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Jinnah
1998 · Film · 110 min
Directed by Jamil Dehlavi
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.
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Being a Pakistani I loved his performance in the movie Jinnah
As a Pakistani I thoroughly loved how he transformed himself into M.A.Jinnah and did his role. Truly amazing.
Check this if it helps:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11f96g_quaid-e-azam-muhammad-ali-jinnah-jinnah-movie-in-urdu-part-2-youtube_fun
If you can find it, I highly recommend watching Jinnah, a film about the founder of Pakistan, in which he played the title role. He often said it was his favorite performance. Sadly it's difficult to find - there's no edition currently on sale, and even on the pirating scene there only seems to exist a horribly low quality version. I look forward to a re-edition of the film.
I don't have any ties to the subject, but I loved the movie for its purely cinematic quality. It would be sad if it stayed forgotten as it is now. Maybe it will only re-emerge when the conflict surrounding this part of history becomes less heated and gives way to peace.