The primary season of Freedom at Midnight didn’t earn acclaim simply in India, however was praised abroad, too. Many worldwide commentators and Indian viewers drew comparisons with Netflix’s iconic present, The Crown, in how the Nikkhil Advani present introduced historical past within the type of participating drama.
Nikkhil Advani on Freedom at Midnight
Nikkhil Advani, himself, welcomes the comparisons, however can be fast to level out that the size of Freedom at Midnight is way smaller. In an unique dialog with HT earlier than the discharge of the present’s second season, Nikkhil says, “We received a hundredth the funds (as in comparison with The Crown). So, if that comparability is there, I am very happy with it. I am very grateful to my cinematographer, manufacturing designer, editor and producers. I put on it (the comparability) as a badge of honour.”
Freedom at Midnight follows the founding fathers of India and Pakistan from 1945-48 as they navigate the British crown’s departure from the Indian subcontinent and the following Partition. A novel factor in regards to the present is that, regardless of being patriotic, it hardly makes use of the ‘us-against-them’ trope, which is kind of well-liked in Indian storytelling nowadays. When requested if it was troublesome to make the present with out villainising ‘the others’, Nikkhil says, “I believe I might be extra well-liked if I did, as a result of that appears to be the norm at this time. However I believe that you will need to current all factors of view, all sides, all aspects, and can help you take that judgment. Some folks flip round and say, ‘I used to be too gentle on this, or I used to be too onerous on this, and so forth.’ However these are calls that I’ve taken.”
About Freedom at Midnight season 2
Tailored from the guide of the identical title by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, Freedom at Midnight tells the story of Indian independence and Partition via the eyes of its founding fathers. The present stars Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Jinnah, Luke McGibney as Lord Mountbatten, Cordelia Bugeja as Edwina Mountbatten, Malishka Mendonsa as Sarojini Naidu, Pawan Chopra as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah, Rajesh Kumar as Liaquat Ali Khan, and Ok.C. Shankar as V.P. Menon. Anurag Thakur and Abhishek Banerjee have joined the forged for season 2, which releases on January 9.