Freedom At Midnight Real Story, Freedom At Midnight True Story, Muhammad Ali Jinnah India First PM, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Gandhi Relation: Nikhil Advani's directorial Freedom At Midnight was released on Sony Liv on November 15, 2024. Freedom At Midnight is a seven-episode series that dig deep into the politics of India during the partition time.
Freedom At Midnight is inspired by true events based on the infamous book written by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins on the same name. While many have labeled Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins's book as biased, it is said to unravel the true story of events leading partition of India.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have watched the series on Sony Liv and wondering about Freedom At Midnight True Story or Freedom At Midnight Real Story. Furthermore, you might be also wondering why Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (MK Gandhi) offered Muhammad Ali Jinnah to be India's first Prime Minister. Below is everything you need to know about Freedom At Midnight Real Story-
Freedom At Midnight True Story
Sony Liv series Freedom At Midnight showcased that MK Gandhi went to Congress leaders Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel with the proposal to make Muhammad Ali Jinnah first Prime Minister of India. The series showcased that Nehru and Patel both refused the proposal citing the violence that was taking place in the name of partition. Many leaders believed that the seeds of partition was sown by the Muslim League with Jinnah demanding a separate state of Pakistan.
The series showcased that Gandhi did not want bloodshed in the country and India was divided into two parts under the 'two-nation theory'. The series also showcased that Gandhi was not happy after Nehru and Patel rejected the idea of making Jinnah the first Prime Minister of India.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and India's first Prime Minister
True Scoop tried to dig more about Muhammad Ali Jinnah being the first Prime Minister of India. Farooq Ahmad Dar, in his book, Jinnah’s Pakistan: Formation and Challenges of a State, reveals that after the Muslim League moved the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940 demanding the creation of separate Muslim states, the Indian National Congress tried to dissuade Jinnah from demanding Pakistan.
As a result, the first time when Jinnah was offered to be India's Prime Minister was by Subhas Chandra Bose, reports The Print. In June 1940, Congress president Subhas Chandra Bose offered Jinnah the post of the first prime minister of independent India, but only if he withdrew his demand for the division of India.
Thereafter, in April 1947, Gandhi was ready to hand over power to Jinnah at the centre with an all-Muslim administration if he gave up his demand of Partition i.e. dividing India by two.
Ultimately, Jinnah became successful in partition and Congress leader Jawahar Lal Nehru became India's first Prime Minister.
Freedom At Midnight at Sony Liv
Coming back to the series, Freedom At Midnight features Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah, Malishka Mendonsa as Sarojini Naidu, Rajesh Kumar as Liaquat Ali Khan, KC Shankar as V.P. Menon, Luke McGibney as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Cordelia Bugeja as Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Alistair Finlay as Archibald Wavell, Andrew Cullum as Clement Attlee, Richard Teverson as Cyril Radcliffe in pivotal roles.