Khuda Ke Liye, Watch it.

A daft television actor along with his equally (or even more) daft girl friend bumping into another daft couple (friends) in the cinema hall’s lift.

Daft Couple: “So how did you find the movie?”

Daft Television Actor: “Hmmmmm……..”

(Intrusion)

Daft Girlfriend: “It was so slow yaaar. I nearly slept thru most of it. How boring!”

(Yours truly standing next to the daft couples. Utilizing all the energy required to keep her trap shut and hands from smacking the shits out of the daft girlfriend – just because of mama dearest’s presence)

Call me touchy or anything else you may – but I do tend to get emotional or rather protective when it comes to good cinema. And such daft people really get my galls. Agreed, liking or disliking any form of art such as films (as in this case) is a matter of personal choice. But then there are certain creations who manage to touch a chord deep within irrespective of genre, language, personal likes/dislikes, etc etc.

And I wouldn’t be wrong in placing Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor’s Khuda Ke Liye in the above stated category.

The film basically putforths the plight of one Pakistani family pre and post 9/11 – two brothers Mansoor & Sarmad settled in Lahore and their cousin sister Maryam, based in London. [For full take, read but who else…the best gal in the business – Meetu’s review.]

My thoughts –

The entire film’s credit goes to the director. Shoaib Mansoor, I have to admit is one gutsy fella. To come up with a storyline which openly defies certain norms scribed by Islamic fundamentalists and then be able to remain truthful to the underlying thought – right to the very end, deserves nothing but much much admiration.

Even though Khuda Ke Liye doesn’t come close to even a B grade Bollywood film; production wise. Nor does it offer anything extraordinary on the cinematography or the acting front (from the leading actors, barring the awesome Naseeruddin Shah). But despite these flaws (if one may call them so), it still manages to rattle you from within with its rawness.

I firmly believe in order to appreciate a film like this – one doesn’t require an elite taste or an intelligent mind, just an open mind and a little bit of compassion. And as for those who can’t seem to comprehend such efforts, I guess extreme lapping of commercialization has not only fucked them from the outside but also from within.

Final Words – Watch it, watch it and definitely watch it.

[The film’s soundtrack is equally brilliant, especially the fusion track titled "Bandeya Ho" sung by Khawar Jawad and Farah Zala.]

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