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Jinnah

Jinnah (1998)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 7.1 / 10

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.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi

Studio: Dehlavi Films

Genre: History, War, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

as Muhammad Ali Jinnah

James Fox

James Fox

as Mountbatten

Maria Aitken

Maria Aitken

as Edwina

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

as Narrator

Richard Lintern

Richard Lintern

as Jinnah (Younger)

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

as Ruttie Jinnah