Year: 2007
At the risk of sounding like one of those saturday morning newspaper movie critics, i have to say this... Khuda Kay Liye is a film which has it's heart in the right place. There are several things that are wrong with this film, in no way is it a classic, but it's worth a watch. The story is told though the lives of three young people, Muslim Pakistani youth, a British born young girl & her two cousins in Pakistan who are aspiring musicians. How their lives are torn apart by religious extremism is the main focus. All three are innocents, all three are victims of acts not their own. All of them have their dreams shattered, & they are scarred permanently, yet the movie ends on a positive note.
The acting leaves a lot to be desired, however the actors playing Mansoor & Mary do a good job. The small appearence by Nasiruddin Shah is of course the highlight of the entire 3 hour film. The score is pleasant, but the songs seems quite unnecessary & just stretch the length of the movie further. Another thing was the lack of subtitles; most of the film is in english, but some of it is in Urdu, which one can understand only in bits & pieces, it kind of takes the steam out of the dialogue.
Overall, Khuda Kay Liye is a good watch, better to get a ticket for the afternoon show of this one than waste the same 3 hours on some useless bollywood flick. You won't regret the choice.
