Jinnah (1998)
1h 50m
Running Time
November 7, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
James Fox
Mountbatten
Christopher Lee
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Maria Aitken
Edwina
Shireen Shah
Fatima Jinnah
Shashi Kapoor
Narrator
James Curran
Colonel Knowles
Richard Lintern
Jinnah (Younger)
Zafar Hameed
Doctor Baksh
Indira Varma
Ruttie Jinnah
Jamil Dehlavi
Director
Farrukh Dhondy
Writer
Sam Dastor
Gandhi
Robert Ashby
Nehru
Nigel Clarke
Composer
Michael Csányi-Wills
Composer
Yousuf Kamal
Liaquat Ali Khan (as Shakeel)
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 7, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Box Office$230,000
Genres
Wiki.
Jinnah is a 1998 Pakistani–British epic biographical film which follows the life of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It was directed by Jamil Dehlavi, and written by Akbar S. Ahmed and Jamil Dehlavi. It stars Christopher Lee in the lead role as Jinnah.To make this film, Shashi Kapoor wanted to invest $1 million. Shashi Kapoor was the victim of controversy from India and Pakistan for acting in the film. It was shown in Mill Valley Film Festival on 15 October 1999. The director of the film accused Akbar Ahmed of embezzling money from the film. Former Channel 4 executive Farrukh Dhondy also helped write the screenplay for the film for £12,000.