The ‘absolutely incredible times’ that drew Nikkhil Advani to ‘Freedom at Midnight’
The series based on the book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre will be premiered on Sony LIV on November 15.
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Nikkhil Advani’s Freedom at Midnight revisits the final, brutal years of British rule in India. The Sony LIV series is an adaptation of the well-known non-fiction book of the same name by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
Like their previous collaborations Is Paris Burning? (1965) and O Jerusalem! (1971), Freedom at Midnight is a popular history based on research and interviews. The 1975 publication claims to provide authentic, previously unknown details about far-reaching decisions, especially Partition and its horrific aftermath.
The book covers the communal violence that gripped India as it counted down to Independence, the politics surrounding Partition, and the activities of key historical figures, such as Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Louis Mountbatten. One section is devoted to the plot to assassinate Gandhi by Hindu fanatics led by Nathuram Godse.
The series is a co-production between Advani’s Emmay Entertainment and the Sony group company Studio NEXT. Apart from being a prestige project for Sony LIV, the show continues the streaming platform’s interest in Indian history. Rocket Boys (2022-2023), which Advani created and co-produced, profiled the foundational figures behind India’s space and nuclear programmes. An upcoming series will revisit the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
Freedom at Midnight will be premiered on November 15. The series stars Sidhant Gupta as Nehru, Chirag Vohra as...
