Khuda Ke Liye

Infobox Film
name = Khuda Kay Liye


image_size = 170px
caption = "Khuda Kay Liye" poster
director = Shoaib Mansoor
producer = Shoman Productions
writer = Shoaib Mansoor
starring = Shaan
Naseeruddin Shah
Fawad Khan
Iman Ali
Hameed Sheikh
music = Rohail Hyatt

Production Manager: Rizwaan ChowdhriAssistant Director: Rizwaan Chowdhri, Bilal.
cinematography = Ali Mohammad
Neil Lisk
Ken Seng [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/13506/index.html]
editing = Ali Javed
Amir Khan
distributor = Geo Films
released = July 20 2007 (PAK)
October 25 2007 (UAE)
November 2 2007 (UK)
November 21, 2007 (US)
April 4, 2008 (IND)
runtime = 167 mins.
country = Pakistan,
India,
United States
language = Urdu, English
budget =
gross = over $10 million cite web|url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/BusinessTravel/Story?id=4590620&page=3|title = 'Lollywood' Hits Bollywood
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followed_by =
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imdb_id = 1068956
website = http://www.inthenameofgod.com

"Khuda Kay Liye" (Urdu: خدا کے لیے, Hindi: ख़ुदा के लिए, translation: "For the sake of God"; also known in English as "In the Name of God") is a Pakistani Urdu language movie written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor. It stars Shaan, Iman Ali and Fawad Khan as its main characters.

Plot

Three different people from different continents have problems that relate to on going issues and Islam.

Two Brothers who are both singers Mansoor (Shaan) & Sarmad (Fawad) become the best singers in Lahore. Then Sarmad becomes influenced by an Islamic activist. He begins to practice the extremist interpretation of Islam, grows a beard and goes against music, also putting pressure on his free-spirited family to comply.

In England, a girl Mary/Mariam is free girl in love with a white person named Dave. Her hypocritical father disapproves, despite the fact that he is living with a British woman to whom he is not even married. He tells Mary that they are going back home for a trip and that when they return she can marry Dave. This, however is a trap- While touring Afghanistan, he has her forcibly married to Sarmad, who is her cousin. Mary is then abandoned in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Mansoor goes to music school in Chicago. There, he meets a girl named Janie and instantly falls in love with her. She quits alcohol for his sake, and they eventually get married. After 9/11, FBI officers capture him when someone overhears a Sikh accusing Mansoor of being a terrorist in a drunken stupor and this results in two years of torture for him because of his Islamic background.

Meanwhile, Mary manages to run away, but is caught by Sarmad in the process. She is kept under strict supervision and due to this incident, Sarmad eventually consummates their marriage by force (i.e. he rapes her). She doesn't lose hope, managing to sneak a letter to Dave under the guise of writing to her father. Mansoor and Sarmad's parents finally come to her rescue under the protection of the British Government, but Mary, driven by vengeance, then takes her father and cousin to court in Pakistan. There, a wise Maulana (Naseeruddin Shah) explains to the court how Islam is being butchered in the name of war and hatred, bringing the religion forward in a believable and peaceful manner.

Traumatized by all the suffering he has seen and caused, Sarmad withdraws from the case. He also realizes the damage that he was made to do in the name of religion. Mary is now freed, but decides to return to the Afghani village where she was kept prisoner and not return to Britain, so she can educate the girls there. Meanwhile, Mansoor is still in U.S. custody after two years of torment; the last torture session having inflicted permanent brain damage. After a failed rehab attempt, he is deported and reunited with his family in Pakistan where, thanks to the hope of his family, he begins to slowly recover...

Reception and Implications

"Khuda Kay Liye" was released on July 20th, 2007.

Those parties interpret certain verses of the Quran and Hadith (Islamic religious texts) to call for a ban on music and pictures; an opinion held by muslim scholars worldwide.

It is important to note that this is one of very few, if any, independent motion pictures to be released to a cinema-going Pakistani market. The general trend in local cinema revolves around formulaic song and dance numbers, reminiscent of Lollywood musicals. Independent films, or films that break this formula, are rare if not entirely absent.

"Khuda Kay Liye" was produced in conjunction with the film division of the popular TV network, Geo TV. The film is a joint venture of Pakistan, and the United States.cite web|url = http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/aug2007-weekly/nos-12-08-2007/instep/mainissue.htm|title = Awarapan is an Indian film and yet Khuda Kay Liye is giving it a run for its money. It's a good omen.|publisher = Daily Jang|accessdate = 2007-05-22] cite web|url = http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/40196.aspx| title = Khuda Kay Liye|publisher = Sawf News Connect |accessdate = 2007-05-22]

Team & Crew

* Director, Writer & Producer: Shoaib Mansoor
* Production Manager: Rizwaan Chowdhri
* Production Designer: Rizwaan Chowdhri
* Assistant Director: Rizwaan Chowdhri, Bilal, Ali J.,
* Line Producer: Rizwaan Chowdhri, Adeel Hashmee

Awards and Accolades

The film won the silver Pyramid Award for the Best Picture at the 31st Cairo International Film Festival cite web|url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/BusinessTravel/Story?id=4590620&page=3|title= "Lollywood Hits Bollywood " ] ,It also won the Roberto Rossellini Award by the Italian film industry. It is the highest grossing film of Pakistan of all time with a gross of $10 million . It recently won the best film award in Japan as well. cite web|url = http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17348|title= "Best film in Japan "

Iman Ali makes her cinematic debut with this film, playing an Anglo Pakistani. Shaan's wife is played by Austin Sayre. Ahmed Jahanzeb and Shuja Haider produced the film's soundtrack.

Cast

* Shaan - Mansoor
* Fawad Afzal Khan - Sarmad
* Iman Ali - Maryam
* Naseeruddin Shah - Maulana Wali (Special Appearance)
* Hameed Sheikh - Sher Shah
* Austin Marie Sayre - Janie
* Larry Neumann
* Rasheed Naz - Maulana Tahiri
* Naeem Tahir
* Seemin Raheel
* Humayun Kazmi
* Najeeb Ullah Anjum
* Ayub Khosa
* Rufus Graham
* Angela Williams
* Alex Edwards

Music

* Background Music: Rohail Hayat
* Vocals: Ahmed Jahanzeb, Shuja Haider, Farah Zala, Ammar Hassan, Khawar Jawad, Faiza Mujahid, Saeen Zahoor, Zara Madani and Hadiqa Kiyani
* Lyrics: Shoaib Mansoor, Buley Shah, Faiza Mujahid
* Compositions: Ahmad Jahanzeb, Shuja Haider, Lagan The Band, Khawar Jawad, Javed Bashir, KamijeeThe OST was recorded at Gravity Studios in Chicago by Kamijee

ongs

* 1. Allah Hu
* 2. Bande-I
* 3. Bande-II
* 4. Duniya
* 5. Hamare Hain
* 6. Instrumental
* 7. Tiluk Kamod
* 8. Janie
* 9. Khuda Ke Liye

Releases

Pakistan Release Date
* Soundtrack: July 7 2007
* Movie: July 20, 2007

International Release Dates
* October 25, 2007 (UAE)
* November 2, 2007 (UK)
* November 21, 2007 (USA)
* April 4, 2008 (India)

References

5.http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17348

ee also

External links

* [http://www.inthenameofgod.com "Khuda Ke Liye" official website]
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* [http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/BusinessTravel/Story?id=4590620&page=3 "Lollywood Hits Bollywood "]
* [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/13506/index.html " Khuda Ke Liye" Cast & Crew]
* [http://indianmuslims.in/khuda-ke-liye/ "Khuda Ke Liye" Review at Indian Muslims Blog]
* [http://kadnan.com/blog/2007/07/09/shoaib-mansoors-fanatismin-the-name-of-god/ Shoaib Mansoor's fanatism - "In The Name of God"]
* [http://journal.naveeng.com/2008/05/05/khuda-kay-liye-in-the-name-of-god/ How "Khuda Kay Liye" is inspiring a generation]