The Blood of Hussain
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The Blood of Hussain is a Pakistani film directed by Jamil Dehlavi
and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The film was banned throughout Pakistan
as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
, the Umayyad
Caliph
.
, Husseins Herzblut in Germany and Le Sang d'Hussain in France
.
. The film was eventually released and shown on British television.
Jamil Dehlavi
Jamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The film was banned throughout Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Plot
The film is about the life and death of Hussain, the youngest son of a Pakistani family. He meets a holy soothsayer who foretells his destiny, which is to liberate the poor and oppressed against a tyrannical government. The struggle parallels that of Imam Hussain of the 7th century who was martyred by Yazid IYazid I
Yazīd ibn Mu‘āwiya ibn Abī Sufyān , commonly known as Yazid I, was the second Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate . He ruled for three years from 680 CE until his death in 683 CE. Many Muslims condemn Yazid's rule as contentious and unjust...
, the Umayyad
Umayyad
The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. It was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty, whose name derives from Umayya ibn Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. Although the Umayyad family originally came from the...
Caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
.
Cast
- Aliya Begam
- Durriya Kazi
- Fauzia Zareen
- Kabuli Baba
- Khayyam Sarhadi
- Imran Peerzada
- Kika MarkhamKika MarkhamKika Markham is an English actress.Markham was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire. She is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn . She has led a long career in the cinema, television, and theatre as an actress...
- Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- Mirza Ghazanfar Baig
- Mubila
- Salmaan Peerzada
- Samina PeerzadaSamina PeerzadaSamina Peerzada is a Pakistani television, film actress, and a director who has appeared in numerous films and television serials.-Early life:...
- Saqi
- Shoaib HashmiShoaib Hashmi-Family life and education:Hashmi did his MA in Economics from Government College , Lahore and his MSC from London School of Economics , London. He also studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London....
- Zil-e-Subhan
Alternative titles
The Blood of Hussain is known as To Aima tou agonisti in GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Husseins Herzblut in Germany and Le Sang d'Hussain in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Banning of the movie
The film was banned by the Pakistani military ruler General Zia ul-Haq, after he seized power in a coup de état and became President of Pakistan in 1977, as the film portrays a fictional military coup in a less than favourable light. The ban on the film has not been lifted, and the director later moved to the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The film was eventually released and shown on British television.
Credits
- Director: Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- Production Company: Parindah Films Ltd
- Producer: Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- Associate Producer: Sharira Masood, Sandra Marsh
- Production Accountant: Gerry Wheatley
- Production Manager: Kaiser Keg
- Assistant Director: Imran Peerzada
- Continuity: Omar Norman, Marian Nicholson
- Screenplay: Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- Dialogue Writer: Raficq AbdullaRaficq AbdullaRaficq Abdulla is a writer, poet, public speaker, and broadcaster on a number of topics. He has been trustee of the Poetry Society and Planet Poetry and is a trustee of English PEN. He is also currently an Associate Non-Executive Director of South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust...
- Director of Photography: Walter LassallyWalter LassallyWalter Lassally is a German-born British cinematographer. He was closely associated with the Free cinema movement in the 1950s, and the British New Wave in the early 1960s. He also worked with Greek filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis between 1956 and 1967, and with James Ivory in the 1970s and 1980s...
, Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire... - Assistant Camera: Ashiq Rahi
- Focus Puller: Tony Garratt
- Key Grip: Afzal Akhtar
- Electrician: Barkat Joseph, Mohammed Saeed
- Special Effects: Colin Arthur
- Editor: Sue Collins, Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- cost: Rashida Masood
- Make-up: Colin Arthur
- Titles/Opticals: Les Latimer Film Associates
- Music Supervisor: Jamil DehlaviJamil DehlaviJamil Dehlavi is British film director/producer. He was born in Calcutta, India to an Indian father and French mother.-Filmography:* 1973 Guitarist* 1976 Towers of Silence* 1980 The Blood of Hussain* 1986 Born of Fire...
- Playback singer: ReshmaReshmaReshma, SI, is a renowned folk singer of Pakistan, who is popular in India too.- Early life :She was born in Loha village of in Tahsil Ratangarh, Rajasthan to a Banjara family about 1947. Her family moved to Pakistan during the partition of India soon afterwards. She says she does not have any...
- Sound: Christian Wangler, Shahid Rasool
- Boom Operator: Javed KhanJaved KhanJaved Khan is an Indian actor who has acted in minor roles in more than 150 films.He is best known for his role in movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Andaz Apna Apna as Anand Akela, and TV series Mirza Ghalib & Nukkad.-Films:...
- Dubbing Mixer: Paul Carr
- Sound Editor: Martin EvansMartin EvansSir Martin John Evans FRS is a British scientist who, with Matthew Kaufman, was the first to culture mice embryonic stem cells and cultivate them in a laboratory in 1981...
- Studio: Mark One Films Studios (London)
Release
- Release date: 1980
- Country: Pakistan
- System: N/A
- Format: 35mm Film
- Length: 10068 Feet
- Run time: 112.0 mins.
- Colour/Black and White: Colour
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- Sound/Silent: Sound
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- Language: Urdu, English, Punjabi and Seraiki
TV Transmission
- First Transmission date: February 16, 1983
- Country: Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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- Start time: 22:00
- Stop time: 00:00
- Duration: 120 mins.
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- Channel: Channel Four
- Second Transmission date: October 2, 1988
- Country: Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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