
Jinnah
1998 • History | War
Jamil Dehlavi
Director
Akbar Ahmed
Writer
Jamil Dehlavi
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
November 7, 1998
Duration
110 Min
Language
ur
Popularity
2.3829
Budget
$0
Revenue
$230,000
Overview
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.
Cast

Christopher Lee

James Fox

Maria Aitken

Shashi Kapoor

Richard Lintern

Indira Varma

Sam Dastor

Robert Ashby

Shireen Shah

Ian Gelder

Michael Elwyn

John Nettleton

David Sterne

Vernon Dobtcheff

Rowena Cooper