Mutthi Bhar Mitti
| Mutthi Bhar Mitti | |
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The opening title screen for Mutthi Bhar Mitti | |
| Genre | Patriotism |
| Written by | Umera Ahmad |
| Directed by | Haissam Hussain |
| Starring | Qavi Khan Khayyam Sarhadi Faisal Qureshi Samina Peerzada Farhan Ali Agha Tipu Sharif Zhalay Sarhadi Qaiser Naqvi Jahanara Hai |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production locations | Bin Qasim Park, Karachi |
| Running time | 90-95 min. approx. |
| Original release | |
| Release | 14 August 2008 |
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Mutthi Bhar Mitti (Urdu: مٹھی بھر مٹی, lit. 'A Fistful of Dirt') 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 (played by Qavi Khan) 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 (Khayyam Sarhadi), Muzaffar (Faisal Qureshi) and Salima (Samina Peerzada).