datesvur.blogg.se - Kabul express movie review

Some of the antics of both John and Arshad don't really help in portraying it as a serious film. The movie starts out nicely but doesn't seem believable from the start. Imran khan afridi (Talib in the movie) is undercover Pakistani agent in the movie, but was not able to ask “Can you drive this vehicle “in English.Just saw Kabul Express at the World Premiere (or was it?) at Toronto International Film Festival with the Director-Kabir Khan and actors John Abraham and Arshad Warsi. In the movie he does not represent all inhumane ideas of Taliban regime had, but represents politically true (i feel) Pakistani conspiracy. He is a moderate Taliban (moderate Talib …! what is that?). Technically, it’s not a Talib they meet, a Pakistani agent instead.

It’s like “My funny encounter with a Talib”. The character of Talib in the movie does not support strength of the name. Talib argues for kapildev/imran khan etc.

The encounter with a Talib is presented in light way.

Movie could have covered more shots of damage on general social life in Afghanistan.

Directors most of the time fear to present all the things they have in mind (fearing fatwa/censor) It shows/tells what actually happened (or might have happened) in Afghanistan and Pakistan politically and socially.

John Abraham is just OK in comparison with him (why this guy is still in industry?)

Excellent sense of humor (by arshad varsi.

No songs, no dance, Hero does not fight, heroin does not weep, Rakhi savant don’t strip etc etc so may differences.

Typically in Indian movie whole world speaks Hindi /Tamil etc. whatever it is ) with subtitle displayed. Speaks Urdu and Afghanis speak Afghani ( or pashtuni.

dialogues are written as natural as possible, Indian speaks Hindi/ Indian English, , American speaks English (US), Pakistani.

I still can’t imagine a yash production finished movie without a “ zara sa jhoom lon me … “in Afghani mountains, without any typical “Hindi M asala” or without any “item songs”.

I think it is the only travelogue produced by Bollywood (if I am not wrong). I would have missed an awesome movie, if the movie name was bit less attractive. I used to get vomiting sensation with all these karan johar, yash, ghai movies lately. Movie usually has a plot of our heroes’ (ati-vinayi, parama-dayalu, sajjan) love story with heroin (sushil, soubhagyavati) and … hey you’ve seen them. Location can be Swiss mountains with the same team dancing in Bollywood invented steps, holding mutkas (pots…. Usually it turns out to be an over-aged college student (typically in his 30s or 40s) and his (variable entity) dancing on European footpath, with a dozen of half-naked European babes (strictly babes, no dudes). I have my mind set against all Bollywood movies, which said to be shot abroad.