Lahore Se Aagey- Movie Review by Shoby

Lahore Se Aagey- Movie Review by Shoby

3 Hearts out of 5

Looks like youth oriented road based comedies are getting popularity in quite serious volumes in Lollywood. Last year Wajahat Rauf gave us a nice road trip from Karachi Se Lahore which was a decently made comedy with some real great performances by the core cast. December 2016 saw the sequel of the movie tentatively titled as Lahore Se Aagey which is again directed and produced by Wajahat Rauf. With ARY Films backing up the project with some excellent promotions, this film was sure to garner handsome attention of the cine-goers. Let’s see what the film actually has in it for the viewers.

The most love character of Karachi Se Lahore "Moti" (Yasir Hussain) is back on the screen but this time his life is in real danger. One of his claimed-uncle's wife (Rubina Ashraf) has hired two goons to murder him so that he may not reach Swat, where the uncle (Behroz Subwari) is waiting for him to handover all his property to this innocent-plus stupid looking happy-go-lucky guy.

On the other hands, Tara (Saba Qamar) is just fed up of her complex relationship with her fiancé  She wants to pursue her career as a rock-star singer but her fiance is a big hindrance in achieving the objective. Luck makes the two protagonists meet each other and there starts a roller-coaster of laughter. What happens in between is left to be seen in the cinemas.

Coming directly towards the acting department, it was an out & out Yasir Hussain's product by every mean with Saba Qamar enjoying her due share of screen presence. The chemistry between the two, the dialogue delivery & timing is just near to perfect. Once can’t really stop himself from Laughing out Loud when Moti is delivering his dialogues in most uncertain of the conditions with practically no-holds bar.

Although there is nothing novel in the screenplay & story is quite mediocre but the film stands tall when it comes to delivering what it promised and that is loads & loads of sheer fun & entertainment. Writing is quite good and despite of the fact that few episodes were added without a solid purpose in the heart of the story, the film manages to get the viewers glued to the screen courtesy its appealing dialogues & top notch performances.

Cinematography & DOP is very good especially the concert scenes & beautiful northern part of Pakistan (Swat) is pictured beautifully. Editing is crisp and film's length is almost perfect. Director has made sure that the audience never gets bored from the on-goings.

Shiraz Uppal has given a nice soundtrack penned by Shakeel Sohail and it goes good with with the proceedings, however I am a bit unhappy as according to the story, when Saba was performing for the finals of singing competition, ending parts of the film was literally demanding a solid rock sad track. If they have added a good sad number there, it would have been a perfect blend of music & story. It is pertinent to mention here that mashup of already- hit songs was a treat for someone like me who is a big fan of Pakistani pop industry.

This film is full of special appearances. From pop icons Komal, Shiraz Uppal & Gauher to famous artist Ali Zafar & Noor ul Hassan, everyone present there just enhanced the overall value of the product.

Considering the fact that we are still in the rehabilitation status as far as our Lollywood industry is concerned, we can safely say that Lahore Se Aagey is a very nice effort and this franchise has the tendency to be further explored.