Jinnah

Jamil Dehlavi
1998-11-07

He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.
7.1
110 min

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

Name Character Team
Christopher Lee Muhammad Ali Jinnah Unowned
James Fox Mountbatten Unowned
Maria Aitken Edwina Unowned
Shashi Kapoor Narrator Unowned
Richard Lintern Jinnah (Younger) Unowned
Indira Varma Ruttie Jinnah Unowned
Sam Dastor Gandhi Unowned
Robert Ashby Nehru Unowned
Shireen Shah Fatima Jinnah Unowned
Yousuf Kamal Liaquat Ali Khan (as Shakeel) Unowned
Ian Gelder English Police Officer Unowned
Michael Elwyn Sir Cyril Radcliffe Unowned
John Nettleton General Gracie Unowned
David Sterne Birwhistle Unowned
Vernon Dobtcheff Lord Willingdon Unowned
Rowena Cooper Lady Willingdon Unowned