The Reluctant Fundamentalist Brief Information

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama film based on the 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a post-9/11 film, a movie about the impact on one man of the al-Qaida attacks and the American reaction to them.

Mir's inspiration for the film is the emotional bonding with Pakistan as his father hails from Lahore. In 2005 she was invited for her movies screening in Pakistan, after reaching there at very warm welcome she thought to make a contemporary film about Pakistan. In 2007, Nair read the manuscript of Hamid's unpublished novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. After reading it, she immediately decided to make a film, from her own production house Mirabai Films and Mira's long-time partner, producer Lydia Dean Pilcher production company Cine Mosaic, the two optioned the film rights to the novel. Film is produce by Lydia and co-produced by freelance screenwriter Ami Bogani, Hansi Farsi, Anadil Hossain and Us producer Robin Sweet. The estimated budget of the film is $15 million, adjusted for inflation.

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