Freedom At Midnight is one of those stories that shed light on one of the most important parts of the history of India, or as the show says ‘the history you may not know’.
Adapted from the 1975 non-fiction book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, the show talks about the tense negotiations around the Indian Partition of 1947, and the refugee crisis that took place because of the borders being redrawn.
Season 1 ended at a cliffhanger, leaving the audience eagerly waiting to know more.
For those who loved the show, there is good news. Director Nikkhil Advani confirms a second season for this historical drama.
Leading the cast are Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi and Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India.
Reviews of the series have largely been good, with fans praising the performances and the extreme attention to detail Advani and his team paid to the source material.
But like with every other historical drama that has been produced, there has been a group of people who have disliked it. But with all those debates, it only encourages audiences who haven’t watched it to go and watch it.
With a second season confirmed fans are more thrilled to stay tuned for the continuation of this powerful tale.