Karachi: The Musical

Karachi: The Musical is Pakistan's first original Broadway-style Urdu musical.[1] set in the Lyari area of Karachi, the story revolves around an aspiring boxer, Saif Salam, who travels from Mailsi to train with the country's best boxing coach, Ghulam Bashir. It guest-starred Munawar Saeed as Dara Jokhio, a former gangster.

Karachi: The Musical

Synopsis

Saif Salaam (Imam Syed) travels from Mailsi, Multan to train with Pakistan's best boxing coach, Ghulam Bashir (Faraz Lodhi), who owned the Ghulam Bashir Boxing club in Lyari. But there was one catch: Bashir had not coached anyone in the last 2 decades since he had a falling out with his best buddy Daud Islam (Adnan Jaffar) who now runs the local mafia that controls drugs, prostitution, and betting houses in one of the most troubled parts of the city.

As Saif learns how to spar, he realizes that his decision to train for a professional boxing career has sparked tension between the age old rivals, put the livelihood of thousands in the area at risk, and exposed his family to grave danger.

Name

It was originally titled Karachi: The Musical.[2]

Production
  • Director, Producer and Choreographer: Nida Butt
  • Writers: Faraz Lodhi and Uns Mufti
  • Co Producer: Waqas Bukhari
  • Assistant Director: Alina Iftikhar
  • Production Manager: Usman Mazhar
  • Volunteer Head: Eleyna Haroun
  • Lighting Director: Amna Soomro
  • Set Designer: Khizer Farooq Aslam Bandey
  • Photographer: Adil Mufti

Cast
  • Faraz Lodhi as Ghulam Bashir
  • Syed Adnan Jaffar as Daud Islam, the local gangster.
  • Imam Syed as Saif Salam
  • Rubya Chaudhry as Yasmeen, a reporter
  • Munawar Saeed as Dara Jokhio, a former gangster, who still holds sway over the area.
  • Raza Shah as Raza Baloch, a former boxer who is on the run from the law.
  • Monazza Fatima Naqvi as Tabassum (Tabu)
  • Younas Khan as Mir
  • Merium Azmi as Selina
  • Aryaan Aslam as KK
  • Kamal Hussain as Raheem Ibad
  • Muhammad Shakeel Hussain Khan as Jugnu
  • Arshad Malik: Arsi
  • Hamid Yousuf Khan as Sikandar
  • Asif Shehzad Malik as Saniullah/News Reporter/Yasir Khan
  • Ahsan Ali as Wajiullah/News Reporter/Imam
  • Zakiullah Khan as Inspector Rehman/Asif
  • Danish Hayat as Clement

Songs
  • Lyrics by: Faraz Lodhi (12 songs)[3]
  • Composed by: Hamza Jafri
  1. Lyari
  2. Karachi
  3. Ek Sae Dus (One to ten)
  4. Aaye Re Main Aaye
  5. Babu Bhai
  6. Left Right Jab
  7. Chaand
  8. Shor Machao
  9. Jin
  10. Aur De
  11. Daaka
  12. New York

An official soundtrack for the Musical was released which consists of the first six songs.

Runs

The musical opened in Karachi on 22 October 2011 for 23 nights. An all Pakistan tour was planned for March 2011.[2]

Choir members
  • Anita Sattar
  • Ameer Ali
  • Ashfaq Hussain
  • Sara Dawood
  • Nabiyah Fahim
  • Abdul Qayoom
  • Sumair Ahmad Khan

Band
  • Asad Zafar (Guitarist)
  • Sheraz (Tabla)
  • Manzoor Ahmed (Violinist)
  • Joshua Fernandes (Drummer)
  • Danish Manzoor(Keyboardist)

Dancers
  • Belinda Dab Lucas
  • Durranda Davies
  • Regina D'lima
  • Mehwish Aslam
  • Faizaan Uddin
  • Monoo
  • Ghani
  • Azhar
  • Sajjad
  • Jugnu

Make-up
  • Anum Atif
  • Jahangir
  • Zehra Abbas
  • Angies Salon

Stage Management Team
  • Alex John
  • Richard Patrick
  • Rony Patrick
  • Shahbaz Gill

References
  1. Haar na mano: Karachi-the musical Dawn 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011
  2. Karachi: The Musical – fight night Tribune 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011
  3. Karachi – The Musical 'Haar Na Mano' October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011
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