Khuda Kay Liye
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Highlights
Awards 2007
| * | Best Film Award at 31st Cairo International Film Festival | |
| * | Best Foreign Award at Muscat Film Festival | |
| * | Honored with The Roberto Rossellini Award in Italy |
Shoaib Mansoor (Urdu: شعيب منصور), Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, is an outstanding Pakistani producer, director, writer and composer.
Shoaib Mansoor (dubbed "ShoMan") is rated by critics as one of the most influential figures on the Pakistani showbiz scene. He has produced and directed TV shows like "Fifty fifty"',Alpha Bravo Charlie, Sunehre Din and Gulls & Guys aired on PTV. Shoaib Mansoor has also successfully dabbled with song writing and has penned the stories and screenplays for many of his drama productions which he also directed. He is now foraying into films. Between 2001 and 2003, Shoaib directed the Supreme Ishq series of songs. He was the backbone of songs by Junaid Jamshed and produced most of the albums by the 80's pop sensation Vital Signs. He wrote and composed a number of their hit numbers such as Dil Dil Pakistan and Aitebar. He has been awarded Pesidential Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz award by Government of Pakistan.
Shoaib is also the director of the critically acclaimed film, titled Khuda Ke Liye, which is his first motion picture project too.
Shoaib Mansoor's Filmography (as a director)
| Fifty Fifty | (Comedy series) | |
| Ankahi | (Television Drama-series, 1982) | |
| Music '89 | (Pop Music Show, 1989) | |
| Sunehrey Din | (Television mini-series, 1991) | |
| Geetar '93 | (The Vital Signs (pop band) music video collection, 1993) | |
| Alpha Bravo Charlie | (Television mini-series, 1998) | |
| Gulls & Guys | (Television mini-series, 1999) | |
| Supreme Ishq Series of Music Videos | (2001 - 2003) | |
| Khuda Ke Liye | (Film, 2007) |
Reception and Implications
Khuda Kay Liye was released on July 20th, 2007.It is important to note that this is one of very few, if any, independent motion pictures to be released to a cinema-going Pakistani market. The general trend in local cinema revolves around formulaic song and dance numbers, reminiscent of Bollywood musicals. Independent film, or films that break this formula, are rare if not entirely absent.Audiences and art critics across Pakistan have loved this film, but the conservative religious clergy have criticised it severely. However, the movie has been well received by overseas Pakistanis. The international cinemas, dominated almost entirely by Hollywood films have made room for this film.Khuda Kay Liye's themes include the role of music in Islam and the balance of Muslim values with moderate Western enlightenment. Audiences also praised the film because it rejuvenated Lollywood after many years. Most Muslim critics have rejected the film's claims about diverse religious personalities. Many claimed that all quotes about Prophet Daud (A.S) [ David ] are manipulated to authenticate Music in Islam.
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