Midnight's Children Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Born in the hour of India’s freedom. Handcuffed to history.

Sep. 29, 2013

Midnight's Children

Release Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 New York Friday, May 3, 2013

Shabana Azmi, Deepa Mehta, Seema Biswas, Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, David Hamilton

NR Drama 2 hrs, 20 m

2.8

53% WILL SEE

47% WON'T SEE

Rent or buy Shop

Plot

What's the story about?

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.

Cited as official plot version from trailers.apple.com

Drama Fantasy

Snap poll

Will you see Midnight's Children?

Seen the movie? Rate it!

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Midnight's Children.

S
Shabana Azmi
... Naseem

What’s Love Got To Do With It?, The Black Prince
S
Satya Bhabha
... Saleem Sinai

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
S
Shahana Goswami
... Amina

Santosh
R
Rajat Kapoor
... Aadam Aziz
S
Seema Biswas
... Mary

Water, Sold
S
Shriya Saran
... Parvati

The Other End of the Line

Crew Behind the Film

The Midnight's Children behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Deepa Mehta last directed Water and Bollywood, Hollywood. The film's writer Deepa Mehta last wrote Water and Secret Daughter.

Director: Deepa Mehta
Screenwriters: Deepa Mehta
Salman Rushdie
Producer: David Hamilton

Studio: Paladin
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs, 20 m
Tagline: Born in the hour of India’s freedom. Handcuffed to history.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Midnight's Children movie trailers and clips.

Drama

Midnight's Children Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Midnight's Children movie production.

Key Facts

Based on Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name.

Production Updates

Mar 2013

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Nov 2008

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Midnight's Children was released in New York on Friday, April 26, 2013. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including The Big Wedding, Pain and Gain and Tai Chi Hero.

United States

Estimated

Estimated

Now Available