Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight is the electrifying story of India's struggle for independence. Based on the bestselling book of the same name, it recounts the partition of India and Pakistan, and the religious and socio-political dynamics of the era.
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Trailer
Freedom At Midnight | Official Trailer | Streaming from 15th November
Cast
Sidhant Gupta
Chirag Vohra
Rajendra Chawla
Arif Zakaria
Ira Dubey
Rajesh Kumar
Luke McGibney
Cordelia Bugeja
K.C. Shankar
Malishka Mendonsa
Simon Feilder
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Seasons
Freedom at Midnight (Season 1) is a historical drama series based on the book by Collins & Lapierre, detailing India's turbulent journey to independence and Partition, focusing on the intense political struggles between Nehru/Patel (Congress) and Jinnah (Muslim League), Mountbatten's role, Gandhi's spiritual resistance, and the tragic communal violence, culminating in the drawing of borders by Radcliffe and the birth pangs of two nations, exploring the human cost of these monumental decisions
1.Direct Action
15-11-202441mAt the cusp of Independence, leaders from the Congress and the Muslim League meet with Viceroy Wavell in Simla to discuss the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. Will the two opposing pa...
2.Sole Spokesman
15-11-202444mThe aftermath of Direct Action Day places the Muslim league on the inside of the Interim Government formed by the Congress. The coalition causes disharmony at the parliament, jeopa...
3.Satyagraha
15-11-202449mAs India welcomes a new viceroy, who is going be her last, Gandhi heads to Noakhali on a peace mission. The Mountbattens must juggle interests of the Congress, Muslim League and th...
4.Punjab
15-11-202437mIn the wake of the resignation of the CM of Punjab, the province becomes a political battleground. With communal tensions rising across the country, the Congress is compelled to se...
5.The Last Straw
15-11-202447mMahatma Gandhi meets the Mountbattens and suggests that Jinnah be given Prime Ministership to keep the nation undivided. Will his core allies - Patel and Nehru - agree?
6.Poorna Swaraj
15-11-202446mWhile drafting the Transfer of Power plan for Independent India, V.P. Menon struggles to accommodate the Congress’s need for Poorna Swaraj and the British demand for Dominion Statu...
7.Eclipse
15-11-202444mViceroy Mountbatten invites key political leaders of India to come together to present the Transfer of Power plan. However, Mahatma Gandhi abstains from attending the meeting.