Drama

Good Morning Karachi

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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.

Release Date : 2013-10-04

Language :EnglishUrdu

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Vidhi Films

Production Country : GermanyPakistan

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Amna Ilyas

Character Name : Rafina

Original Name : Amna Ilyas

Gender : Male

Khalid Malik

Character Name : Murad

Original Name : Khalid Malik

Gender : Male

Savera Nadeem

Character Name : PJ

Original Name : Savera Nadeem

Gender : Male

Farhan Ally Agha

Character Name : Fahad

Original Name : Farhan Ally Agha

Gender : Male

Saba Hameed

Character Name : Rafina's mother

Original Name : Saba Hameed

Gender : Female

Aamina Sheikh

Character Name : Mehwish

Original Name : Aamina Sheikh

Gender : Female

Faysal Qureshi

Character Name : TV One Show Host

Original Name : Faysal Qureshi

Gender : Male

Atta Yaqub

Character Name : Jamal

Original Name : Atta Yaqub

Gender : Male

Beo Raana Zafar

Character Name : Rosie

Original Name : Beo Raana Zafar

Gender : Female

Yasir Aqueel

Character Name : Arif

Original Name : Yasir Aqueel

Gender : Male

Faiza Syed

Character Name : Nausheen

Original Name : Faiza Syed

Gender : Male

Shaheen Khan

Character Name : Nawal

Original Name : Shaheen Khan

Gender : Male

Abdullah Akram

Character Name :

Original Name : Abdullah Akram

Gender : Male

Afaq Nasir

Character Name : Rehan

Original Name : Afaq Nasir

Gender : Male

Yasmin Syed

Character Name : Begum

Original Name : Yasmin Syed

Gender : Male

Deepak Perwani

Character Name : Fashion Designer

Original Name : Deepak Perwani

Gender : Male

Zoe Viccaji

Character Name : Salon Bride

Original Name : Zoe Viccaji

Gender : Female

Aaqif Ilyas

Character Name : Uri, Make-up artist

Original Name : Aaqif Ilyas

Gender : Male

Rubya Chaudhry

Character Name : Deepak's Model

Original Name : Rubya Chaudhry

Gender : Male

Meher Jaffri

Character Name : Bride's Friend 1

Original Name : Meher Jaffri

Gender : Male

Nemah

Character Name : Bride's Friend 2

Original Name : Nemah

Gender : Male

Zeeshan Haider

Character Name : Radiance Photographer

Original Name : Zeeshan Haider

Gender : Male

Merium Azmi

Character Name : Radiance Client / Dancer / Girl at Salon

Original Name : Merium Azmi

Gender : Male

Faizaan Ahmed

Character Name : Raz

Original Name : Faizaan Ahmed

Gender : Male

Yasir Khan

Character Name : Shaz

Original Name : Yasir Khan

Gender : Male

Joshinder Chaggar

Character Name : Sanya

Original Name : Joshinder Chaggar

Gender : Male

Amena Farid Sumar

Character Name : Jamal's Secretary

Original Name : Amena Farid Sumar

Gender : Male

Faiza Ansari

Character Name : Catwalk Model 1

Original Name : Faiza Ansari

Gender : Male

Hira Tareen

Character Name : Catwalk Model 2

Original Name : Hira Tareen

Gender : Male

Mahaa

Character Name : Catwalk Model 3

Original Name : Mahaa

Gender : Male

Mahir Saleem

Character Name : Photographer's Assistant

Original Name : Mahir Saleem

Gender : Male

Muhammad Amir

Character Name : Man Spitting on Street

Original Name : Muhammad Amir

Gender : Male

Tara Mahmood

Character Name : Radiance Board Member

Original Name : Tara Mahmood

Gender : Female

Mohaib Mirza

Character Name : Radiance Board Member

Original Name : Mohaib Mirza

Gender : Male

Batul Rizvi

Character Name : Radiance Board Member

Original Name : Batul Rizvi

Gender : Male

Amber Hasan

Character Name : Radiance Board Member

Original Name : Amber Hasan

Gender : Male

Tapu Javeri

Character Name : Radiance Board Member

Original Name : Tapu Javeri

Gender : Male

Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui

Character Name : Undercover Police Agent

Original Name : Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui

Gender : Male

Mohammed Javed Khan

Character Name : Undercover Police Agent

Original Name : Mohammed Javed Khan

Gender : Male

Mohammed Mateen Khan

Character Name : Undercover Police Agent

Original Name : Mohammed Mateen Khan

Gender : Male

Shaukat

Character Name : Prison Interrogator

Original Name : Shaukat

Gender : Male

Mohammad Shaid Karim

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Mohammad Shaid Karim

Gender : Male

Madiha Tahir

Character Name : Radio Voice

Original Name : Madiha Tahir

Gender : Male

Faizan Haqquee

Character Name : Radio Voice

Original Name : Faizan Haqquee

Gender : Male

Zahshanne Malik

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Zahshanne Malik

Gender : Male

Rani

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Rani

Gender : Male

Uzma

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Uzma

Gender : Male

Anousheh Balagamwala

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Anousheh Balagamwala

Gender : Male

Asfandiyar Dayan Khan

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Asfandiyar Dayan Khan

Gender : Male

Mohammad Ghani

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mohammad Ghani

Gender : Male

Shezi Khan

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Shezi Khan

Gender : Male

Ali Asghar

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ali Asghar

Gender : Male

Omi Butt

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Omi Butt

Gender : Male

Hasan Amin

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Hasan Amin

Gender : Male

Raheel

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Raheel

Gender : Male

Nofil Naqvi

Character Name : Man at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Nofil Naqvi

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-08-22

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.