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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.
Amna Ilyas
Rafina
Khalid Malik
Murad
Savera Nadeem
PJ
Farhan Ally Agha
Fahad
Saba Hameed
Rafina's mother
Aamina Sheikh
Mehwish
Faysal Qureshi
TV One Show Host
Atta Yaqub
Jamal
Beo Raana Zafar
Rosie
Yasir Aqueel
Arif
Faiza Syed
Nausheen
Shaheen Khan
Nawal
Abdullah Akram
Afaq Nasir
Rehan
Yasmin Syed
Begum
Deepak Perwani
Fashion Designer
Zoe Viccaji
Salon Bride
Aaqif Ilyas
Uri, Make-up artist
Rubya Chaudhry
Deepak's Model
Meher Jaffri
Bride's Friend 1
Nemah
Bride's Friend 2
Zeeshan Haider
Radiance Photographer
Merium Azmi
Radiance Client / Dancer / Girl at Salon
Faizaan Ahmed
Raz
Yasir Khan
Shaz
Joshinder Chaggar
Sanya
Amena Farid Sumar
Jamal's Secretary
Faiza Ansari
Catwalk Model 1
Hira Tareen
Catwalk Model 2
Mahaa
Catwalk Model 3
Mahir Saleem
Photographer's Assistant
Muhammad Amir
Man Spitting on Street
Tara Mahmood
Radiance Board Member
Mohaib Mirza
Radiance Board Member
Batul Rizvi
Radiance Board Member
Amber Hasan
Radiance Board Member
Tapu Javeri
Radiance Board Member
Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui
Undercover Police Agent
Mohammed Javed Khan
Undercover Police Agent
Mohammed Mateen Khan
Undercover Police Agent
Shaukat
Prison Interrogator
Mohammad Shaid Karim
Prison Guard
Madiha Tahir
Radio Voice
Faizan Haqquee
Radio Voice
Zahshanne Malik
Dancer
Rani
Dancer
Uzma
Dancer
Anousheh Balagamwala
Dancer
Asfandiyar Dayan Khan
Dancer
Mohammad Ghani
Dancer
Shezi Khan
Dancer
Ali Asghar
Dancer
Omi Butt
Dancer
Hasan Amin
Dancer
Raheel
Dancer
Nofil Naqvi
Man at Party (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Sabiha Sumar
Novel
Shandana Minhas
Screenplay
Malia Scotch Marmo
Screenplay
Samhita Arni
August 22, 2024
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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.