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.
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28 people
Satya Bhabha
Saleem Sinai
Known for
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Dude
Shahana Goswami
Amina
Known for
Santosh
Ra.One
Shabana Azmi
Naseem
Known for
Halo
Neerja
Rajat Kapoor
Aadam Aziz
Known for
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Drishyam
Siddharth
Shiva
Known for
Rang De Basanti
Jigarthanda
Shriya Saran
Parvati
Known for
Drishyam
RRR
Charles Dance
William Methwold
Known for
Game of Thrones
Me Before You
Anupam Kher
Ghani
Known for
Sense8
Silver Linings Playbook
Salman Rushdie
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Then She Found Me
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Mian Abdullah
Known for
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Kahaani
Soha Ali Khan
Jamila
Known for
Rang De Basanti
Go Goa Gone
Kusum Haider
Rani of Cooch
No other roles listed
Deepa Mehta Director · Salman Rushdie Screenplay Nitin Sawhney Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release August 31, 2012 · Produced in Canada, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,244,000
Production
Hamilton-Mehta Productions
Production
Relativity Media
Production · Studio
Number 9 Films
Production
Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Winds of Change
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi · Urdu
Release dates
United States · August 31, 2012
Limited theatrical · Telluride Film Festival
United States
April 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
March 28, 2013 · Theatrical
August 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 26, 2012 · Digital
Portugal
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
June 28, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 26, 2012 · Theatrical
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