Khuda Kay Liye
| Khuda Kay Liye | |
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| Directed by | Shoaib Mansoor |
| Produced by | Shoman Production |
| Written by | Shoaib Mansoor |
| Starring |
Shaan Naseeruddin Shah Fawad Khan Iman Ali Naeem Tahir Hameed Sheikh |
| Music by | Rohail Hyatt |
| Cinematography | David Lemay Ali Mohammad Neil Lisk Ken Seng |
| Edited by | Ali Javed Aamir Khan |
| Distributed by |
Geo Films Percept Picture Company (India) |
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Running time
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167 minutes |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language |
English Urdu |
| Budget | ₨6 crore (US$570,000) |
| Box office | Rs15.06 crore (US$2.51 million) (Worldwide) |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | July 7, 2007 |
| Recorded | 2006-2007 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Republic Music Group, Huqa Entertainment Corp, Sony BMG |
| Producer | Rohail Hyatt |
Khuda Kay Liye (also released as In The Name of God in international markets) is a 2007 Pakistani drama film directed by Shoaib Mansoor, and stars Shaan, Fawad Khan and Iman Ali in pivotal roles, with a cameo appearance by Naseeruddin Shah. The film follows Mansoor and Sarmad (played by Shaan and Khan), two singers whose lives changes after the events of 9/11 attacks in America and misinterpreted teachings of Jihad.
Khuda Kay Liye was released on 20 July 2007 in Pakistan and on 4 April 2008 in India, as well as the screenings at various international film festivals. The film subsequently won a number of awards for its acting, notably three Lux Style Awards, one Silver Pyramid Award at Cairo International Film Festival, one Roberto Rossellini Award, Italy and one Fukuoka Audience Award at Fukuoka International Film Festival, Japan.
Apart from international accolades, Khuda Kay Liye received mixed reviews, with critics praising the story and acting, but criticising the script and direction. Commercially, the film became the highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2007 domestically, was declared "hit" by the Pakistani box-office, earning ₨11.5 crore (US$1.1 million) during its theatrical run.
Mansoor and Sarmad, the two successful singers from Lahore. Sarmad eventually gets influenced by an Islamic activist Maulana Tahiri, as he begins to practice Islamic way of living and gives up his music career as it is considered "haraam" by the Islamic community. Maryam (Mary), a westernised British Pakistani girl, falls in love with Dave from the British community. However this displeases her father, who is hypocritical, despite himself having a live-in relationship with a British woman.
Meanwhile, Mary's father plans to take her for a trip to Pakistan to meet Sarmad and Mansoor. While touring FATA, she gets deceived by her father to marry her cousin, Sarmad. Mary, forcefully gets married and abandoned in her household. In an escape attempt, Mary tries runs from the village but gets caught by Sarmad. He eventually consummates their marriage by force as a sort of punishment so that Mary would not escape again.
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