Jinnah (film)
| 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 | The Quaid Project Limited (UK) |
| Distributed by | Dehlavi Films Productions |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Pakistan United Kingdom |
| Languages | English Urdu |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $150,000 |
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 Dehlavi. It stars Christopher Lee in the lead role as Jinnah.
To make this film, Shashi Kapoor wanted to invest $1 million. He became the subject of controversy in India and Pakistan for acting in the film. Jinnah was shown in Mill Valley Film Festival on 15 October 1999. Former Channel 4 executive Farrukh Dhondy also helped write the screenplay for the film for £12,000. The director accused Akbar Ahmed of embezzling money from the film.