Midnight's Children (2012)

A pair of children, born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain, grow up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation.

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Writers:

Salman Rushdie (screenplay), Deepa Mehta,

Stars:

Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Satya Bhabha	...	Saleem Sinai
Shahana Goswami	...	Amina
Rajat Kapoor	...	Aadam Aziz
Shabana Azmi	...	Naseem
Ronit Roy	...	Ahmed Sinai
Siddharth	...	Shiva
Seema Biswas	...	Mary
Shriya Saran	...	Parvati
Charles Dance
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Picture Singh
Darsheel Safary	...	Saleem Sinai - 10yrs
Anita Majumdar	...	Emerald
Shikha Talsania	...	Alia
Rahul Bose	...	Zulfikar
Zaib Shaikh	...	Nadir

Storyline

A pair of children, born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain, grow up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation.

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Plot Keywords:

army | sense of smell | changeling | apostrophe in title | doctor | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English Hindi Urdu

Release Date:

26 December 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Hijos de la medianoche

Filming Locations:

Ayurveda Hospital, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$12,200 (USA) (26 April 2013)

Gross:

$139,644 (USA) (24 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Hamilton Productions, Hamilton-Mehta Productions, Number 9 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

146 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the "Sri Lanka Mirror," filming shut down for four days in March as the Iranian Embassy in Colombo objected to author Salman Rushdie's participation. Filming resumed after director Deepa Mehta met with Sri Lanka President, Mahinda Rajapaksa. He, in turn, then spoke with the Iranian Embassy.

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Goofs

Darsheel Zafary's made-up nose design changes throughout his screen-time in the movie.

User Reviews

A fantastic adaptation of a brilliant novel!

After reading the novel more than once I thought that this (much anticipated) film was pure perfection. The characters were brilliantly cast - no one was 'glamourised' unnecessarily as in a lot of films. The scenery and cinematography were spectacular and the soundtrack was also beautiful. The film explores the human condition and the ideology that it is not what you are born but how you are then made that is most important. It is a really magical film and I particularly liked how the theme/idea of magical realism was approached - the idiosyncrasies of belief in different people/cultures. I would recommend this film although I would say that reading the novel is also a must. It (obviously) covers events in a lot more detail and adds a perfect backdrop of knowledge (of characters and characteristics) to the film. I cannot wait for the next Salman Rushdie movie...I'm hoping for Shalimar the Clown or The Ground Beneath her Feet (if you're reading Salman!)