Jinnah

“He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.”

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

Screenplay

Akbar Ahmed

Screenplay

Jamil Dehlavi

Music

Nigel Clarke

Status

Released

Release date

07/11/1998

Original language

Urdu

Box office

US$ 0 M