REPORT
Local humour in ‘Karachi se
Lahore’ will make it worth
watching
T
he first quarter of 2015 hasn’t even passed and we
have more than five films lined up for the year. But
the best part about this is that all films do not follow the
same old script and cast and the latest offering Karachi
se Lahore (KSL) is a fresh road-trip film, a genre which
according to director Wajahat Rauf has never been experimented in Pakistan before.The film boasts a cast of
celebrities with diverse backgrounds. The crew comprises TV, film and theatre actors like Javed Sheikh, Rashid
Naaz, Ayesha Omer, Eshita Syed, Shehzad Sheikh and
Yasir Hussain.The cast looks forward to its release in
the Eid season on July 31. This was officially revealed
in a pre-release event held at Karachi's Pearl Continental hotel which also gave the first glimpse into the film's
trailer.
What's there to see in Karachi se Lahore?
A cast to look forward to: Javed Sheikh, Ayesha Omer,
Shehzad Sheikh and Yasir Hussain
Music being looked after by Noori's Ali Noor and Ali
Hamza along with Shiraz Upal
First of its kind road-trip rom-com in Pakistan.
Filming 36-hour real time journey:
Rauf who has his fair share of experience in the industry
with dramas like Karachi High, Minglish and the recent
Soteli dubs the film as the first Pakistani road trip movie:
"This is the first road trip film to be made in Pakistan. It
covers the 36-hour journey from Karachi to Lahore in
real time, where the characters face obstacles, overcome
them and undergo personal
growth.”With recent films like
Jalaibee and Good Morning
Karachi that did not do as well
at the box office as expected,
with their plots being among
the reasons, KSL is expecting
to reach out to the audience
with 'local' humour, and a narrative which speaks of life,
development and childhood
friendships."Between the trip
from Karachi to Lahore, the
audience will see all sorts of
characters from all ethnicities; Pashtun, Baloch, Sindhi
everybody is incorporated;
the film revolves around our
culture completely," Rauf tells
Dawn.The film's Director of
Photography (DOP) will be
Rana Kamran who shares the same credentials for the
box office hit Na Maloom Afraad.
NOT an item number:
The teaser of the film which was released earlier this
year with Ayesha Omer's 'item song' created quite a
buzz. However, upon being asked about it, Ayesha
flashed a mysterious smile and commented that it is "not
an item number, you will figure that out."Yasir Hussain
had further clarified that it was a "situational song" which
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