Jamil Dehlavi
Jamil Dehlavi (Urdu: جمیل دہلوی) (born 1944) is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani-French origin. Since he became a filmmaker in the 1970s, his work has been widely screened internationally, notable films including Jinnah (1998), about the partition of India and the birth of Pakistan, which won the Grand Prize at the Festival of the Dhow Countries, Best International Film at the World Film Awards in Indonesia, the Gold Award at Worldfest Flagstaff, Best Foreign Film at Worldfest Houston, and was nominated for a Golden Pyramid at the Cairo International Film Festival.
Jamil Dehlavi | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Calcutta, British India |
| Alma mater | Oxford University; Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer |
| Notable work | The Blood of Hussain (1980); Born of Fire (1987) Immaculate Conception (1992); Jinnah (1998); Infinite Justice (2006); Godforsaken (2010) |
| Website | www |
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