Jinnah

Jinnah

He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.

1998 · 110 min · ★ 6.9 · History, War, Drama

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.

Directed by Jamil Dehlavi · Written by Akbar Ahmed

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Christopher Lee Muhammad Ali Jinnah
James Fox Mountbatten
Maria Aitken Edwina
Shashi Kapoor Narrator
Richard Lintern Jinnah (Younger)
Indira Varma Ruttie Jinnah
Sam Dastor Gandhi
Robert Ashby Nehru
Shireen Shah Fatima Jinnah
Shakeel Yousuf Liaquat Ali Khan
Ian Gelder English Police Officer
Michael Elwyn Sir Cyril Radcliffe

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