The Story Of Freedom At Midnight- Understanding Gandhi, Nehru & India’s Independence

Sucharita speaks with the team behind Freedom at Midnight about how they interpreted the book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. They talk about the remarkable real stories they came across while working on the show, many of which are hard to believe. The discussion also looks at why the series feels especially relevant today, and how its strong casting helps bring these historical figures to life in a convincing and grounded way. Join this channel    / @sucharitatyagi   Live Stream link - https://youtube.com/live/JDawl0YsLeE?... 0:00 - Highlights 1:04 - How they put together the team 4:40 - Interpreting Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre 10:01 - Indian Leadership during partition 13:00 - The Absence of Women in the book 17:22 - How the research revealed unheard stories 21:40 - The lessons we need to learn 26:15 - Carefully crafting the Kashmir episode 30:01 - The choice of not naming Gandhi's assassin 34:07 - The relevance of those stories Sucharita Tyagi is the Vice Chairperson of the Film Critics Guild of India. With nearly 20 years of media experience, she is best known for her popular movie reviews on YouTube, where she has built a community of dedicated fans. Now splitting her time between Mumbai and New York, Tyagi also has extensive experience in broadcast radio. With a unique voice, she reviews films and discusses South Asian pop culture with honesty and passion through a contemporary, feminist lens, breaking down complex issues in relatable ways. Freedom at Midnight is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language historical drama web series streaming on Sony LIV, adapted from the book of the same name, authored by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.[1] Created and directed by Nikkhil Advani, the series delves into the 1947 partition of India. Join me! Instagram -   / su4ita   Twitter -   / su4ita   Read Sucharita's reviews here -   / sucharitatyagi   Be decent people, Sucharita