Subrata Sen?s Bibar has brought home a bagful of awards from the Osian?s-Cinefan, the 8th Festival of Asian Cinema, held in Delhi from July 14-23. Raking it in: Subrata Datta and Tannishtha Chatterjee in Bibar Kabul Express releases here later this year. One can take a chopper and fly pretty much anywhere in Kabul but you cannot get a woman to show her face on camera. It takes six letters from three different ministries to get a visa but only one phone call to organise 30 Kalashnikovs and two rocket launchers. There are things that can only happen in Afghanistan. Hence the country is not just a location, but a character by itself. Produced by Aditya Chopra, Kabul Express is the first international feature film to have been entirely shot in post-Taliban Afghanistan and that too over two months.
Comprising a large international cast, the film stars Salman Shahid from Pakistan, Hanif Hum Ghum from Afghanistan and Linda Arsenio from USA, apart from John and Arshad who play TV journalists in Kabul in search of the ultimate news coup: meeting the Taliban. Having shot documentaries in over 50 countries, Kabir has set his first feature film in post-9/11 war-torn Kabul. The film will hold its world premiere at the prestigious red carpet special presentation meant for ?artistic and daring cinema from around the world?.
The Toronto jury has described Kabul Express as ?an important breakthrough for Indian cinema?. The latest production from Yash Raj Films starring John Abraham and Arshad Warsi has been officially selected for the Special Presentations Programme. If you are in downtown Toronto and craving some good grilled chicken, definitely try this at least once.Kabir Khan?s Kabul Express will have its world premiere at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival, being held from September 7 to 16. If you frequent this restaurant and have a certain preferance, they'd remember your usual order and even remember your "no salad" or "replace tomato salad with onions" type demands :) Overall, I'd like to give it 3.5 stars but will give 4 just because downtown Toronto really lacks the type of food they serve. Their service is good when the restaurant is not too busy. Their boneless chicken karahi and grilled wings are really good too. All the grilled chicken dishes are really good and their grilled fish is a must have for the health conscious people out there. Everything else I've tried is really decent. Their butter chicken is also very watery and bland. Secondly, their minced meat related dishes chicken/beef seekh kebab or beef chapli kebabs are really bad and I won't recommend them to anyone. Firstly, this is not the cleanest restaurants but nor is it too bad that you won't be able to have a good time.
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