Jinnah (1998)

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

Stars:

Christopher Lee (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), James Fox (Mountbatten), Maria Aitken (Edwina), Shashi Kapoor (Narrator), Richard Lintern (Jinnah (Younger)), Indira Varma (Ruttie Jinnah)