Freedom at Midnight review: Nikkhil Advani's sprawling, layered show is India's answer to The Crown

Freedom at Midnight review: Interestingly, Nikkhil Advani's new series releases on the same day as his directorial debut. Arif Zakaria as Mohammad Ali Jinnah No one man's story It also helps that Freedom at Midnight is not a biopic – it's not obsessed with any one particular figure. Viceroy's House – Gurinder Chadha's 2017 historical was also partly adapted from Freedom at Midnight – but its focus was decidedly on the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten and his wife, Lady Mountbatten. For instance, Sidhant Gupta, who broke out in the role of budding filmmaker Jay Khanna in Vikramaditya Motwane's period drama Jubilee last year, is cast as Nehru in Freedom at Midnight. Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabbhai Patel in Freedom at Midnight Sardar Vallabbhai Patel is the wild card of the show, just like he was of the Indian freedom struggle.