Why Kabir Khan is good news?
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,December 23 2006]
ÂKabul Express director Kabir Khan is definitely good news for Bollywood. Why? Well, thankfully he breaks the monotony of cinema and brings in a refreshing change in spite of retaining good humour-n-drama. He is a documentary filmmaker but while watching ÂKabul Express for most part you donÂt feel as if you are being given a lecture on the ravages of war. Instead, Arshad WarsiÂs comic timing makes it a fun ride.
ArshadÂs bantering with Salman Shahid (the guy who plays a Taliban militant) is extremely funny and at times poignant. Like when Salman reminds the Pakistani promise: ÂMadhuri de do
Moreover he doesnÂt compromise in terms of making a song-less film in spite of working with a production house like Yashraj Films famous for their musical acumen. His selection of cinematographer in Anshuman Mahaley was another master stroke. The visuals of the film are some of the most brilliant that one has seen in cinema this year. The closest that can come will be Tasadduq Hussain in ÂOmkara and Ravi K Chandran in ÂFanaaÂ.
Kabir Khan seems to be clear that he canÂt present his point of view by being pedantic. The marriage of entertainment and sense makes for a deadly combo. His next step in Bollywood will be eagerly looked forward toÂ