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Midnight's Children

  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Midnight's Children (2012)
Midnight's Children is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.
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A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
26,028
3,186
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Salman Rushdie(screenplay)
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Stars
      • Rajat Kapoor
      • Vansh Bhardwaj
      • Anupam Kher
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Salman Rushdie(screenplay)
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Stars
      • Rajat Kapoor
      • Vansh Bhardwaj
      • Anupam Kher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

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    Photos31

    Shriya Saran and Satya Bhabha in Midnight's Children (2012)
    Zaib Shaikh and Shahana Goswami in Midnight's Children (2012)
    Rahul Bose and Anita Majumdar in Midnight's Children (2012)
    Shriya Saran and Satya Bhabha in Midnight's Children (2012)
    Ronit Roy and Shahana Goswami in Midnight's Children (2012)
    Shriya Saran at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)
    Shriya Saran at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)
    Deepa Mehta, Salman Rushdie, Shriya Saran, and Satya Bhabha at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)
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    Siddharth at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)
    Ronit Roy, Zaib Shaikh, and Shahana Goswami at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)
    Sarita Choudhury, Dolly Ahluwalia, and Shikha Talsania at an event for Midnight's Children (2012)

    Top cast

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    Rajat Kapoor
    Rajat Kapoor
    • Aadam Aziz
    Vansh Bhardwaj
    • Boatman
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Ghani
    Neha Mahajan
    Neha Mahajan
    • Young Naseem
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    Dhritiman Chatterjee
    • Mian Abdullah
    • (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
    Kusum Haidar
    • Rani of Cooch Naheen
    • (as Kusum Haider)
    Zaib Shaikh
    Zaib Shaikh
    • Nadir Khan
    Kabir Singh Chowdhry
    • Mian's Assassin
    Shabana Azmi
    Shabana Azmi
    • Naseem
    Anita Majumdar
    Anita Majumdar
    • Emerald
    Shahana Goswami
    Shahana Goswami
    • Mumtaz…
    Shikha Talsania
    Shikha Talsania
    • Alia
    Rahul Bose
    Rahul Bose
    • Zulfikar
    Hasitha Samarasekara
    • Adjutant
    Ronit Roy
    Ronit Roy
    • Ahmed Sinai
    Nethuli Werasuriya
    • Baby Saleem
    Devli Aknara Paranavithana
    • Baby Saleem
    N. Vorushan
    • Baby Saleem
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Salman Rushdie(screenplay) (based on a book by)
      • Deepa Mehta
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Shot in 65 different locations over 69 days.
    • Goofs
      When Saleem is getting a hair cut and shave, the prices on the price list are extremely high; 6 Rupees for full shave and 10 Rupees for a hair cut. Considering this happened in 1977, a person living in a ghetto could never afford that. The average salary of a Government clerical position in those days was around 200 Rupees a month and a person living in a ghetto would not have made more than 100 Rupees a month, and Saleem had just come out of prison too.
    • Soundtracks
      La Golondrina
      (uncredited)

      Written by Narciso Serradel Sevilla

      Performed by Sri Lanka Police Band, Police Park Colombo 5

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Satisfactory (not great) Adaptation of a Literary Masterpiece!
    A satisfactory (not great) adaptation of a Literary Masterpiece! This might be Deepa Mehta's most ambitious film till date, but not her best one.

    The sets, the cinematography and the acting are superb; these are the main plus points for the movie. The author (Salman Rushdie) himself does the narration, which gives an intimate feel. The movie's splendid cast is truly fine; with so many experienced actors being a part of it. Shahana Goswami, Seema Biswas and Darsheel Safary truly stand out.

    The movie could have been much better if a few things could have been avoided. First and the primary one being, she broke the first rule of novel adaptations - never let the original author adapt his own book. This causes the screenplay to be flabby, and sometimes overstretched. He struggles to incorporate most of his teeming subplots; the result is that it becomes too difficult to find a narrative focus.The editing and the background score could have been better. The characters seem a little underdeveloped and fail to make an emotional connection. And the screenplay fails to soulfully blend the supernatural realism with the historic political sweep of the story.

    The Book might be 'Booker of Bookers', but the movie fails to reach that height. It's still a satisfactory watch for all the book's fans and lovers of unusual cinema.
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    • Feb 7, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • India
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
      • Bengali
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Gece yarısı Çocukları
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • David Hamilton Productions
      • Hamilton-Mehta Productions
      • Number 9 Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $190,022
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,200
      • Apr 28, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,243,980
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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