Click to play videoNew Delhi: After conquering the festival circuit, the critically acclaimed Pakistani film Khuda Kay Liye is all set to make history in India, as it will be the first Pakistani film to release after a span of 40 years in Indian theatres.
Khuda Kay Liye has been directed by Shoaib Mansoor, and has already won accolades at Cairo, Muscat, Italy, Dubai and London.
Set in the post 9/11 era the film explores the dilemma faced by a progressive Pakistani Muslim who has to choose a life of fundamentalism on the one hand - and a suspicious western world on the other.
Released in July 2007 in Pakistan, Khuda Kay Liye is a rare independent Pakistani production for following a non-commercial issue-based subject.
Actors Iman Ali and Rasheed Khan feel Khuda Kay Liye will surely work its magic in India.
"I'm confident it'll do very well in India," says Iman. Rasheed sounds equally optimistic. "People will flock the theatre to see what their brothers in Pakistan have done," he says
The film was well received by the Pakistani audience, and became the highest grossing film in the country. However certain conservative religious groups had also openly criticised the film in Pakistan.
Filmmaker Shoaib Mansoor however has been a little edgy after receiving several death threats and refused to appear in front of the camera.
When asked about extremism in Pakistan, the film's leading lady is quick to stall any stereotyped notions of Pakistani society, as she says extremists are in a minority in Pakistan, and she hasn't received any death threats.
"More than anything else , we need the Indian market to appreciate the film," says Rasheed.
When it comes to the Indian market Iman Ali also has her Bollywood dreams, "I would really like to work with Shah Rukh Khan," she says.
So cheers to an Indo-Pak collaboration with Imaan Ali and SRK.
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