Jinnah (film)
1998 film by Jamil Dehlavi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jinnah (Urdu: جناح) is a 1998 Pakistani–British epic biographical film which follows the life of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It was directed by Jamil Dehlavi, and written by Akbar S. Ahmed and Jamil Dehlavi. It stars Christopher Lee in the lead role as Jinnah.[5]
Jinnah | |
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Directed by | Jamil Dehlavi |
Screenplay by | Akbar S. Ahmed Jamil Dehlavi |
Produced by | Jamil Dehlavi |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Shashi Kapoor |
Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
Edited by | Robert M. Reitano Paul Hodgson |
Music by | Nigel Clarke Michael Csányi-Wills |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Dehlavi Films Productions |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | Pakistan United Kingdom |
Languages | English Urdu |
Budget | $6 million[3] |
Box office | $150 k[4] |
To make this film, Shashi Kapoor wanted to invest $1 million.[6] Shashi Kapoor was the victim of controversy from India and Pakistan for acting in the film.[7] It was shown in Mill Valley Film Festival on 15 October 1999.[8] The director of the film accused Akbar Ahmed of embezzling money from the film. Former Channel 4 executive Farrukh Dhondy also helped write the screenplay for the film for £12,000.[9]