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Title Midnight's Children
Published Roadshow Films, 2013
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (146 minutes): .flv file, sound
Summary 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. Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Seema Biswas) at the **Canadian Screen Awards.** Nominated for Best Film at the **London Film Festival.** *"The film is beautifully shot, with vivid production design." - Claudia Puig, **USA Today***
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Film
In Process Record
Performer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Kangana Ranaut, Rajat Kapoor, Satya Bhabha, Shabana Azmi
Event Originally produced by Roadshow Films in 2013
Notes In English,Hindi
Subject Historical drama.
Asians.
Foreign films.
Drama.
Motion pictures.
Drama
Motion Pictures
plays (performing arts compositions)
drama (literary genre)
Asians
Drama
Foreign films
Historical drama
Motion pictures
Genre/Form Feature films
Feature films.
Form Streaming video
Author Mehta, Deepa, film director
Rai Bachchan, Aishwarya, actor
Kher, Anupam, actor
Ranaut, Kangana, actor
Kapoor, Rajat, actor
Bhabha, Satya, actor
Azmi, Shabana, actor
Roadshow Films (Firm),
Kanopy (Firm)