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.
"We will also call upon Congress and other political parties and leaders to leave politics and put their efforts so that the country can move forward in a positive way."
Farooq Abdullah remained a mute spectator when, in his presence, the National Flag was dishonoured during the 1983 India-West Indies cricket match at Srinagar.
"Vajpayee used to be a heavy drinker. He needed two glasses of Whiskey every day," Priyank Kharge stated in Kalburgi on Saturday.
For all these decades, Beijing has been in occupation of Indian territory. Yet India has in recent years spent billions of dollars of foreign exchange importing a great deal of goods including toys and even statues of Hindu deities. Because of these imports, many of our small and medium industries have had to shut down.
The practice of killing excellence by rating everyone as ‘outstanding,‘ starting with schools, is continued right up to the higher levels of bureaucracy, where most employees, even the undeserving ones, get the ‘outstanding‘ tag, resulting in bad eggs making it to the top echelons and damaging the venerable institutions which they serve.
