Directing
Jamil Dehlavi
Born January 1, 1944 · Kolkata, India (age 82)
Jamil Dehlavi is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani-French origin.
Known For
Jinnah · 1998Jinnah
★ 6.91998
MovieHistoryWar
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.
Immaculate Conception · 1992Immaculate Conception
★ 5.71992
MovieDrama
Alistair, a British representative for a wildlife conservation agency based in Karachi and his Jewish-American wife Hannah have been unsuccessful at conceiving a child. Over time, the desire to have a child begins to consume Hannah and she persuades a reluctant Alistair to go with her for three days to a fertility shrine. After a ceremony during which Hannah converts to Islam and coaxes Alistair to do the same, she becomes pregnant. But Hannah’s joy at the discovery of her pregnancy is overshadowed by worsening relations with Alistair who has started an affair with their friend Samira and tensions begin to mount when eunuchs from the shrine start to harass the couple.
Seven Lucky Gods · 2014Seven Lucky Gods
★ 5.62014
MovieDramaThriller
An illegal immigrant from Albania infiltrates the lives of a group of Londoners with devastating consequences.
The Blood of Hussain · 1980The Blood of Hussain
★ 6.71980
MovieDrama
A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, Hasan, however who gains in prominence and when the government is overthrown in a military coup, he tries to adapt. Hussain in the meanwhile gets married and leads a small band of rebels in an attempt to fight the military dictatorship.
