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Khuda Kay Liyay - Photos from the set


















Shoaib Mansoor looking at the shots.

Behind the scenes - Courtesey of Kamijee

Epic “In the Name of God” wraps Chicago shoot, moves to filmmaker Mansoor’s native Pakistan

Acclaimed Pakistani TV and music video director and composer Shoaib Mansoor completed the two-week Chicago leg of his social-religious epic “Khuda Key Liya” (“In the Name of God”). It also shoots in Pakistan and England.

“Shoaib’s mission is to show the world that all people are not as extreme as they are perceived to be,” said line producer Leigh Jones.

“He wants Americans to see that all Muslims are not extreme terrorists, and he wants Pakistanis to see that most Americans are not these petulant children.”

Pakistani pop stars Shaan and Fawad star as musician brothers from a moderate Muslim family whose paths diverge when Shaan comes to Chicago to study music and Fawad is lured into an extremist group.

Shaan’s character falls in love with and marries an American musician played by local Austin Fayre. After 9/11, Shaan’s character is detained indefinitely by the U.S. government for association with his brother.

“In the Name of God” also stars Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah (“Monsoon Wedding”) and Angela Williams of Britain.

A Pakistani national film award winner and top-rated TV director, Mansoor financed through his Lahore, Pakistan-based Shoman Productions.

Chicago native Ken Seng (“A League of Ordinary Gentleman”) shot on 35mm anamorphic on Mansoor’s own camera. Seng took over for David LeMay who shot the British sequences.

“Ken may shoot the rest of the film in Pakistan,” where the shoot will continue for six more weeks, Jones said.

Mansoor is posting in India, then “I’m almost positive it will get a theatrical release in Pakistan,” Jones said. “I’m going to help him with a festival strategy in the U.S.”

Local crew includes art director David Christopher Krause, UPM Amy Rising and AD Jennifer Gerber (who all worked on Paula Froehle’s “Up on the Rope”), costumer Emma Potter and gaffers Ron Forsythe and Kuba Zelazek. —Ed M. Koziarski

Posted on 3/21/2006 6:25:16 PM
it seems very superb movie..I guess..
Posted on 3/21/2006 6:30:46 PM
chalo shan bhi punjabi say bahir niklay ga
Posted on 3/21/2006 6:30:47 PM
The above pictures have been posted before. No new pics. Film looks something completly different.
Posted on 3/22/2006 1:20:09 AM
yea these pics r already on forum check out some previous posts and yea agree wid u mr nice the movie looks very promising.
Posted on 3/22/2006 1:42:01 PM
Awesome!!!!!
I think our producer should make movies on these subjcets. IT seems surprising that Fawad is doing a role of a person who is caugh tinto an extremest group but I hope he'll do an excellent job cuz he is very talented. Best of Luck to all of them.
Posted on 3/22/2006 9:57:29 PM
ok..I have changed and these are new photos ..
awesome shooting..
Posted on 3/22/2006 11:47:20 PM
wow, shan looks awsome na
Posted on 3/23/2006 4:39:07 PM
and I like this foreign girl..gergous and cutie..
Posted on 3/23/2006 6:44:55 PM
QUEEN VICTORIA:
chalo shan bhi punjabi say bahir niklay ga



yah, true! he would look nice in this movie, am sure
Posted on 3/24/2006 6:20:57 PM
shan's luks gay in the pics...!
Posted on 12/6/2006 8:02:05 PM
in 9th pic from the top...is he not looking at her Bazumbaz
Posted on 1/28/2007 11:52:09 AM
x5_452_max:
in 9th pic from the top...is he not looking at her Bazumbaz


lolz maybe :P
Posted on 1/28/2007 6:05:00 PM
yeh film kab release hoge..mein tu kab se sun raha hoon bachon ke bachey hogaye hein yeh film abhe tak release nahi huwe lolz :p
Posted on 1/29/2007 7:38:37 PM
i have seeen theses photos for like for the past whole year.... wats really happening to this film.........???
Posted on 2/6/2007 4:47:31 AM
aanizdabst:
i have seeen theses photos for like for the past whole year.... wats really happening to this film.........???


It will release soon, post production is almost complete.
Posted on 2/6/2007 6:21:31 PM
Abrardh1:
aanizdabst:
i have seeen theses photos for like for the past whole year.... wats really happening to this film.........???


It will release soon, post production is almost complete.


i have also been heraing about the movies so called post production phase Abrardh1 jee for the past whole year... and since then noting major has appeard about the film just the same old pictures and the talk (its in the post production phase) am sure it doesnt take decades to make a film.....
Posted on 2/8/2007 2:41:54 AM
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