Welcome to Karachi
Release date - 29'th May 2015
One Word which describes the film -Directionless
Best Dialogue -
Jackky- Ye tune delivery karna kisse sikhaa ?
Arshad- Rajiv Hirani se !
Genre - Comedy/Political Satire
Cast -Arshad Warsi, Jackky Bhagnani, Lauren Gottilieb
Budget- 30 - 35 crores approximately
Two men in a drunken stupor decide to go to America by boat. Their boat is caught in a storm and the cruel waves of the ocean bring them to Karachi. In one scene they are dancing with bikini babes and in the next they are in midst of bomb explosion and gun shots. As if this was not enough they are mistaken as terrorists and are taken to the Taliban.
The story aimlessly drifts from hospitals to fake passport offices to terrorists' camps to Al Qaeda to clubs to parliament sessions. There are many scenes which make us laugh but they are lost in the non ending journey of the protagonists.
One Word which describes the film -Directionless
Best Dialogue -
Jackky- Ye tune delivery karna kisse sikhaa ?
Arshad- Rajiv Hirani se !
Genre - Comedy/Political Satire
Producer - Vashu Bhagnani
Cast -Arshad Warsi, Jackky Bhagnani, Lauren Gottilieb
Budget- 30 - 35 crores approximately
Two men in a drunken stupor decide to go to America by boat. Their boat is caught in a storm and the cruel waves of the ocean bring them to Karachi. In one scene they are dancing with bikini babes and in the next they are in midst of bomb explosion and gun shots. As if this was not enough they are mistaken as terrorists and are taken to the Taliban.
The story aimlessly drifts from hospitals to fake passport offices to terrorists' camps to Al Qaeda to clubs to parliament sessions. There are many scenes which make us laugh but they are lost in the non ending journey of the protagonists.
Jackyy is shown as a dim wit Gujarati guy who doesn't realize the gravity of the situation. He talks with a terrorist in a very jovial manner.
Jackky : Uncle mera ek garba karte hue video hai , aap Youtube mai dekho
Pakistani: Youtube Pakistan me ban hai.
Jackky : Skype
Pakistani: Ban
Jackky : Whatsapp
Pakistani: Ban
Jackky :Toh uncle aap ke ghar pe 3G hai kya? Main toh bol raha hoon katwa lo. Bahut paise bachenge
Arshad Warsi's character is older and wiser but at times he is shown doing equally stupid things. His comic timing is perfect but just humorous scenes can not save a film which has a weak screenplay and poor dialogues.
Lauren is mainly in the film for the item songs and to provide some glamour and looks beautiful in the otherwise drab film.
We have heard that, 'A life without a vision is a journey without destination.' So what was the filmmakers purpose in making this film? If they wanted to show that Karachi is a really unsafe place where one's life is under constant threat then initially they did manage to create some tension in the minds of the viewers but soon it was lost in between the crowd of junior artists and item songs.
In a line, even though the film has some funny moments, the overall Karachi journey is not entertaining enough to be seen in theaters.
Verdict - Completely Avoidable. Wait for its TV premier next month
Ratings - 2 out of 5
Thanks for the review..
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