New York (2009 film)

New York is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Kabir Khan, written by Sandeep Shrivastava and based on a story by producer Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Katrina Kaif and Irrfan Khan. The film revolves around three friends studying at the fictional New York State University whose carefree and pleasant lives are changed by the September 11 attacks and its aftermath.

New York released on 26 June 2009, and proved to be a commercial success, becoming the sixth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2009. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its direction, screenplay and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Abraham, Kaif and Mukesh's performances.

At the 55th Filmfare Awards, New York received 2 nominations – Best Actress (Kaif) and Best Supporting Actor (Mukesh).





== Plot ==



In the United States in 2009, the FBI arrest Omar Aijaz, a young Muslim man originally from Delhi, India, after finding guns in the trunk of a taxi cab he owned. Omar is then taken into custody and interrogated by FBI Agent Roshan, also a Muslim man originally from South Asia who has been living in the United States for twenty years. Roshan wants to know everything about Omar especially his link with Sameer "Sam" Sheikh. Omar then discovers that he was set up by the FBI to force him to spy on Sam, a former college friend of his whom he has not seen in seven years and who the FBI believes is a terrorist.