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Midnight's Children

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

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

Top Cast

  • Satya Bhabha

    Satya Bhabha

    Saleem Sinai

  • Shahana Goswami

    Shahana Goswami

    Amina

  • Shabana Azmi

    Shabana Azmi

    Naseem

  • Rajat Kapoor

    Rajat Kapoor

    Aadam Aziz

  • Siddharth

    Siddharth

    Shiva

  • Shriya Saran

    Shriya Saran

    Parvati

  • Charles Dance

    Charles Dance

    William Methwold

  • Anupam Kher

    Anupam Kher

    Ghani

  • Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie

    Narrator (voice)

Overview

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

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