FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE HISTORICAL TV SERIES
India's subscription video-on-demand and streaming service SonyLIV has revealed full cast and first images from their first big original historical 
television series FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT which will chart how India got its independence from the British Empire. Their most ambitious project, 
promising to deliver a series of unparalleled scale and impact, is based on the literary masterpiece where history is told as a thriller and captivate audiences with its narrative depth and authenticity.
television series FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT which will chart how India got its independence from the British Empire. Their most ambitious project, 
promising to deliver a series of unparalleled scale and impact, is based on the literary masterpiece where history is told as a thriller and captivate audiences with its narrative depth and authenticity.
BASED ON THE 1975 NON FICTION BOOK
by Larry Collins and Dominique
Lapierre, the political drama delves into India’s independence movement,
weaving together untold tales and critical
moments from the era when
the country’s then British colonial rulers partitioned the country into
India and Pakistan. The series will chart the
history from early calls
for self-rule to the moment of independence in 1947, and delve into the
motivations, conflicts and sacrifices of key figures like Gandhi, Nehru
and Patel.
moments from the era when
the country’s then British colonial rulers partitioned the country into
India and Pakistan. The series will chart the
history from early calls
for self-rule to the moment of independence in 1947, and delve into the
motivations, conflicts and sacrifices of key figures like Gandhi, Nehru
and Patel. WHO IS IN THE CAST?
Sidhant Gupta plays Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first Prime Minister of independent India, Chirag Vohra is Mahatma Gandhi and Rajendra Chawla will portray Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who became the
first deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. English cast includes Luke McGibney and Cordelia Bugeja who will play the last Viceroy and
Vicereine of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, respectively. Alistair Findlay is Archibald Wavell, the Commander-in-Chief and Viceroy of India preceding Mountbatten. Andrew Cullum brings to life
Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, while Richard Teverson portrays Cyril Radcliffe, the chairman of the Boundary Commission for the Partition of India.
first deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. English cast includes Luke McGibney and Cordelia Bugeja who will play the last Viceroy and
Vicereine of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, respectively. Alistair Findlay is Archibald Wavell, the Commander-in-Chief and Viceroy of India preceding Mountbatten. Andrew Cullum brings to life
Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, while Richard Teverson portrays Cyril Radcliffe, the chairman of the Boundary Commission for the Partition of India. 
I loved the book , like everything Collins and Lapierre co-wrote, and I just hope the series will be faithful to its vision of chaos that the partition/Independence provoked.
ReplyDeleteHope we manage to see it somewhere!
DeleteWill keep an eye out for this one!
ReplyDeleteProbably will not stream anywhere where we can get it.
DeleteI'm hoping that it ends up somewhere on Netflix at some point. Probably wishful thinking, but there's always hope.
DeleteI thought it was being done for Prime Video, but it turned out it is not.
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