Ishq Khuda

Ishq Khuda
Ishq Khuda
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shehzad Rafique
Written by	M.Parvaiz Kaleem
Screenplay by	Saleem Zuberi
Story by	Saleem Zuberi
Produced by	Shafquat Chaudhry
Starring	Shaan Shahid; Ahsan Khan; Meera; Saima; Wiam Dahmani
Cinematography	Muzamil Shah
Edited by	Adeel pk
Music by	Wajahat Attre
Production; company	Sound View Production
Distributed by	Sound View Production
Release date	9 August 2013;
Country	Pakistan
Language	Punjabi
Box office	Rs. 2.4 crore (US$83,000)

Ishq Khuda (Template:Lang-pnb "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry. It stars Shaan Shahid, Meera,^[1] Saima, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malick, Wiam Dahmani and Shafqat Cheema.^[2] The film was released on 9 August 2013 and was declared a commercial success.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Plot

Rulia (Shaan Shahid), a local hood, finds ishq-e-khuda (love of god) after he is "privileged" by the prayer of a Sufi dervish. In a parallel but unconnected arc Ahsan (Ahsan Khan), an engineer from Karachi, falls for Iqra (Meera) in a love triangle with Kulsoom (Wiam Dahmani), Iqra’s childhood best friend, in love with for him.

Production

The production^[8]^[9] of the film started in Mianwali and Khoora, a village in the beautiful Soon Valley.^[10]

Music

The soundtrack album was composed by popular music director Wajahat Attray with lyrics written by Riaz ur Rehman Sagar. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shazia Manzoor and Sanam Marvi sang all the songs for the film. A pre recorded song of Abida Parveen was used for the title track.

Release and reception

The film was released on 9 August 2013 across Pakistan with 35 prints. It clashed with Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express at the box office and, though successful, was completely crushed by it due to Pakistani cinemas preferring the Bollywood film over it.

Cast

Shaan Shahid as Rulia
Meera as Iqra
Ahsan Khan^[11] as Ahsan
Saima as Malka
Shafqat Cheema
Humaima Malick
Wiam Dahmani as Kulsoom
Inam Khan

Soundtrack

Awards

Winner- Abida Parveen-1st ARY Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Nominated- Sanam Marvi-1st ARY Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Nominated- -1st ARY Film Award for Best Film.
Nominated-Shahzad Rafique -1st ARY Film Award for Best Director.
Nominated-Ahsan Khan -1st ARY Film Award for Best Actor.
Nominated- Wajahat Attre -1st ARY Film Award for Best Original Music

References

^ "Gulftimes : Meera unplugged". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Tribune.com.pk (3 April 2013). "Are things looking up for Lollywood?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Top five most memorable roles of Shaan". Daily Times. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Tribune.com.pk (10 April 2012). "Ishq Khuda may bring Lollywood back to life". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Tribune.com.pk (9 September 2013). "Did you know?: Ishq Khuda to be screened at Norway film festival". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ Tribune.com.pk (18 August 2013). "If it weren't for Ishq Khuda, Meera would've left filmdom". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (19 August 2013). "Movie Review: Ishq Khuda". DAWN. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (19 August 2013). "Movie Review: Ishq Khuda". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ Tribune.com.pk (18 August 2013). "If it weren't for Ishq Khuda, Meera would've left filmdom". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ http://www.pakium.com/2012/03/16/pakistani-film-ishq-khuda-under-production
^ "Exploring Ahsan Khan's journey to stardom". The Nation. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Red Carpet Review of "Ishq Khuda" from Canada: Ishq Khuda - A Mystic Love Story - ApnaHub.ca

External links

Ishq Khuda at IMDb
Ishq Khuda on Facebook

[1] "Gulftimes : Meera unplugged". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Tribune.com.pk (3 April 2013). "Are things looking up for Lollywood?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Top five most memorable roles of Shaan". Daily Times. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] Tribune.com.pk (10 April 2012). "Ishq Khuda may bring Lollywood back to life". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Tribune.com.pk (9 September 2013). "Did you know?: Ishq Khuda to be screened at Norway film festival". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[6] Tribune.com.pk (18 August 2013). "If it weren't for Ishq Khuda, Meera would've left filmdom". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[7] Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (19 August 2013). "Movie Review: Ishq Khuda". DAWN. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (19 August 2013). "Movie Review: Ishq Khuda". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[9] Tribune.com.pk (18 August 2013). "If it weren't for Ishq Khuda, Meera would've left filmdom". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[10] ttp://www.pakium.com/2012/03/16/pakistani-film-ishq-khuda-under-production

[11] "Exploring Ahsan Khan's journey to stardom". The Nation. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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