An amazing psychological thriller. The acting is good, the soundtrack is good, even the effects are good. Whether or not everything is realistic is one thing, but it still did not fail at keeping its viewers at the edge of their seats. The only reason it has received so many negative votes is because it puts Islam in a bad light. Consequently, all of the 1-star reviews are from Muslims who don't want their religion in this light. However, the truth is that there are many people out there that do exist. And they are simply following the Quran's teachings. Any Muslim that denies that the Quran commands violence towards unbelievers is either lying or is outright ignorant of their own religion. But religion aside, this was a great movie.

Since the success of Aamir Khan's Fanaa there has been a surge of terrorist themed Bollywood movies, (A Wednesday, New York and now Kurbaan). I've deliberately left out My Name is Khan because it wasn't about the terrorist themselves but about how the common man is affected by their actions. I remember Yash Raj's New York came out now long before Kurbaan and was a pretty big hit. Maybe that's the reason why Kurbaan went largely unnoticed. Another reason could be that it lacks the hallmarks of a Karan Johar production. In a typical Karan Johar movie there's plenty of songs and dancing. and occasionally funny in places. It's a shame really because it's far better than I expected.Where Kurbaan excels is that it is a far more brutal movie than any of the terrorist themed Bollywood movies I've mentioned. In a typical terrorist themed Bollywood movie someone would come along and stop the bomb from exploding or the terrorist would have a sudden change of heart. In Kurbaan the bombs do actually explode and many are injured or killed. The highlight for was not any of the main leads(they were all great however) but it was Om Puri. I've never ever seen him act so serious in the movie but I suppose his role as the leader required him to do that. On a end note I would encourage fans of Bollywood to see this movie, you won't regret it.

Okay, so I had seen a couple of time pass movies, all fluff no substance prior to this one. So I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, from start to the end, it never stalls or gets off track. Unfortunately the movie does little to break the western stereotypes for the Muslim male, which is what I thought it would do, at least to some extent. From gross DV, honor killing to sleeper cells, this movie/characters reinforces most of the stereotypes except for Riyaaz and her GF, played by the ravishingly beautiful Dia Mirza. I took away two points for one sided portrayal of the Islamic community in America. There should have been a couple of more scenes to show that majority of the Muslims don't fit the stereotype and that the characters shown represent a small minority. Overall it is an excellent thriller, one of the better movies out of the Johar stable. Highly recommend taking a look. Add 2 to the IMDb rating for a fair rating, the current rating grossly underrates the movie, I suspect it is due to backlash from angry Muslims, some of which is justified given the largely one sided portrayal of the Islamic community.7.5/10

Any film made from this banner, we are supposed to be in awe and admiration and as a viewer just blessed to see the latest offering. Not this viewer. This Banner has money to burn and money to throw away on Advertising, Foreign locations and Actors-just to lure the public into seeing a movie which is a piece of trash compared to the quality movies coming out of Mumbai and not to mention previously from this Production House. I wish they would have spent that money on a decent story and a competent story teller. Just because someone works with Karan Johar doesn't make him a good director. The talent has to be innate. The artistry is not acquired by osmosis. Here are few Gems from this Movie-We see culdesac of houses in what appears to be a suburb of New York-yet no trace of people or cars! No one hears a woman's scream!The infrared scenes are just a torture to watch. The story is a masala of few movies that have come out recently. The movie lacks a cohesion for the most part. The initial scenes between the the two lovers are just unreal and typical of a GenX director and the dialog rightly fits in with the concept too-penned by a an Autistic GenX. In the hands of a good director a half-baked-story could have turned out well, but in the hands of this director it remains half-baked and a disaster for this Production House. This director should go back to his day-job...As a Gaffer. How did this Imbecile tiffin boy from Goa, ever get to be a director in the first place. How does these morons with a IQ in double digits get to make a movie in Bollywood? We got too have some kind of Committee to screen these Directors and dialog writers before they make fools of themselves and the Indian Cinema.