Jinnah (1998)

  • A
  • 09/02/1998 (CA)
  • History, War, Drama
  • 1h 50m

He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.

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.

Jamil Dehlavi

Director, Writer

Akbar Ahmed

Writer

Cast

Christopher Lee's headshot

Christopher Lee

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
James Fox's headshot

James Fox

Mountbatten
Maria Aitken's headshot

Maria Aitken

Edwina
Shashi Kapoor's headshot

Shashi Kapoor

Narrator
Richard Lintern's headshot

Richard Lintern

Jinnah (Younger)
Indira Varma's headshot

Indira Varma

Ruttie Jinnah
Sam Dastor's headshot

Sam Dastor

Gandhi
Robert Ashby's headshot

Robert Ashby

Nehru

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