Freedom at Midnight

A fairly faithful adaptation of Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins’ non-fiction book Freedom at Midnight. The  book with around 774 pages and 20 chapters is a fascinating and deeply moving account of one of the seminal events in world history, the emergence of India and Pakistan as sovereign nations.

Could not resist myself from watching it this weekend. A fair justice is done to the book, though it does not cover all the chapters. The Series stops with granting of freedom. Well directed,  some actors have done a commendable job, few could be better, will leave that upto the viewers. 

Like the book I would like to say, this is a 'must' wach for all fans of India, history, the book and authors.  

How we love reading history now....and conjecturing about how things might have been different...both fiction and non fiction...Sadly we were taught history in such a dull way in our school days.

1. India was still under British rule

2. Sardar Vallabhai Patel was the first Prime Minister

3. Subash Chandra Bose was still alive. 

4. There was no partition and Jinna was made the first prime minister