''Ready Steady No'' is a 2019 Pakistani

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film. The film features

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Zain Afzal Zain Afzal (Urdu : زین افضل) is a Pakistani actor. He is mostly known for his comedy roles. He is best known for playing the role "Taimoor" in ''Sanwari''. He also acted in the film ''Ready Steady No''. He also known for ''Senti Aur Ment ...

, Marhoom Ahmed Bilal,

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and

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. It is written, directed, and produced by Hisham Bin Munawwar. It released on 19 July 2019 under the banners of

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and Eveready Films.

Cast

Faisal Saif Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...

as Faisal *

as Razia *

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as Maulana *

as Faisal's father *

as Faisal's mother *

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as a

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* Ashraf Khan * Marhoom Ahmad Bilal as

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Mazhar Fakhar * Saleem Albela * Muneer Ahmed as

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Muneer; Razia's cousin

Soundtrack

Film music has been directed by Baqir Abbas and produced by Hassan Badshah.

Critical reception

Omair Alavi wrote that the film "makes your belief stronger in clean comedy" because it "delivers a clean comedy" on "situations, more than dialogues." Shafiq Ul Hasan rated 2 out of 5 stars and wrote in ''The Express Tribune'' that it "is an earnest attempt" and "offers a fresh script" to "those who like stage plays and prefer loud comedy." Sonia Ashraf of ''Dawn Images'' said that the "plot for this romantic comedy sounds simple enough", unfortunately "it fizzled out" due to "a poor script". Asjad Khan of OY! wrote that it "is an entertaining film, with a social message" and "a worthy effort for "an independent film maker", however, "it could have been better if" focused a "bit more in building the relationship between" the lead pair. Yousuf Mehmood rated 3 out of 5 stars and wrote on PakistaniCinema.net "the film drags a little, and its cinematic appeal is lacking" but it is "a purely comedic film where the audience was howling laughing, along with their families." Usman Ghafoor of ''Gulf News'' commented, "The humour here is essentially situational and verbal", but "throughout the narrative, the film keeps returning to slapstick", and "cinematography is perhaps its other weak point." Hassan Hassan of Galaxy Lollywood said that it is a "socially relevant" film whose "cast offer moments of fun with their acting" but rated only 1.5 star out of 5 and added that "the cast alone, isn't able to save the film from being a disastrously boring affair" as it is not entertaining.

Accolades

References

External links

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