The storyline follows the life of two brothers Mansoor (Shan) and Sarmad (Fawad Khan) in Lahore who live music. Sarmad is the younger of the lot and gets carried away by the sayings of the fundamentals who feed words against music in his mind. Sarmad becomes a changed personality and joins a fundamentalist group in a village in the outskirts.
Sarmad then forcibly marries his London-bred cousin Mary. On the other side, Mansoor, a liberal minded Muslim signs up for music school in Chicago. He falls for a lovely American girl Janie.
And then 9/11 blasts takes place and Mansoor finds himself trapped for false accusation of being a terrorist, though he is not one. Post attack, the Muslims are looked down upon by everyone.
The plot is the hero of this flick and moves on strong narration from the director’s vision. Cinematography is cliché. Art direction and editing are good.
Actingwise, the film has a few amateurish and funny performances, some of which are hidded in the light of the story. Fawad Khan is good. Shan is brilliant. Rasheed Naz is suave in his approach. Naseeruddin Shah holds your attention in every scene he is in.
Overall, Khuda Ke Liye is a brilliantly made film – more from the heart than from the pocket.
Radiosargam Movie Rating: 8/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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