Kabul Express is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adventure thriller film written and directed by documentary filmmaker Kabir Khan (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. It was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Hanif Humgaam and Linda Arsenio. Kabul Express is the first fictional film for director Kabir Khan who has made several documentaries over the years in Afghanistan. According to him, Kabul Express is loosely based on his and his friend Rajan Kapoor's experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Kabul Express was shot entirely in Afghanistan.