‘Freedom at Midnight’ trailer gives a peek into what went behind final moments of India’s independence

The trailer of the upcoming streaming series, ‘Freedom at Midnight’ was unveiled on Saturday, and it promises a solid period drama unravelling what went down in the final moments of India’s independence. The trailer opens with Clement Attlee, the then Prime Minister of the UK declaring the independence of India. It then shows its key characters, the founding fathers of the nation including Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and the Former Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

The trailer then nose dives into full-blown chaos as Jinnah demands the creation of a separate state of Pakistan. On the other side of the world, British officials grapple with the task of granting independence to India, and drawing a line between India and Pakistan, which continue to scar generations of the neighbouring nations.

The series stars Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah, Malishka Mendonsa as Sarojini Naidu, Rajesh Kumar as Liaquat Ali Khan, KC Shankar as V.P. Menon, Luke McGibney as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Cordelia Bugeja as Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Alistair Finlay as Archibald Wavell, Andrew Cullum as Clement Attlee, Richard Teverson as Cyril Radcliffe in pivotal roles.

Produced by Emmay Entertainment (Monisha Advani & Madhu Bhojwani) in association with StudioNext, Freedom at Midnight boasts a stellar team behind the scenes. Nikkhil Advani spearheads this project as the showrunner and director, while the story is penned by a talented team, including Abhinandan Gupta, Adwitiya Kareng Das, Gundeep Kaur, Divya Nidhi Sharma, Revanta Sarabhai, and Ethan Taylor.

The series is based on the eponymous book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

‘Freedom at Midnight’ is set to stream from November 15 on Sony LIV.

Sidhant Gupta pens a heartfelt tribute for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

Actor Sidhant Gupta, who is set to essay the role of India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the upcoming OTT series ‘Freedom at Midnight’, has penned a beautiful poem as a tribute to the late political leader on his birth anniversary.

On Thursday, Sidhant took to his Instagram, and shared several monochromatic throwback pictures featuring Nehru. The pictures show Nehru in the company of activists and leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. The series of rare photographs also showcase Nehru sharing a tender moment with a child, and holding a red rose, his signature accessory that symbolised his spirit and ideals.

Sidhant wrote, “My distant dream is coming alive After all the miseries, struggles and fight. Breaking the shackles imprisoning my light. I carried the weight of the life I played. Tasting glories in his life’s story. While his grace was worth every chase beyond that face, the world he braced built marvels in the dungeons. So ahead of his time, against all hate”.

He further mentioned, “Playing Nehru has been an honour. An unknown aid awaited me in every corner. Someone or the other will always pull you down. I will win the longest run, I’m holding my ground. To hell with the spiteful magic’s in rightful. When the heart beats for every other unyielded in the loudest shudder. My distant dream is coming alive. Freedom is around the corner. It’s almost midnight”.

For Sidhant, playing Nehru is a deeply meaningful experience, especially after the success of ‘Jubilee’.

Meanwhile, ‘Freedom at Midnight’ also stars Chirag Vohra, Rajendra Chawla, Arif Zakaria, Ira Dubey, Malishka Mendonsa, Rajesh Kumar, KC Shankar, Luke McGibney, Cordelia Bugeja, Alistair Finlay, Andrew Cullum, Richard Teverson.

The series is based on the eponymous book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

Produced by Emmay Entertainment (Monisha Advani & Madhu Bhojwani) in association with StudioNext, ‘Freedom at Midnight’ is set to stream from November 15 on Sony LIV.