Sidhant Gupta
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
TV SERIES
Freedom at Midnight
DramaWar & Politics
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.
Top cast
Chirag Vohra
Mahatma Gandhi
Rajendra Chawla
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Arif Zakaria
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Ira Dubey
Fatima Jinnah
Rajesh Kumar
Liaquat Ali Khan
LM
Luke McGibney
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Cordelia Bugeja
Lady Edwina Mountbatten
K.C. Shankar
V. P. Menon
Creative team
Nikkhil Advani (Director) • Abhinandan Gupta (Writer) • Adwitiya Kareng (Writer) • Gundeep Kaur (Writer) • Divy Nidhi Sharma (Writer) • Revanta Sarabhai (Writer)
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Episodes
7 Episodes
011. Direct Action
At 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 parties agree on a common future?
022. Sole Spokesman
The 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, jeopardising the governance. In London, Prime Minister Attlee looks for a new viceroy.
033. Satyagraha
As 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 the Princely States while being objective.
044. Punjab
In 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 seriously consider partition.
055. The Last Straw
Mahatma 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?
066. Poorna Swaraj
While 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 Status.
077. Eclipse
Viceroy 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.