Jinnah Movie

Disc 2 Extras

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Dare to Dream: 44 Minutes Documentary on the making of Jinnah. Behind the scenes footage, interviews with members of the cast and crew, the controversy and the hardship expirienced by a Bristish crew in an initially hostile enviroment.

Chapters

1. The Jinnah Story (Part 1)
2. The Jinnah Story (Part 2)
3. The Dream
4. A Controversial Start
5. The Newspaper Editor
6. Injunction to Ban the Movie
7. More Problems

8. The British Crew
9. Resurrecting the Dead Heroes
10. Props and Film Locations
11. Shortfall of Funds
12. Countering Hostile Press
13. Dare to Succeed
14. Trailer and End Credit

We Want Titanic!: 25 minutes Documentary with musical composers Nigel Clarke and Michael Csanyi-Wills. Incidentally, Jinnah was their first movie and the one that launched their film score career.

Chapters

1. Learning as we are going
2. Opening Titles
3. Music to Picture
4. Funeral
5. The Recording

6. Beach Scene
7. Train Slaughter
8. Pakistan Zindabad!
9. Old Technology and Life since Jinnah

Azadi: Motion Soundtrack Video from the movie. Performed by the famous Asian rock group, Junoon.

Quaid Project of America!: This 10 mimutes documentary, with key leaders of this DVD project, takes off where Dare to Dream left.

New Generations: The main purpose of putting the story on to film.

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ‘Jinnah’ ©Copyright 1998 Quaid Project UK Ltd. ‘Dare to Dream’ ©Copyright KZR Communications. Junoon “Azadi”. Music by Salman Ahmad, Lyrics by Salman Ahmad & Sabir Zafar. ©MM Nameless Music LLC, & ©MMIV Junoon Incorporated LLC. All Rights All Rights Reserved.From the EMI album “Dewaar: The Best of Junoon” (available on the web at www.junoon.com). Artwork by Gerardo Moreno. Packaging, Menus and Additional Material ©Copyright 2004 CLW.

The DVD Disc 1

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DISC 1: JINNAH “THE MOVIE”

Jinnah: Running time of 110 minutes.

Scene Selection:

1. Opening Credits
2. The Library
3. Edwina & Nehru’s Friendship
4. Divide the Country in Two?
5. Muslim Persecution
6. Gandhi, Nehru & Lord Mountbatten
7. Prime Minister of India.
8. Fatal Sickness
9. Ruttie & Young Jinnah
10. The Wedding
11. The Politician
12. The Congress Party
13. Cancer
14. The Funeral
15. The Successful London Barrister
16. Carve out a Country
17. Back to India
18. Leader of the Muslim League
19. Father & Daughter

20. Fatima Jinnah / Nehru is stoned
21. Mountbatten’s reluctant decision
22. Partition and the “fanatic”
23. Mountbatten forces failure
24. The Refugees
25. The Affair
26. The Love letters
27. Governor General of Pakistan
28. Father and Daughter Separation
29. Pakistan is left with no army
30. Triumphal Entry
31. The Train Massacre
32. Faults on both Sides
33 Hindu fanaticism
34. Fatima, Edwina and the Refugees
35. Kashmir
36. Surrealistic Trial
37. Pakistan Zindabad
38. End Credits

Audio Options:

1. Dolby Digital 5.1 English(Original)

2. Dolby Digital 5.1 Urdu (Dubbed)

3. Commentary Track.

Christopher Lee (Mohammad Ali Jinnah), Saeedullah Khan Paracha (DVD Executive Producer, MD Quaid Project of America LLC). Dr. Nasim Ashraf (Minister of State, Chairman of the Commission for Humain Development, Executive Co-Producer), Mohammad Khokhar (DVD Production Executive).

4. Dolby Digital 2.0. English

Talent Bios: In narrative form.

Professor Akbar S. Ahmed……. Executive Producer, Co-Writter
Jamil Dehlavi……………………Director, Producer and Co-Writer
Christopher Lee………………..Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Shireen Shah……………………Fatima Jinnah
James Fox………………………Lord Mountbatten
Maria Aitken…………………….Lady Mountbatten
Richard Lintern………………….Young Jinnah
Shashi Kapoor…………………..Narrator / Spiritual Guide
Sam Dastor……………………..Gandhi
Robert Ashby……………………Nehru

The DVD

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REGION: ALL DVD regions, often referred to as “Region 0″ Plays perfectly in PAL, NTSC and SECAM TV systems. Ready for World Distribution.

ULTRABIT: Encoded at a minimum average of 7.500bits per second for MAXIMUM picture quality. Jinnah has undergone an elaborate digital restoration process and it is free from visible movie dust, scratches or distracting film artifacts. Edge enhancement and digital artifacts are non existent

PICTURE: Jinnah is presented in it’s original aspect ratio of 2:35:1 through an Anamorphic Transfer which looks equally impressive on 16:9 and 4:3 displays.

SOUND: Newly mixed English and Urdu Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Alternative English Dolby Digital 2.0 enhanced for Dolby Pro-Logic decoders.

DVD-9 & DVD-5 Package: The balance of quality and extra features, comes at the expense of disc space. By using two separate discs we ensure that everything can be fitted while maintaining the MAXIMUM picture quality and sound.

SPECIAL EDITION: We don’t believe in releasing a bare bones DVD, then a Special Edition and later and Ultrabit Edition with new extras every time, so that you end up with many copies of the movie. After all, it has taken 6 years.

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Reviews

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A sweeping historical epic. The cast is outstanding. Christopher Lee is tremendously moving in his ability to illuminate the inner life of a man of unflinching dignity.’ Los Angeles Times

‘Director Jamil Dehlavi skilfully mounts an epic canvas, lushly visualized by cameraman Nic Knowland and backed up by a grand score and characters of flesh and blood. The story is given an unusual structure that lightens the tone, allows for debate and humanizes the larger than life characters and situations. Christopher Lee invests Jinnah with dignity, resolve and humour.’ Variety, New York

“It’s the best thing I’ve ever done”, say Lee. Dehlavi’s instincts were good: Lee portrays the leader with a subtle range of emotions the sceptics wouldn’t believe possible. At the end of the film he even sheds real tears.’ The Sunday Times

‘Rarely could an historical epic about one of the least known great statesmen of the first half of this century create so intimate an image of a man as does Writer/Director Jamil Dehlavi’s Jinnah. Profiling Mohammed Ali Jinnah (played brilliantly by British actor Christopher Lee) and the creation of Pakistan after the partition of India in the late 1940s, Jinnah succeeds both within the political framework and emotional structure of one of history’s most bloody births of a nation. Outstanding, subtle performances, striking narrative and clean direction conspire in an almost effortlessly breathtaking and complex story. Richly envisioned cinematography from Nic Knowland should assure audience devotion.’ Movie Maker Magazine

‘The film is originally constructed and Christopher Lee’s performance is remarkable. also prestiti personali‘
Evening Standard

‘A good film, well worth watching. Christopher Lee brings to the part a pathos that is quite remarkable.’ Asian Age

‘Dehlavi portrays the two main characters – Jinnah and his sister Fatima – with such endearing sensitivity and impeccable credibility, while also capturing the high political drama that marked the history of the struggle for Pakistan. The device he uses so skilfully is to challenge Jinnah into responding to the critique of both his leadership and his goal. This enables an exposition – by way of answering charges levelled against him – of the rationale for Pakistan as well as the treachery and betrayals that culminate in Jinnah’s break, first, from Congress, his articulation of the Pakistan demand and his stormy relationship with Lord Mountbatten. Christopher Lee plays Jinnah with conviction and his performance is outstanding.’ The News, Pakistan

Cast & Crew

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Christopher Lee – Mohammed Ali Jinnah
James Fox – Lord Richard Mountbatten
Maria Aitken – Edwina Mountbatten
Shashi Kapoor – The Guide
Richard Lintern – Young Jinnah
Shireen Shah – Fatima Jinnah
Robert Ashby – Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Varma – Ruttie Jinnah
Sam Dastor – Mahatma Gandhi
Shakeel – Liaquat Ali Khan

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Jamil Dehlavi – Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Akbar Ahmed – Screenwriter / Executive Producer
Nick Knowland – Cinematographer
Nigel Clarke – Composer (Music Score)
Michael Csanyi-Wills – Composer (Music Score)
Paul Hodgson – Editor
Robert Reitano – Editor
Michael Porter – Production Designer
Nasim Ashraf – Executive Co-Producer
Barbara Rutter – Costume Designer
Godfrey Kirby – Sound/Sound Designer
Sue James – Casting

Index

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Jinnah (1998). The film opens shortly after partition in 1947 with a dying Jinnah being rushed to hospital. In an unusual twist, Jinnah awakens in a computer room, where a decision on his eternal soul will be made. Unfortunately Jinnah’s data file is missing and the computers are malfunctioning which means a decision cannot be taken on his path from hereon. Thus enters the narrator and guide played by the legendary Shashi Kapoor, who examines Jinnah’s life by escorting him back in time. This structural change lightens the tone, allows for debate and puts into perspective the traumatic events surrounding the independence of India and its subsequent partition.

Jinnah, played by legendary actor Christopher Lee, is the story of a “man”, a brother, a husband an a father. A man of iron will and determination, even he knew his was dying in for the least two years of his life, he fought for the a creation of a secular and modern state, giving freedom of religion to all minorities. He created Pakistan against all odds. “You are free to worship in any way you wish in the state of Pakistan”. That was his message but millions of people died on both side to fulfill this dream. Why did people have to die for Pakistan? Jinnah says “There was no other way”.

The movie, tells the story from a neutral stand, showing faults on both sides, while letting the viewer come to their own conclusion.”History is created by the will of the people”

Why did Jinnah create Pakistan? The movie answer all these questions.

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HARRODS
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EXCLUSIVE SIGNING

Christopher Lee will be signing copies of Jinnah (DVD 19.99) and Harrods on Tuesday 5th October from 1-2pm.

Please note that Christopher Lee will only be signing Jinnah and no other film or TV related items.

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DVD OWNERS – EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT TO COME!

Video Coverage from French Movie Premiere
Video Coverage from Liverpool Event.
Scheduled Live Chat/Video Conferences with main members of cast and crew.
World Exclusive never seen before scenes, not present on the DVD.

Jinnah gets released. At last!. After 6 years gathering dust on the shelf, Jinnah was released internationally on the 5th of July 2004 in the form of an Ultrabit Two Disc Special Edition DVD.

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NEWS
Interview with Christopher Lee. Radio Wiltshire
London DVD press screening. Film Magic , Asian Image , Red Hot Curry, Radio Sargam, Asian Media,

RECENT REVIEWS

..is a very good film that has been marred by the most unfortunate events. With a very good cast performing to their best, most of the film’s flaws are overcome through their conviction. DVD Times

All of the acting in the movie is outstanding. None more so than that of Christopher Lee: his mesmerising performance as Jinnah adds gravitas to the whole picture. Close Up Film

There are some very fine perfomances. Lee is ideal elgant casting; he has no trouble with the hauteur and will of steel… The Times Literary Supplement