Karachi se Lahore: Pakistani rom-com set for 2015 release

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Local films Good Morning Karachi, Jalaibee and Jawaani Phir Nahin Aani have another challenger entering the arena for 2015 cinematic glory: director-producer Wajahat Rauf’s romantic comedy Karachi se Lahore (KSL).

Wajahat, who is known for his rom-com serials Karachi High (ARY), Minglish (ARY), and recent dramas Nikkah (HUM TV) and Soteli (ARY), discusses KSL with Dawn in an email interview.

Poster of the film.— Photo courtesy: Karachi se Lahore's official Facebook page

“Karachi se Lahore is a romantic comedy, a home-grown Pakistani road trip movie about a group of five people travelling from Karachi to Lahore for a specific purpose," Wajahat reveals.

"They go through this roller-coaster journey to get to their destination and end up finding themselves in the process.”

While the premise sounds cliche, the director-producer promises that going local with a proven formula will work.

“We've seen road trip movies from Hollywood and Bollywood but never a home-grown Pakistani road trip film. Our aim is to take the audience along with us on this journey," Wajahat says.

The road trip is currently being shot in different parts of Pakistan, including Karachi, Hyderabad, some parts of Balochistan, Lahore and Jhelum. Wajahat hopes to release the film in time for Eidul Fitr this year.

The film boasts a cast of famous TV and film actors like Javed Sheikh, Rashid Naaz, Ayesha Omar, Eshita Syed and Shehzad Sheikh. Popular theater artist Yasir Hussain, who was lauded for his skills in plays Aangan Terrha and Sawa 14 August has penned the script for Karachi se Lahore.

New actors, including Ahmed Ali, Aashir Wajahat and Mantahaa Tareen Maqsood, also feature in Karachi se Lahore.

Yasir Hussain and Ahmed Ali from BTS photo. — Photo courtesy: Karachi se Lahore's official Facebook page

While Na Maloom Afraad provided a first glimpse at the potential of Pakistani item numbers, KSL may take this one step further.

The music for KSL will be directed by singer Shiraz Upal and Noori’s Ali Hamza and Ali Noor. Wajahat has said that there may be item numbers – or what he terms "performance-based songs" – in the film.

A BTS photo during the shoot. — Photo courtesy: Karachi se Lahore's official Facebook page

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Zoya Anwer is a Dawn.com staffer.

She tweets @AnwerNaqvi.

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illmatic

Feb 06, 2015 04:31pm

How does Balochistan fit in from Karachi to Lahore? Anyways great news for our our-reviving Film Industry. Can't wait to hear some new music from the Noori guys. Godspeed to the film makers.

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Mani

Feb 06, 2015 07:40pm

Seems like another waste of time film. TV people just don't get cinema. It's not their domain. At best they can rip off Bollywood like Na Maloom people did. Originality, creativity etc. ... forget about it.

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shah

Feb 06, 2015 09:12pm

Look forward to it.

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Ahsan

Feb 06, 2015 11:53pm

I hope it has a film touch like Namalum afraad. Movies that look like a tv serial dont look good. Anyhow best of luck to the team. Look forward to it.

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Pakistani

Feb 07, 2015 03:01am

Pakistan is a very beautiful country with diverse ethic groups. Pakistan is a profound blend of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, hills, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Arabian Sea in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram range in the north. Pakistani people are a mixture of various ethnic groups and invading armies the migrations to the region by people passing through on their way to and from Indus have left their imprint on the population. Pashtuns,Sindhis,Balochis,Punjabis,Kashmiri and Gilgitis are consider the most beautiful people in Asia and South Asia.

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yasmin

Feb 07, 2015 12:58pm

@Pakistani I agree Pakistan is indeed very beautiful and its people in general have beautiful souls. VERYgenerous lot and pakistani people's hospitality is too good. I have visited Pakistan only 4 times and loved each trip. I am planning to go again next year.....and there is still so much more left to see of this beautiful country

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