Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- paranoid
- romantic
- bollywood movie night
- thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly found Kurbaan to be a technically polished, topical, and engaging Hindi thriller elevated by strong performances, while some noted its resemblance to New York and questioned its emotional depth.
What sets it apart
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Avantika discovers that her seemingly welcoming neighbors are terrorists and that her husband has concealed his identity.
The terrorist network invokes massacres of Iraqi and Afghani civilians as its motive for revenge.
Avantika's Hindu father initially opposes her marriage to Muslim professor Ehsan before reluctantly accepting it.
Avantika's marriage becomes the emotional center of her investigation into Ehsan's hidden life.
Films like Kurbaan, and why
New York
shared hindi-language terrorism thriller structure, post-9/11 political themes, and transnational setting
Fanaa
shared romantic drama disrupted by terrorism, concealed identities, and emotionally charged political conflict
Mission Kashmir
shared Bollywood blend of romance, action, suspense, and terrorism-related intrigue
Movie Details
- Director
- Renzil D'Silva
- Release Date
- 2009-11-20
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (46)
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan
- Kareena Kapoor Khan
- Vivek Oberoi
- Dia Mirza
- Om Puri
- Kirron Kher
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Nauheed Cyrusi
- Rupinder Nagra
- Shishir Sharma
Common questions
- What is Kurbaan about?
- A university professor’s new marriage in America becomes a perilous confrontation with terrorism, deception, and the political wounds behind radicalization.
- What is Kurbaan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kurbaan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kurbaan violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Kurbaan as brutal.
- What did critics think of Kurbaan?
- Critics broadly found Kurbaan to be a technically polished, topical, and engaging Hindi thriller elevated by strong performances, while some noted its resemblance to New York and questioned its emotional depth.
- Which films are like Kurbaan?
- Films with a similar feel include New York, Fanaa, and Mission Kashmir.
- How long is Kurbaan?
- Kurbaan runs 161 minutes.
