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Jinnah
“He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.”
6.9 / 10• 1998• 1h 50m•NR• Urdu
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Storyline
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 & Crew
Christopher Lee
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Lead
James Fox
Mountbatten
Maria Aitken
Edwina
Shashi Kapoor
Narrator
Richard Lintern
Jinnah (Younger)
Indira Varma
Ruttie Jinnah
SD
Sam Dastor
Gandhi
Robert Ashby
Nehru
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jamil Dehlavi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jinnah is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
