Indian actor Denzil Smith will play the role of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in a film titled Viceroy’s House directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend it like Beckham). Denzil S was born to Anglo-Indian parents in Mumbai and is a known theatre and film actor. He has worked in critically acclaimed movies like The Lunchbox and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Viceroy’s House has been categorised as a partition drama. As far as playing Mr Jinnah is concerned, Denzil S believes that Jinnah was brilliant and much misunderstood.

Well, let’s see how the film depicts the great leader.

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, January 17th, 2016

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