Friday, July 24, 2009

Khuda Ke Liye


Khuda Ke Liye is a Pakistani Movie made by Shoaib Mansoor. Key Roles were played by Shaan, Naseeruddin Shah, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali and Hameed Sheikh.
Three different people from different continents have problems that relate to on going issues and Islam.Two Brother Singers , Mansoor(Shaan) and Sarmad(Fawad) , and became the best singers in Lahore. Sarmad came under the influence of an Islamic Activist and began praticising extremist Islam e.g. Jihaad, which means to kill people other than Muslims as they are not thought to be the men of Allah(God). They interpret Quran and Habith(Islamic Religious Texts) calling fro a ban on Music and Pictures.
However, in England Mariam aka Mary(Iman Ali)is a westernised girl in love with a white person called Dave. Her hypocritical father disapproves, despite the fact that he is living with a British woman to whom he is not married. He tells Mary that they are going to Pakistan for a trip and that once 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 called Janie and instantly falls in love with her. She quits for him, and they eventually get married. After 9/11,FBI officers capture him when someone overhears a drunk man accusing Mansoor of being a terrorist. Subsequently, he is tortured for a year in custody just 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. 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 free, but decides to return to the village where she was kept prisoner, so she can educate the girls there. Meanwhile, Mansoor is still in U.S. custody after a year 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.

1 comment:

  1. This is a fantastic movie. I have watched it two times, and both the times there was some thing different that i watched. I didn't felt boring rather more exciting. I think you should also watch it. If you want the link to download this movie so i can give you just contact me.

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