'' New York '' is a 2009 Indian spy thriller film directed by Kabir Khan , produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films , and screenplay by Sandeep Srivastava . Visual effects are by Visual Computing Labs , Tata Elxsi Ltd . It stars John Abraham , Neil Nitin Mukesh , Katrina Kaif , Irrfan Khan & Nawazuddin Siddiqui . '' New York '' begins in 1999 , ends in 2008 , and tells the story of three students studying at the fictional New York State University whose lives are changed by the September 11 attacks and its aftermath . It received universal critical acclaim and was declared a blockbuster at the box office grossing 65 crores which sums to 114 crores at present day
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New York (2009 film)