The Afghan actor responsible for the racist remarks has reportedly apologized, so has the Indian director of the movie Kabir Khan. Many people are adamant over Afghan Film's role in making the movie and expect that the Afghan organization should not have let the remarks pass. The gathering is reported to have been peaceful and the organizers are determined to follow the legal course of action to seek redress through the governments of India and Afghanistan. In the gathering one speaker pointed out that after decades of internecine conflict when all ethnic groups of Afghanistan are working towards building a fraternal peace in the country, such provocations should not be allowed to derail these efforts. In January 05, 2007, in a large gathering in Kabul, people of Kabul denounced the film as "an insult to all the people of Afghanistan". The Hazara people, one of the four largest nationalities in Afghanistan, who have suffered greatly under the Taliban's oppressive rule in Afghanistan, and have faced oppression and discrimination throughout the modern history of Afghan polity, are described in the film by an Afghan member of the crew and the "Pakistani Talib" as "worse than the Taliban", "dogs", "bandits", "dangerous", and "savages". The official banning by the Afghan Ministry of Culture followed protests over the film's racist portrayal of the Hazara nationality of Afghanistan. In early January 2007 the government of Afghanistan banned the movie, Kabul Express(although the movie was never officially released there). Jessica Beckham (journalist from New York) Imran Khan Afridi (Pakistani army soldier) Jai Kapoor (TV journalist - cinematographer) The film has received mixed reviews but the performances have been praised. But after two weeks, the collections came down at the boxoffice. The first day showed a 60-80% response and has been doing well in most parts of North India. * Zoya - Daughter of the Taliban soldier played by Amardeep Galsin. * Jessica Beckham – An American digger ready to risk her life to dig for the Taliban. * Khyber - a proud Afghan who has seen the destruction of his country over the decades. * Imran Khan Afridi – a soldier of the hated Taliban who needs to escape the wrath of the Afghans and escape to his country, Pakistan. #KABUL EXPRESS MOVIE REVIEW TV#* Suhel Khan and Jai Kapoor – Two TV journalists from India in search of the ultimate news scoop: meeting the Taliban. The film follows the next 48 hours of the five individuals.Īs the film unfolds, a special relationship develops between the Afghan, the Pakistani, the two Indians and the American. Jessica is soon captured by Imran after she follows the Indians thinking they have found a huge story. Their road trip becomes hell when the group are kidnapped by a Pakistani who was once part of the Taliban regime. They soon come across Jessica Beckham (Linda Arsenio) who is a photo journalist. Helping them is their Afghan driver, Khyber (Hanif Hum Ghum), with his Toyota utility vehicle called Kabul Express. They attempt to get an interview with a Taliban soldier captured by the Afghans. At great risk Suhel Khan ( John Abraham) and Jai Kapoor ( Arshad Warsi), two Indian television reporters, enter Afghanistan with a dangerous aim: to film a documentary on the condition of Afghanistan. The survivors of the old regime are trying to escape the wrath of the Afghans. The film takes place after the events of 9/11, when America has invaded Afghanistan, which was then under the control of the Taliban. Five people from different worlds, their paths are destined to cross in a country devastated by war – Afghanistan. "Kabul Express" is the story of five individuals linked by hate and fear, but brought together by fate to finally recognize each other. However, the movie has been criticized as derogatory of one of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan: the Hazara. According to him "Kabul Express" is loosely based on his and his friend Rajan Kapoor's experiences in post-taliban Afghanistan. "Kabul Express" is the first feature film for director Kabir Khan who has made several documentaries over the years in Afghanistan. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and is directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghan actor Hanif Hum Ghum and American actress Linda Arsenio. Caption = Movie poster for "Kabul Express"
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