Karachi: The Musical is Pakistan's first original Broadway-style Urdu musical. 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.
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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 Lyari: The Musical.
Production
Cast
Songs
- Lyari
- Karachi
- Ek Sae Dus (One to ten)
- Aaye Re Main Aaye
- Babu Bhai
- Left Right Jab
- Chaand
- Shor Machao
- Jin
- Aur De
- Daaka
- 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.