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Secondly, it was an original play. It was not an adaptation or a copy from a movie or some other theatre play. It was written for local audiences in Karachi. Three, this play has live music and fourth, this play has live singing.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe play takes place in a hospital that has an empty floor which is available for rent. A film director is interested in using the space for an important one-day shoot of a film called \"Lovengers\" which also happens to be financially backed by a mob king. The comedy also features performances of Bollywood songs from the '60s and '70s.\u003cbr/\u003eActress Sundus Tariq says her character is a departure from her real self.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm playing Heer - a very innocent kind of girl. And then suddenly the character changes into a completely different Heer. So, there is a lot of confusion, and a lot of comedy. And it's a very positive kind of confusion, not a negative one. I am really enjoying doing this character because it is totally different from my own personality.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSo far audiences are responding positively.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I really enjoyed a lot of the dances and the songs,\" said one audience member named Sara Ahmad. \"The choreography was really great. It's actually one of the first times I have seen an Urdu play. So that was really interesting for me to see. There was a lot of the Karachi flavor that I don't know a lot about, but I learned a lot about (Karachi) from the play; a lot of different things from the politics to the dance to the humor, and I really enjoyed that,\" said Sara Ahmed, who was visiting Karachi.\u003cbr/\u003e\"lovengers\" is playing at the Karachi Arts Council through 24 September.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eKarachi, Pakistan, 6 September 2012\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various shots of Romeo \u0026amp;amp; Juliet (the characters in the theatrical play \"Lovengers\" held at the Karachi Arts Council, on September 06, 2012.) performing a dance duet\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cut-away of the theatrical play \"Lovengers\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide shot of stage with various actors performing their roles\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid shot of character Aamil Must Bengali (Saqib Sumeer), a fake faith healer\u003cbr/\u003e5. CU of character Aamil Must Bengali (Saqib Sumeer)\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of audience\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close shot of Romeo \u0026amp;amp; Juliet in their live dance and singing performance, with Romeo swiveling Juliet around in his arms.\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of Romeo \u0026amp;amp; Juliet in their live dance and singing performance along with supporting dancers on a famous Bollywood (Indian) song of the 70s\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Usama Qazi/Director \u0026amp;amp; Producer\u003cbr/\u003e\"This has been tremendous learning. Because this was the first play, rather, for me, this was the first time I was doing Urdu theatre. Secondly, it was an original play. It was not an adaptation or a copy from a movie or some other theatre play. It was written for local audiences in Karachi. Three, this play has live music, and fourth,this play has live singing. So it has been tremendous, and it has been a very good experience, and great learning.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various shots of Sundus Tariq, who plays the role of Annie, an actress, and she is cast in the role of \"Heer\" (inspired from a very popular character from South Asian romantic folklore, just like Juliet) within the play\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid shot of audience members clapping and appreciating the performance\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Sundus Tariq/Actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"My character in this play is Annie, who is an actress. And there is actually a shoot going on in this play. Like another movie shoot. So in that play, I'm playing Heer - a very innocent kind of girl. And then suddenly the character changes into a completely different Heer. So, there is a lot of confusion, and a lot of comedy. And it's a very positive kind of confusion, not a negative one. I am really enjoying doing this character because it is totally different from my own personality. So it (the character) is really quiet, and I'd do whatever you want me to do, and I am not like that at all. So it's a challenge, and its very good, and I'm enjoying it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide shot of backstage as actors get their make-up and costumes done before the start of the performance\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various shots of make-up and blush-on being administered to performers backstage\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Saqib Sumeer/Actor, Writer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Wherever there is more art, there will be fewer problems. An inclination towards the arts means that there will be fewer instances of street crime, looting, vandalism, negativity, etc. There is a dearth of art in Pakistan. Now, slowly but steadily, more films are coming out, and theatre is also on the rise, I am hopeful that street crime will decrease and the arts will increase over the next five to ten years.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide shot of performers showing symbolic and humorous battle between love and hatred\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various shots of actors performing dancing and singing old Bollywood song\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Sara Ahmad/Audience Member\u003cbr/\u003e\"I really liked it actually. The performance was very good. I really enjoyed a lot of the dances and the songs. The choreography was really great. It's actually one of the first times I have seen an Urdu play. So that was really interesting for me to see. There was a lot of the Karachi flavor that I don't know a lot about, but I learned a lot about (Karachi) from the play; a lot of different things from the politics to the dance to the humor, and I really enjoyed that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various shots of performers doing live dance and singing performance on a very popular contemporary Bollywood (Indian) movie song\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of stage with the entire cast doing a final dance number before getting applauded by the audience\u003cbr/\u003e21. 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