Freedom At Midnight: A brilliant exploration of events leading up to the partition

Movies By Prabhatha Rigobertha Nov 16, 2024 Read the article

The web series Freedom At Midnight, streaming on Sony Liv, though has to be the biggest risk taken by the director.

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Given the complexity of the events and also the probability of being accused of aligning to a particular political spectrum.

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The series is based on the book “Freedom at Midnight” by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.

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Fortunately, Nikhil has passed the test with flying colours. He has succeeded in not only making a gripping series but at no point does the show take sides blaming a particular person or party.

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The performances of the entire cast are brilliant starting from Sidhant Gupta. The young actor successfully takes off from his fantastic performance in Jubilee (2023).

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Both Ira Dubey’s Fatima and also the actress playing Lady Mountbatten are introduced with great promise but end up mostly relegated to the background.

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Keeping aside this small niggle, Freedom At Midnight is a moving emotional tale of how freedom came at a heavy price.

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