Newbie director, Kabir Khan, hasn't done bad for the first time but he hasn't excelled either. The Yashraj banner has, ofcourse, ensured that this movie gets enough publicity and it did. It was part of lot of international film festivals.
There are no songs in the movie. The background score is not very enchanting. Locales wise, Afghanistan is a beautiful place. It was a treat to see it in Khuda Gawah as well.
Story: Suhel Khan (John Abraham) and Jai Kapoor (Arshad Warsi) are two Indian journalists trying to interview atleast someone from Taliban group post 9/11's twin tower incident. They hire a Afghani guide (Hanif Hum Ghum) and they find an American journalist (Linda Arsenio) too. But a Taliban kidnaps them to save his neck and reach Pakistan border.
The movie is about their journey till they are freed. However, it's interesting to know that they cut the 'Osama Bin Laden' joke from the movie, which they showed in trailers. Wonder why though?
I was never a fan of John Abraham's acting skills and this movie did not prove me wrong either. He has nothing to proffer in that department. And Arshad Warsi is on the other end of talent. He is just like a diamond, the more you polish it, the more it shines. As in, the more movies he does, the more he surpasses himself.
Salman Shahid, Hanif Hum Ghum and Linda Arsenio were mediocre. I am not sure if I would ever see them in another Hindi movie, unless Aditya Chopra decides to repeat them. Hey, talking about Aditya Chopra, did you know that he's apparently seeing Rani Mukerji these days? And that the trailer of his next venture, Tara Rum Pum looks interesting.
Yes, there's slight introduction of gossip in think-M columns starting with this review. :-) See ya soon!
Rating: 3.0/5.0
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