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Midnight's Children

Year:
Duration:
146 min
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
6.1
Director:
Deepa Mehta
Awards:
4 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: Canada
Release Date: 2012-12-26
Filming Locations: Sri Lanka
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $12,200 (USA) (28 April 2013)
Gross: $139,644 (USA) (26 May 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Satya Bhabha
Satya Bhabha
Midnight's Children
Rajat Kapoor
Aadam Aziz
Vansh Bhardwaj
Boatman
Neha Mahajan
Young Naseem
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Mian Abdullah (as Dhritiman Chaterji)
Kusum Haidar
Rani of Cooch Naheen (as Kusum Haider)
Zaib Shaikh
Nadir Khan
Kabir Singh Chowdhry
Mian's Assassin
Shabana Azmi
Naseem
Anita Majumdar
Emerald
Shahana Goswami
Mumtaz
Shikha Talsania
Alia
Rahul Bose
Zulfikar
Hasitha Samarasekara
Adjutant
Ronit Roy
Ahmed Sinai
Nethuli Werasuriya
Baby Saleem
Devli Aknara Paranavithana
Baby Saleem
N. Vorushan
Baby Saleem
M.G.M.S. Zulfick
Mullah
Charles Dance
William Methwold
Samrat Chakrabarti
Wee Willie Winkie
Rakhi Kumari
Vanita
Seema Biswas
Mary Pereira
Harish Khanna
Joe D'Costa
Dhamayanthi Fonseka
Flory
D.L. Idunil
Newborn Saleem
Sadew Anuhan Amarasingha
Newborn Shiva
Prem Khatri
Servant
Abiman Idiwara
Baby Saleem
Nirangan Jerusan
Baby Shiva
Darsheel Safary
Young Saleem
Anshikaa Shrivastava
Young Jamila
Purav Bhandare
Young Shiva
Monika Saleh
Young Parvati
Ishaan Mukherjee
Aaron Ahmed
Jonathan Perera
Aj Watawana
Josh Cockeram
Alisha Sharma
Mya Sahi
Alissa Iacucci
Nabeel Nooramith
Andre Bothello
Navin Pandey
Anisha Kapoor
Parinita Bali
Ashwina Mehra
Rna Shah
Chet Singh (as R'na Shah)
Rakhil Chandiram
Devin Amalean
Runi Hettiarachchi
Dilbar Mangat
Saanya Subasinghe
Dileep Dhami
Saskia Wijewardene
Esha Mangat
Senal Wlijetunge
Gihan Karunaratne
Talaayah Gunaydin
Ishaan Kapoor
Zahra Ghouse
Isra Malik
Rajesh Khera
Emil Zagailo
Seth Stork
Fat Perce
Shadley Fernando
Sonny Ibrahim
Arjun Anand
Eyeslice
Akil Ismail
Hairoil
Randev Abyasuriya Jayasingha
Jimmy Kapadia
Movin Abyasuriya Jayasingha
Glandy Keith
M.C. Sheron Perera
Cyrus the Great
Ainsley De Silva
Headmaster Crusoe
Mario Gomez
Dr. Narlikar
M.N. Abdul Malik
Young Zia
Suresh Menon
Field Marshall / President
Tahir Mahmood
President Quivering
Sarita Choudhury
Prime Minister
Siddharth
Adult Shiva
Pasan Ranaweera
Adam Kenny
Raghav Sharma
Akram Mohideen
Ruvin De Silva
Amaar Adamaly
Sabrina Ghouse
Amrish Kumar
Sasha Chatoor
Amrita Khandpur
Shamanthi Rajasingham
Aqeel Mohideen
Shane Jackpaul
Francesca Mudannayaka
Shayan Pereira
Kimaya De Silva
Tamanna Bawa
Meara Algama
Yashodha Suriyapperuma
Parmida Dian
Soha Ali Khan
Adult Jamila
Gnel Shermin Doole
Nose Clinic Nurse
Joshua Christopher
Adult Zia
Shevalier Shehantha
Pakistani Officer (as Shehantha Abeyesundere)
Chandika Nanayakikkara
Pakistani Soldier
Jehan Mendia
Pakistani Army Doctor
Mohamed Adamaly
Pakistani Colonel
Zorawar Shukla
Farooq
Karan Sharma
Shahid
Dihyendu Bhattacharyya
Deshmukh (as Dibyendu Bhattacharyya)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Picture Singh
Naviej Johar
General Aurora
Ravindra Jhehan Aloysius
Indian Officer
Natheli Nanayakkara
Midwife
Alawathuge Vimash Ashon Lakshika
Newborn Little Aadam
Fathima Asma
6-Month-Old Little Aadam
G.R. Perera
Astrologer
Ranvir Shorey
Laurel
Vinay Pathak
Hardy
Jhehan Aloysius
Prison Guard
Gehan Dias
Prison Guard
Chaminda Senanayaka
Prison Guard
Shanaka Amarasinghe
Surgeon
Aruni De Silva
Nurse
Mohamed Safran Sarron
2-Year-Old Little Aadam
Tracy Jayasingha
Pickle Factory Receptionist
Salman Rushdie
Narrator (voice)
Kriz Chris Henri Harriz
General Naseer (uncredited)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chandan Roy Sanyal
(uncredited)
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Trivia
According to the "Sri Lanka Mirror," filming shut down for four days in March as the Iranian Embassy in Colombo objected to author Salman Rushdie's participation. Filming resumed after director Deepa Mehta met with Sri Lanka President, Mahinda Rajapaksa. He, in turn, then spoke with the Iranian Embassy.
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Was shot under the title," Winds of Change," to distract potential threats to cast and crew from anti-Rushdie factions.
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Shot in 651 different locations over 69 days.
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Goofs
General Zulifkar is shown to surrender to his old friend Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora. In fact it was Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi who surrendered to the Indian army.
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Darsheel Zafary's made-up nose design changes throughout his screen-time in the movie.
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Saleem goes to Karachi, Pakistan after leaving Aunt Emerald's house. After coming out of the railway station, the taxi that takes him home is an Ambassador car manufactured by HM "Hindustan Motors", available only in India.
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Photos from cast
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