particular scene. It has already been passed by the Censor Board with an A certificate but it is yet to be seen if the Siv Sena will disturb its screening.

Kurbaan, produced by Karan Johar and directed by Rensil D"Silva, also features actors like Vivek Oberoi, Rupinder Nagra, Om Puri and Kirron Kher in various vital roles. It is releasing tomorrow, November 20.

Watch out for this cocktail of romance and terrorism!