documentary

2 hours, 3 minutes

Mr. Jinnah: The Making of Pakistan

released: October 12, 1997

This documentary, produced in Ireland, is an informational source on the Muhammad Ali Jinnah, considered the founder of Pakistan. The documentary features an interview with Jinnah’s daughter, Dina Waheed among other family members. It also includes Pakistani, Indian, and English scholars and former members of the army who worked with Jinnah or served at the time of Jinnah’s political career. With family and political perspectives presented, “Mr. Jinnah: The Making of Pakistan” describes the life of the founder and his impact on Pakistani politics from a strong Pakistani perspective.

The film discusses Partition politics, mentions the Bihari population, and describes the early formations of what was primarily West Pakistan.

Due to licensing restrictions, we are not able to provide subtitles for this film. The film is in English, with English subtitles for non-English interviews embedded.

Source: https://archive.org/details/full-documentary-mr.-jinnah-the-making-of-pakistan-12-octiber-1997

directed by
Christopher Miller
produced by

Akbar S. Ahmad

Starring

Documentary

Political

 

language

English

Urdu

Regional Pakistani languages