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Jinnah

He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.
Nov 7, 1998 · 1h 50m
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Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.

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CAST

Christopher Lee
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
James Fox
Mountbatten
Maria Aitken
Edwina
Shashi Kapoor
Narrator
Richard Lintern
Jinnah (Younger)
Indira Varma
Ruttie Jinnah
Sam Dastor
Gandhi
Robert Ashby
Nehru
Directed by Jamil Dehlavi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
UR
Budget
—
Revenue
$230,000
Production
Dehlavi Films, The Quaid Project, Petra Film
Country
PK, GB

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