New Delhi: 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 (now Mumbai) 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.
From the unlikely romance of Saleem's grandparents to the birth of his own son, Midnight's Children is a journey at once sweeping in scope and yet intimate in tone. Hopeful, comic and magical – the film conjures images and characters as rich and unforgettable as India herself.
Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, who is making the film on Salman Rushdie's bestseller is confident that she would be able to release the movie without any trouble in India.
Mehta said "It's a novel that is deeply loved by millions. Its author has often said the book is his 'love letter to India'. I think the film captures Rushdie's deep affection for India. The film spans from 1917 to 1977. The urban Indian landscape has changed so greatly. It would have been difficult in India to find the locations we needed for the film. We never wanted to shoot 'Midnight's Children' in Pakistan. After the failed attempt of trying to film 'Earth' in Lahore, we didn't even consider it."
Watch these clips put out by the makers of the film that throw light on what's expected from Midnight's Children.
####Saleem and Parvati kissing
Tell me a poem
Emerald meets the General
Killing fields
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