The Blood of Hussain

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The Blood of Hussain
Directed by Jamil Dehlavi
Written byRafiq Abdullah
Jamil Dehlavi
Produced byJamil Dehlavi
StarringSalmaan Peerzada
Aliya Begum
Khayyam Sarhadi
Kika Markham
Jamil Dehlavi
Samina Peerzada
Shoaib Hashmi
Cinematography Walter Lassally
Distributed byParindah Films Ltd
Cinegate Limited
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageEnglish
Box officeRs. 0.003 crore (US$100)

The Blood of Hussain is a 1980 Pakistani drama film directed by Jamil Dehlavi. The film was 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. [1] [2] [3]

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Premise

The film is about the life and death of Imam Hussain (as), 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. Parallels exist between the film's plot and the historical Battle of Karbala between Imam Hussain and Yazid ibn Muawiya during the 7th century history of Islam. [3] [1]

Cast

Alternative titles

The Blood of Hussain is known as To Aima tou agonisti in Greece, Husseins Herzblut in Germany and Le Sang d'Hussain in France.

Banning

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 Kingdom. The film was eventually released and shown on British television. [3] [4]

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Release

TV transmission

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References

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  2. Baets, Antoon de (2002). Censorship of Historical Thought: A World Guide, 1945-2000. ISBN   9780313311932.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Raza Ali Sayeed (7 September 2012). "Weekly Classics: The Blood of Hussain (a detailed film review)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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