Benazir`s enactment

Published January 31, 2008

THIS is with reference to a letter by Khushbakht Vaka (Jan 12) where the writer has shown her profound concern on Indian actors playing the role of Pakistan People`s Party leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in the film which is being made on her life.

Let me inform the writer that I always admired and followed Ms Bhutto for her dynamism and charisma, but let it be known that perhaps everyone knows this that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was an even towering personality in Pakistan`s politics and in Jamil Dehlvi`s film `Jinnah` we saw Christopher Lee playing the role of the Quaid.

A renowned Hollywood actor, Lee was famous for his role as Dracula and also the main villian in one of the James Bond flicks of the 70s.

When such a versatile actor playing the father of our nation can be accepted on the screen, then why not an Indian actress, namely Shabana Azmi, could play Benazir Bhutto.

There may be good actresses here in Pakistan too for this role but making an unnecessary issue of this by saying that the PPP should take note of this and perhaps adding fuel to fire.

MANSOOR RIZVI

Karachi

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