MUMBAI: Khuda Ke Liye, the first ever Pakistani film to be featured at IFFI, received a standing inovation at the end of both the Sunday screenings. This is director Shoaib Mansoor’s debut in feature films.

Much appreciated by the audience, the film was watched by well-known industry personalities like Sudhir Mishra, Nafisa Ali, Kavita Choudhary and M. S. Sathyu.

The film revolves around the travails of a liberal Muslim family and deals with sensitive issues like fundamentalism and discrimination of Muslims post 9/11. Playing the role of an Islamic scholar is Indian actor Naseerudin Shah. Though it is a small cameo, it is very significant to the story. Shaan, the Pakistani superstar, plays the lead role of Mansoor.

Whether the film gets a commercial release in the country remains to be seen.