Khuda Kay Liye (2007)

Khuda Kay Liye Watch (2007) Complete Full Movie... by asharalidm Two brothers, both artistes, experience major changes at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the U.S. Government; while their female cousin is abducted, forced to marry, and sexually molested.

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 Afzal 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.

Directed by

Shoaib Mansoor

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)

Shoaib Mansoor
Faiza Mujahid	...	(lyrics)
Bulleh Shah	...	(lyrics)

Cast (in credits order)

	Shaan Shahid	...	Mansoor Hussain Khan
	Fawad Khan	...	Sarmad Hussain Khan
	Iman Ali	...	Mary Hussain Shah / Mariam
	Austin Marie Sayre	...	Janie (as Austin Sayre)
	Larry Newman	...	(as Larry Neumann Jr.)
	Rasheed Naz	...	Moulana Tahiri
	Naeem Tahir
	Seemi Raheel	...	Mrs. Hussain Khan (as Seemin Raheel)
	Humayun Kazmi
	Angela Williams
	Alex Edwards	...	Dave
	Hameed Sheikh	...	Sher Shah (as Hameed Shiekh)
	Rufus Graham	...	The English Solicitor
	Najeeb Ullah Anjum
	Ayub Khoso
	Naseeruddin Shah	...	Moulana Wali (as Naseer-ud-Din Shah)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Najeeba Faiz	...	Gul Banu
	Shabnam Faiz	...	Shah Bano
	Rahul Gill	...	Mahinder
	Naz Khan	...	Mahinder's Friend
	Jonathan C. Legat	...	Good Guard
	Steven Moore	...	Cameraman
	Elaine Rivkin	...	Nurse
	Matt Weber	...	Bad Guard
	Jeremy Kruse	...	Orderly (uncredited)
	Jocelyn Wesler	...	Student (uncredited)

Produced by

Leigh Jones	...	line producer: USA
Shoaib Mansoor	...	producer
Reshma Siddiqui	...	co-producer: US
Shailendra Singh	...	Distributed in India by Percept Picture Company

Music by

Javed Bashir
Shuja Haider
Rohail Hyatt	...	(background score)
Ahmad Jahanzeb
Khawar Jawad
Lagan Band

Cinematography by

David Le May	...	director of photography (as David Lemay)
Neil Lisk	...	director of photography
Ali Mohammad	...	director of photography
Ken Seng	...	director of photography

Film Editing by

Ali Javed
Amir Khan

Art Direction by

David Christopher Krause

Costume Design by

Emma Potter

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(US)

Makeup Department

Minnie Krishnan	...	key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Ben Mollin	...	hair colorist: US

Production Management

Amy Rising

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unit production manager: US

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rudra Banerji	...	second assistant director: US
Jennifer Gerber	...	first assistant director: US
Bilal Lashari	...	assistant director
Noam Piper	...	second assistant director

Art Department

Rachel McIntyre	...	set decorator: USA
Noam Piper	...	storyboard artist
Adri Siriwatt	...	property master

Sound Department

Mike McGrath	...	boom operator: US
J.T. Mueller	...	boom operator: US
Bartek Swiatek	...	sound mixer: US

Special Effects by

Mateen Qadoos

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special effects

Visual Effects by

Muhammad Zeeshan Bukhari	...	visual effects
Anand Nayak	...	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Parker Biederbeck	...	grip: US
Rob Chapa	...	second assistant camera: US
Shannon DeWolfe	...	camera loader: US
Ron Forsythe	...	gaffer: US
Cody Jacobs	...	grip: US
Devlin McCluskey	...	grip: US
Kevin Pittman	...	key grip: US
Bily Salazar	...	second assistant camera: US
Dan Shaugnessey	...	grip: US
Amna Siddiqui	...	photographer: US
Jesus Villarreal	...	grip: US
Steve Ware	...	cinematographer: second unit, US
Dave Wightman	...	first assistant camera: US
Tom Wood	...	grip: US
Brian Worth	...	dolly grip: US
Kuba Zelazek	...	gaffer: US
Stephanie Dufford	...	camera loader: US (uncredited)
Jeff Tomcho	...	second assistant camera: US (uncredited)

Casting Department

J. Spencer Greene	...	casting: USA
Nasir Sidd	...	additional extras casting: us
Kat White	...	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Justin Lieb	...	wardrobe assistant: US
Jamie Rush	...	costume intern
Sarah Walls	...	costume intern: us

Music Department

Shuja Haider	...	playback singer
Ammar Hasan	...	playback singer
Ahmad Jahanzeb	...	playback singer
Khawar Jawad	...	playback singer
Zara Madani	...	playback singer
Faiza Mujahid	...	playback singer
Sain Zahoor	...	playback singer

Other crew

Christina Ballis	...	production assistant
Christina Bright	...	production assistant: US
Neeraj Gupta	...	publicist
Seeret Jafri	...	locations
Adam Kapraun	...	office assistant: US
Evelyn Marquina	...	script supervisor: US
Steve Sepulveda	...	office assistant: US
Kirsten Solberg	...	office assistant: US
Sarah Tareen	...	locations
Jessica Volpe	...	script supervisor: US

Thanks

Fahad Khan

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special thanks