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Immaculate Conception

5.1 120 mins Drama   1992
Delhavi Films  
Director(s): Jamil Dehlavi

Release Date: 11 Fri, Sep 1992

Alistair, a British representative for a wildlife conservation agency based in Karachi and his Jewish-American wife Hannah have been unsuccessful at conceiving a child. Over time, the desire to have a child begins to consume Hannah and she persuades a reluctant Alistair to go with her for three days to a fertility shrine. After a ceremony during which Hannah converts to Islam and coaxes Alistair to do the same, she becomes pregnant. But Hannah’s joy at the discovery of her pregnancy is overshadowed by worsening relations with Alistair who has started an affair with their friend Samira and tensions begin to mount when eunuchs from the shrine start to harass the couple.

Casts of Immaculate Conception

James Wilby

as Alistair

Melissa Leo

as Hannah

Shabana Azmi

as Samira

Zia Mohyeddin

as Shehzada

James Cossins

as Godfrey

Shreeram Lagoo

as Dadaji

Ronny Jhutti

as Kamal

Tim Choate

as David

Bhasker Patel

as Raju

Bill Bailey

as Harvey

Zafar Hameed

as Saeed Ahmed

Zahoor Ahmad

as Mosque Guardian

Yaqoob Zakaria

as Mosque Guardian

Nasir Anwar Khan

as Mosque Guardian

Sultan Khan

as Sahab

Intezar Hussain

as Customs Officer

Vaqar Hur

as Sweet Seller

Rashid Akhtar

as Craft Shop Vendor

Farzana Rashid

as Alistair's Secretary

Sajida Syed

as Gynaecologist

Rashid Karapiet

as Doctor

Nasreen Shaguft

as Ayah

Khalid Shaikh

as Bearer

Amanullah Khan

as Samira's Gunman

Abu Rahi

as Dadaji's Gunman

Hawas Khan

as Dadaji's Gunman

Bilu Star

as Dadaji's Gunman

Harjit Singh

as Dadaji's Gunman

Badi Uzzaman

as Dadaji's Retainer

Mohammad Aslam

as Dadaji's Servant

Jamshed Ansari

as Consul's Driver

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