Mutthi Bhar Mitti
Mutthi Bhar Mitti is a Pakistani telefilm that premiered on Hum TV on 14 August 2008. It was directed by Haissam Hussain and written by novelist and screenplay writer Umera Ahmad.
As a framing device, the main character, Jamaal with narration by Umera Ahmad, in the year 2008 recounts to himself the events that led to him leaving India and migrating to Pakistan after the partition of India, which explains the title and allows for a narration in the past tense. The other main characters include Mubarak Ali, Muzaffar and Salima.
Synopsis
Mubarak Ali is a hardcore supporter of Congress League. He loathes the politics of Muslim League and says their dream of a separate homeland for Muslims of India is a mere farce. However his son Muzaffar is a young patriotic lad who strongly supports the Muslim League's idea and admires its leader, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Muzaffar goes to study at Aligarh University which is a hub for all Muslims working for the idea of Pakistan. Whilst he is there, his passion only increases and when he returns home he goes door to door to campaign for the upcoming election that would articulate the demand for Pakistan and effectively act as a referendum for that. As a result, the Muslim League has a sweeping victory in the Muslims-majority regions and Muslims in many other regions of Pakistan who supported Pakistan have to leave India. Muzaffar and his entire family would be slaughtered, except his father and young brother Jamaal, who will live and migrate to Pakistan.Cast
- Mohammed Qavi Khan as Jamaal
- Khayyam Sarhadi
- Faisal Qureshi
- Samina Peerzada
- Farhan Ali Agha
- Qaiser Naqvi
- Zhalay Sarhadi
- Zeba Ali
- Jahanara Hai
- Tipu Sharif
- Hashim Butt
- Sohail Omer
- Fahad Mirza
- Natasha
Supporting characters
There are many supporting actors in the telefilm who play brief but important roles, which serve as a backdrop of a defeatist people who all want to run away from the country. It includes Salman Saquib and Azfar Ali as Bobby and Imran, their screen-names from the sitcom Sub Set Hai.Mustafa Qureshi plays a passer-by who is talking about leaving the country. Jahan Ara Hayee and Aijazz Aslam also play similar characters.