From The Independent, UK:
It came from nowhere tobecome the most successful Pakistani film of all time. Bold, striking and widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Khuda Kay Liye focuses on the lives of Muslims in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the Bush administration’s “war on terror”. Now, it has become the first Pakistani film in more than four decades to go on full release at cinemas across its predominantly Hindu neighbour, India, receiving rapturous applause at its Indian premiere in Mumbai on Thursday.
And a review in Hindustan Times:
For sure, it leaves you with mixed feelings. Gratifyingly, they’re not the sort that you erase like an unwanted sms. Any which way you look at it, Khuda Kay Liye is a thought-provoking work on the state of the Muslim identity today, in particular post the 9/11 devastation.
Indeed the topic is, “All Muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims.” Even as Hollywood draws caricatures of bearded, gun-toting maniacs, here’s a successful attempt to redress the balance. Pakistan’s director, Shoaib Mansoor seeks to say – stop looking at the Muslim with suspicion. And worse, prejudice.
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