Midnight's Children (2013)

 ●  English ● 2 hrs 29 mins

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An intricately woven drama revolving around the fluctuating fortunes of a pair of children who are born within moments of India gaining independence, and grow up in the country that is no more like their parent's generation.
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Cast: Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan, Rajat Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Vansh Bhardwaj

Crew: Deepa Mehta (Director), Giles Nuttgens (Director of Photography), Nitin Sawhney (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 01 Feb 2013 (India)

Tagline: A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time

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Did you know? A bulk of the shooting for this movie was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but it was kept secret as Mehta feared protests by Islamic fundamentalist groups. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
Hindi, Urdu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Camera:
ARRICAM Lite (LT), ARRICAM Studio (ST)
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time
Trivia:
A bulk of the shooting for this movie was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but it was kept secret as Mehta feared protests by Islamic fundamentalist groups.

This film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, and the BFI London Film Festival.

This movie was a nominee for Best Picture and seven other categories at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, winning two awards.

This movie is a Canadian-British adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name.
Mehta at midnight
14 May 2011, by The Globe and Mail
Deepa Mehta plays with fire again
27 Feb 2011, by Mid Day
SOHA Unplugged
24 Feb 2011, by The Indian Express
Nandita opts out Midnight’s Children
23 Feb 2011, by The Times of India
Kangna quits Midnight’s Children
03 Sep 2010, by The Times of India
Deepa finds Midnight’s Children lead
21 Aug 2010, by The Times of India