Muhammad Ali Jinnah: A living hologram made in memory of the founder of Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: A living hologram made in memory of the founder of Pakistan |
74 years after the founding of Pakistan, there is hardly a Pakistani who truly calls this country 'Jinnah's Pakistan'. The similarity between Jinnah's Pakistan and today's Pakistan may be a good topic for discussion but for many it is clear.
To show this difference, an innovative campaign was launched in which the first life size hologram of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah was made and people were stunned when its holographic screening was done in public places.
When the organization High Pakistan wanted to launch its new campaign called 'One Better Pakistan', they thought how Jinnah's message could be conveyed through his speeches. He knew that Jinnah was still a 'credible messenger' to the people.
Program manager Mohsin Naseem says he thought a film on Jinnah could be made or Jinnah's speeches could be distributed in the form of writing on paper, but this has happened many times before.
We used to put up posters of 'Let's meet the leader' to the people before our event. It was amazing to the people how the Quaid-e-Azam could come back.
We wanted to remind people, especially the youth, of the values of the Quaid-e-Azam," he said. So we thought of creating a life size holographic image of Quaid-e-Azam.
This hologram looks like a real human being ... We took it in front of the people so that the Pakistan of the Quaid could reach the people in his own words.
During the campaign, one of Jinnah's most comprehensive speeches was written, which was regularly auditioned for voiceover. Mohsin says that people from all over Pakistan approached Jinnah for his voice and then a panel decided on it, after which we got a voice on which everyone agreed that he was indeed the leader. Is the voice of
Organizers say the hologram was created locally and screened in a container at a park or popular public place.
But then what was the reaction when this organization held its events in many cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore and Kasur? Mohsin and his team admit that they had no idea what the response would be. He also feared that people might resent him.
But he says: "Some people didn't believe it. There was a time when a young man cried when he heard the speech of the Quaid-e-Azam because he could hear messages in the form and voice of the Quaid which he had read in books or his own. Heard from adults. When people saw it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears, they became emotional.
One person even said after listening to Jinnah's speech that "it feels as if Babaji has spoken directly to the people, addressed them live."
We don't have to be the same to be united
Bria Shah, Program Support Officer at High Pakistan, says that when the founders of Pakistan come to the forefront and mention religious harmony, minorities and women's rights and unity in their speeches, people are stunned. Seem to agree with.
We have often seen that their messages did not reach them. Some people even have tears in their eyes.
She says the campaign challenges the narrative of violence. "People of every region, every religion and every class in Pakistan still consider Quaid as their hero and listen to him carefully."
Organizers say the hologram was created locally and screened in a container at a park or popular public place. |
She says that the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, has repeatedly said in his speeches that all are equal citizens and it does not matter what religion or region the people belong to. He has made it clear that no country can develop unless men and women are side by side.
After the formation of Pakistan, there were ministers in the Quaid's cabinet who were not Muslims," says Bria. He has repeatedly said in his speeches that we do not have to be one to be united.
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