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Urdu | کراچی سے لاہور |
Directed by | Wajahat Rauf |
Produced by | Wajahat Rauf |
Written by | Yasir Hussain |
Story by | Wajahat Rauf |
Starring |
Shehzad Sheikh Ayesha Omer Yasir Hussain Javed Sheikh Eshita Syed |
Music by | Sur Darwaish |
Cinematography | Rana Kamran |
Edited by | Hasan Ali Khan |
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Distributed by | IMGC Global Entertainment |
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143 mins |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Box office | ₨ 10 crore (US$1.0 million) (Worldwide) |
Karachi Se Lahore is a 2015 Pakistani comedy road film directed and produced by Wajahat Rauf under production banner Showcase Productions. The film's story is written by Yasir Hussain Karachi se Lahore, featuring an ensemble cast including Javed Sheikh, Mantaha Tareen Maqsood, Yasir Hussain, Ahmed Ali, Eshita Syed, Aashir Wajahat and Rasheed Naz, whereas lead roles are played by Shehzad Sheikh and Ayesha Omer. This is the first Pakistani road-trip film which covers the 36 hours journey from Karachi to Lahore in real time, where the characters face obstacles, overcome them and undergo personal growth.
The film was released by IMGC Global Entertainment in cinemas nationwide on July 31, 2015. In its opening weekend, it took in ₨2 crore (US$190,000) at the local box office and at the end of run, film reached the benchmark of ₨10 crore (US$950,000). It is first Pakistani film to be premiered in Hollywood.
Zaeem (Shehzad Sheikh) the protagonist has been mistreated his entire life by his parents, teachers, bosses and his girlfriend. But when he learns that his longtime girlfriend Ayesha (Eshita Syed) is marrying her cousin in Lahore, he decides to stand up for himself for the first time in his life and go to Lahore to stop the wedding. A roller coaster of a road trip from Karachi to Lahore begins. Everything that can go wrong does and the group of 5 aboard find themselves in conflict with each other.