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Good Morning Karachi

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7.4/10 • 8

2013-10-041h 25m

Drama

Good Morning, Karachi is the story of a young girl (Amna Ilyas) who wants to be a model while struggling towards her dream against the backdrop of the Benazir Bhutto assassination.

Directors
Sabiha Sumar
Editors
Rob Das

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Amna Ilyas

    Amna Ilyas

    Rafina

  2. Khalid Malik

    Khalid Malik

    Murad

  3. Savera Nadeem

    Savera Nadeem

    PJ

  4. Farhan Ally Agha

    Farhan Ally Agha

    Fahad

  5. Saba Hameed

    Saba Hameed

    Rafina's mother

  6. Aamina Sheikh

    Aamina Sheikh

    Mehwish

  7. Faysal Qureshi

    Faysal Qureshi

    TV One Show Host

  8. Atta Yaqub

    Atta Yaqub

    Jamal

  9. Beo Raana Zafar

    Beo Raana Zafar

    Rosie

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CinemaSerf

Aug 22, 2024

6/10

Amna Ilyas is the young "Rafina" who has dreams of becoming a model in her home city, but who faces quite a few challenges from her sceptical family and her fiancé who thinks she ought to be grateful for the chance to get married, have babies and live at home. An attempt to revitalise this rather well-trammelled concept has been made by setting it against the considerable political upheaval that was being caused by the imminent arrival from exile of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but that doesn't really lift this lacklustre story enough. That said, it's actually quite a well made drama, and the actors do enough to keep it going for eighty minutes but the substance and characters are poorly developed and it takes a very simplistic look at the cultural attitudes of both the sexes and the generations. Sure, everybody should dream - but not everyone can be a model or a brain surgeon or an astronaut, and the film does rather present us with an all too linear appreciation of not just her own aspirations but also one of those who advise against this risky and potentially short-term career path - embarked upon, supposedly, in the name of empowerment or liberation. Director Sabiha Kumar is trying to make a point but she doesn't really make any attempt to calibrate the drama in any sort of balanced fashion - epitomised by the loving but strained relationship between "Rafina" and her mother (Saba Hameed). It looks good, though, capturing the hustle and bustle of this vibrant city well, but it's just a bit too undercooked.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Urdu
Budget
$32,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
pakistancoming of agemodelingwoman director