Sidhant Gupta’s resemblance seals the deal for Nehru role in ‘Freedom at Midnight’
'Freedom at Midnight' is a political thriller series that explores India's struggle for independence, featuring key figures like Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi.
'Freedom at Midnight' is a political thriller series that explores India's struggle for independence, featuring key figures like Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi.
As India marks 50 years since the passing of Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, it is an opportune moment to reflect on his profound influence on Indian diplomacy and the broader global stage.
Sixty-five years ago, when the first democratically elected Communist government of the world was unilaterally dismissed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru there were cries of ‘murder of democracy’ and ‘violation of democracy’ in political and media circles across India.
Why did Commonwealth Secretary Philip Noel Baker take such an anti-India stand? Was he acting with the support of Attlee? After all, of all the UNSC members, Britain had the longest experience of dealing with the affairs of the Indian sub-continent.
Sidhant Gupta reflects on how playing Jawaharlal Nehru in "Freedom at Midnight" deepened his connection to Independence Day, sharing a moving personal experience.
Azad said: “I have not yet decided upon a name for the new party. People of Jammu and Kashmir will decide the name and the flag for the party. I would like to give the party a Hindustani name that Hindus, Muslims and people of other regions easily understand.”
On Nehru’s suggestion he went to Pakistan and after extensive discussions succeeded in persuading President Ayub Khan to visit New Delhi for talks for a permanent settlement of the Kashmir issue.
One of these was Sheikh Abdullah’s radical land reforms programme, particularly the enactment of the Big Landed Estates Abolition Act (1950).
It is important to note that the ‘internal autonomy’ granted to the State under Article 370 of the Constitution was quite different from the autonomy enjoyed by other provinces.
The thickening forest of uplifted arms demanding Azadi threatens, like in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the castle of the Indian democracy.
