Kurbaan (2009 film) - Revision history

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	\| title1 = Shukran Allah		\| title1 = Shukran Allah
	\| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Salim Merchant]]		\| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Salim Merchant
	\| length1 = 04:50		\| length1 = 04:50
	\| title2 = Dua		\| title2 = Dua
	\| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Kailash Kher]], Marianne D'Cruz ~~Aiman~~		\| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Kailash Kher]], Marianne D'Cruz and [[Srikanth Iyengar]]
	\| length2 = 05:00		\| length2 = 05:00
	\| title3 = Ali Maula		\| title3 = Ali Maula
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	\| length5 = 04:18		\| length5 = 04:18
	\| title6 = Ali Maula		\| title6 = Ali Maula
	\| note6 = ~~Remix~~		\| note6 = Reprise
	\| extra6 = ~~Salim Merchant~~		\| extra6 = [[Ghulam Ali]]
	\| length6 = 04:08		\| length6 = 04:08
	\| all_writing = [[Niranjan Iyengar]], except track 3 written by Irfan Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Salim-Sulaiman, Niranjan Iyengar – Kurbaan\|url = https://www.discogs.com/Salim-Sulaiman-Niranjan-Iyengar-Kurbaan/release/13086491\|publisher = Discogs\|access-date = 30 January 2021\|archive-date = 28 February 2021\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210228084808/https://www.discogs.com/Salim-Sulaiman-Niranjan-Iyengar-Kurbaan/release/13086491\|url-status = live}}</ref>		\| all_writing = [[Niranjan Iyengar]], except track 3 written by Irfan Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Salim-Sulaiman, Niranjan Iyengar – Kurbaan\|url = https://www.discogs.com/Salim-Sulaiman-Niranjan-Iyengar-Kurbaan/release/13086491\|publisher = Discogs\|access-date = 30 January 2021\|archive-date = 28 February 2021\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210228084808/https://www.discogs.com/Salim-Sulaiman-Niranjan-Iyengar-Kurbaan/release/13086491\|url-status = live}}</ref>

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	* [[Taher Shabbir]]		* [[Taher Shabbir]]
	* [[Akash Khurana]]		* [[Akash Khurana]]
			* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
			* [[Shishir Sharma]]
			* [[Nauheed Cyrusi]]
			* [[Rupinder Nagra]]
	}}		}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator = [[Saif Ali Khan]]
	\| cinematography = [[Hemant Chaturvedi]]		\| cinematography = [[Hemant Chaturvedi]]
	\| editing = Asif Ali Shaikh		\| editing = Asif Ali Shaikh
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	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2009\|11\|20}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|2009\|11\|20}}
	\| runtime = 160 minutes		\| runtime = 160 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India and USA
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi and Urdu
	\| budget = {{INRConvert\|500\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>		\| budget = {{INRConvert\|500\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>
	\| gross = {{INRConvert\|429\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>		\| gross = {{INRConvert\|429\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	{{columns-list\|colwidth=30em\|		{{columns-list\|colwidth=30em\|
	* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Ehsaan Khan/Khalid		* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Ehsaan Khan ''Khalid''
	* [[Kareena Kapoor]] as Avantika Ahuja		* [[Kareena Kapoor]] as Avantika Ahuja
	* [[Vivek Oberoi]] as Riyaz Masood		* [[Vivek Oberoi]] as Riyaz Masood
	* [[Kirron Kher]] as Nasreen Aapa		* [[Kirron Kher]] as Nasreen Aapa
	* [[Om Puri]] as Bhaijaan		* [[Om Puri]] as Bhaijaan
	* [[Dia Mirza]] as Rehana ~~(special appearance)~~		* [[Dia Mirza]] as Rehana
	* [[Nauheed Cyrusi]] as Salma		* [[Nauheed Cyrusi]] as Salma
	* [[Rupinder Nagra]] as Hamid		* [[Rupinder Nagra]] as Hamid
	* [[Faezeh Jalali]] as Anjum
	* [[Kavita Srinivasan]] as Syeda
	*[[Taher Shabbir]] as Tahir		*[[Taher Shabbir]] as Tahir
	*[[Akash Khurana]] as Avantika's father		*[[Akash Khurana]] as Avantika's father
	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Riyaz's father		* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Riyaz's father
	*[[Parineeta Borthakur (actress)\|Parineeta Borthakur]] as Professor Vaishali
	* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Professor Qureshi		* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Professor Qureshi
	*Asheesh Kapur as Hakil
	*Areesz Ganddi as Aslam}}

	==Production==		==Production==

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	* [[Kareena Kapoor]]		* [[Kareena Kapoor]]
	* [[Vivek Oberoi]]		* [[Vivek Oberoi]]
	* [[Dia ~~Mizra~~]]		* [[Dia Mirza]]
	* [[Kirron Kher]]		* [[Kirron Kher]]
	* [[Om Puri]]		* [[Om Puri]]

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	* [[Kareena Kapoor]]		* [[Kareena Kapoor]]
	* [[Vivek Oberoi]]		* [[Vivek Oberoi]]
			* [[Dia Mizra]]
			* [[Kirron Kher]]
			* [[Om Puri]]
			* [[Taher Shabbir]]
			* [[Akash Khurana]]
	}}		}}
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	\| gross = {{INRConvert\|429\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>		\| gross = {{INRConvert\|429\|m}}<ref name=":8"/>
	}}		}}
	'''''Kurbaan''''' ({{translation\|Sacrificed}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[~~action~~ thriller film]] directed by [[Rensil D'Silva]] and produced by [[Karan Johar]] under the [[Dharma Productions]] banner, based on a story by Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with D'Silva, with [[Anurag Kashyap]] and lyricist [[Niranjan Iyengar]] penning the dialogues. Starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]], the story revolves around Avantika Ahuja (Kapoor), a psychology professor in New York who returns to Delhi, India to caretake her ailing father ([[Akash Khurana]]) and develops a relationship with Ehsaan (Khan). Avantika and Ehsaan fall in love, get married, and leave for the [[United States]], where she discovers that his family is linked to [[Islamic terrorism\|Islamic terrorist groups]] after witnessing the [[house arrest]], [[Domestic violence\|domestic abuse]] and murder of now family member Salma ([[Nauheed Cyrusi]]). The film's backdrop on [[Terrorism\|global terrorism]] forms the crux.		'''''Kurbaan''''' ({{translation\|Sacrificed}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rensil D'Silva]] and produced by [[Karan Johar]] under the [[Dharma Productions]] banner, based on a story by Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with D'Silva, with [[Anurag Kashyap]] and lyricist [[Niranjan Iyengar]] penning the dialogues. Starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]], the story revolves around Avantika Ahuja (Kapoor), a psychology professor in New York who returns to Delhi, India to caretake her ailing father ([[Akash Khurana]]) and develops a relationship with Ehsaan (Khan). Avantika and Ehsaan fall in love, get married, and leave for the [[United States]], where she discovers that his family is linked to [[Islamic terrorism\|Islamic terrorist groups]] after witnessing the [[house arrest]], [[Domestic violence\|domestic abuse]] and murder of now family member Salma ([[Nauheed Cyrusi]]). The film's backdrop on [[Terrorism\|global terrorism]] forms the crux.

	The original story was conceptualized by Johar, who wanted D'Silva to direct it. In his directorial debut, D'Silva framed the script through the lens of the female protagonist, the romance between Khan and Kapoor, the thriller element, and a social message. The film was shot across [[Philadelphia]], [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]] between winter of 2008 to 2009.		The original story was conceptualized by Johar, who wanted D'Silva to direct it. In his directorial debut, D'Silva framed the script through the lens of the female protagonist, the romance between Khan and Kapoor, the thriller element, and a social message. The film was shot across [[Philadelphia]], [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]] between winter of 2008 to 2009.

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	'''''Kurbaan''''' ({{translation\|Sacrificed}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rensil D'Silva]] and produced by [[Karan Johar]] under the [[Dharma Productions]] banner, based on a story by Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with D'Silva, with [[Anurag Kashyap]] and lyricist [[Niranjan Iyengar]] penning the dialogues. Starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]], the story revolves around Avantika Ahuja (Kapoor), a psychology professor in New York who returns to Delhi, India to caretake her ailing father ([[Akash Khurana]]) and develops a relationship with Ehsaan (Khan). Avantika and Ehsaan fall in love, get married, and leave for the [[United States]], where she discovers that his family is linked to [[Islamic terrorism\|Islamic terrorist groups]] after witnessing the [[house arrest]], [[Domestic violence\|domestic abuse]] and murder of now family member Salma ([[Nauheed Cyrusi]]). The film's backdrop on [[Terrorism\|global terrorism]] forms the crux.		'''''Kurbaan''''' ({{translation\|Sacrificed}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rensil D'Silva]] and produced by [[Karan Johar]] under the [[Dharma Productions]] banner, based on a story by Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with D'Silva, with [[Anurag Kashyap]] and lyricist [[Niranjan Iyengar]] penning the dialogues. Starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]], the story revolves around Avantika Ahuja (Kapoor), a psychology professor in New York who returns to Delhi, India to caretake her ailing father ([[Akash Khurana]]) and develops a relationship with Ehsaan (Khan). Avantika and Ehsaan fall in love, get married, and leave for the [[United States]], where she discovers that his family is linked to [[Islamic terrorism\|Islamic terrorist groups]] after witnessing the [[house arrest]], [[Domestic violence\|domestic abuse]] and murder of now family member Salma ([[Nauheed Cyrusi]]). The film's backdrop on [[Terrorism\|global terrorism]] forms the crux.

	The original story was conceptualized by Johar, who wanted D'Silva to direct it. In his directorial debut, D'Silva framed the script through the lens of the female protagonist, the romance between Khan and Kapoor, the thriller element, and a social message. The film was shot across [[~~Philadelphia~~]], [[~~Brooklyn~~]], [[New York ~~City~~]], [[~~Delhi~~]] and [[~~Mumbai~~]] between winter of 2008 to 2009.		The original story was conceptualized by Johar, who wanted D'Silva to direct it. In his directorial debut, D'Silva framed the script through the lens of the female protagonist, the romance between Khan and Kapoor, the thriller element, and a social message. The film was shot across [[Harrisburg]], [[Manhattan]], [[New York State]], [[Patna]] and [[Pune]] between winter of 2008 to 2009.

	The background score and soundtrack album are composed by the duo [[Salim-Sulaiman]]. The song sequences were choreographed by [[Vaibhavi Merchant]].		The background score and soundtrack album are composed by the duo [[Salim-Sulaiman]]. The song sequences were choreographed by [[Vaibhavi Merchant]].
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