If you like Bollywood star John Abraham and the many diverse movies that he has starred in, you must like his 2006 film Kabul Express, which also starred Arshad Warsi.

As you know, John is one actor who hasn't ever been scared of trying something different, and his role in Kabul Express was something exactly like that.

Directed by Kabir Khan, Kabul Express revolved around the story of two Indian journalists (John and Arshad), an American journalist and an Afghan guide who are taken hostage by Pakistani soldiers before being forced to undertake a 48-hour journey into a war-torn country of Afghanistan.  

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Now, while there are security parameters set around actors for their safety during filming, John described how the dynamics were completely different in Afghanistan.

John, who played the role of Indian journalist Suhel Khan in the film, spoke on the love he got from the Afghanistan people before revealing the threats faced by the Taliban.

"There were no social media at that time. When I was leaving Afghanistan, Afghani people told me John jaan (jaan means bhai) whatever you do, don't say anything bad about Afghanistan. And today I want to say on record that Afghani people are the most beautiful, loveliest people in the world, amazing hospitality. Really lovely people, superb people."

"It was an UN-approved hotel. I came to the terrace to have tea, and this rocket came from the front and hit the US consulate. Condoleezza Rice used to be the US foreign secretary to the state in Afghanistan at the time. It was Afghanistan's way of telling her that they are not happy with the Americans here. There was another incident where a suicide bomber had blown themselves up just six hours before we reached this location. It was quite an experience." John told Mashable India.

His account was somewhat matched by director Kabir Khan, who has made several documentaries in Afghanistan over the years and even once interviewed the Taliban.

© Instagram/Kabir Khan

During the 10th anniversary of the film in 2016, the Bollywood director had shared a tweet on the film.

Death threats,suicide bombings, fired upon,sub zero cold..we faced it all to make #Kabul Express #10YearsOfKabulExpress pic.twitter.com/WHdSFFSMO2

"Death threats, suicide bombings, fired upon,sub zero cold..we faced it all to make #Kabul Express #10YearsOfKabulExpress" he wrote.

John will next be seen in his upcoming Attack film and in Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming Pathan film.

Source: Hindustan Times

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