Khuda Ke Liye - To Each His Own
20th June 2008 | posted in External Reviews, World Cinema, meetu |Meetu’s Review: Fanaticsm, racial profiling, feminism, generation gap, lost identities of people moving from the East to the West - Khuda Ke Liye covers it all with a good forceful impact in the end.
Rating: Watch for sure - preferably in theatre
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Here is what 13 other reviewers/viewers think. Average rating 4.2 / 5.0: 10 thumbs up, 2 so-so, 1 thumbs down.
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| Subhash K Jha, All Bollywood …”Khuda Kay Liye” also focuses on what being a modern Muslim really means in Pakistan… See full review |
Nikhil Kumar, Apun Ka Choice …in the end comes a courtroom drama that questions the distorted view of Islam propagated by the radicals…. See full review |
| Abhishek Bandekar, DearCinema …The irony in ?reading? Arabic but not ?understanding? it, the irony in ?running? away in a ?burqa?, the irony in ?singing? the ?azaan? and so on… See full review |
Bikas Mishra, DearCinema …The film attempts to initiate a dialogue on the perception of Islam both within and outside Pakistan…. See full review |
| Deep, Deep’s Home …Weak first half but very very strong 2nd half… See full review |
Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times …As the plot unfolds, you do feel cluttered with far too many characters, too many time jumps and several awkwardly shot scenes… See full review |
| Rajeev Masand, IBN Live …Despite its obvious flaws ? which includes some amateurish acting, modest production values for a film of this scale, and more than a few creative liberties in the plot ? Khuda Kay Liye is still an immensely engaging film because it’s made from the heart…. See full review |
Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM …Director Shoaib Mansoor knows exactly what he’s talking about and has handled several portions with dexterity,… See full review |
| Savio Zacharia, Indiaglitz …The direction and screenplay is top notch as the film moves gradually from one character to another. The cinematography and editing too is good…. See full review |
Anupama Chopra, NDTV …The film has its share of flaws. Some scenes are amateurish and overtly simplistic. Many questions are left conveniently unanswered… See full review |
| Jahan Bakshi, Now Running.com …Iman Ali, who plays Miriam, is also the only actor who manages to leave an impression… See full review |
Syed Firdaus Ashraf, Rediff …Unfortunately, the film falls short of good performances, except from the lead couple, Shaan and Iman Ali…. See full review |
| Saakshi Juneja, To Each Its Own …there are certain creations who manage to touch a chord deep within irrespective of genre, language, personal likes/dislikes, etc etc…. See full review |