Did you know Freedom at Midnight Seasons 1 and 2 were shot together? Director Nikkhil Advani shares why

Freedom at Midnight Season 2 has been receiving positive responses, just like Season 1. In a new interview, director Nikkhil Advani opened up about why they shot both seasons together.

A still from Freedom at Midnight Season 2

Freedom at Midnight Season 2 directed by Nikkhil Advani, is streaming on SonyLIV (OTTplay Premium), and it has been receiving positive reviews for its nuanced, human-centric portrayal of India's Partition, focusing on the emotional toll, complex leader dynamics (Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Jinnah), and sensitive handling of communal violence. Amid this, Advani revealed that Freedom at Midnight Seasons 1 and 2 were shot together, which have 14 episodes in total.

Why were Freedom at Midnight Season 1 and 2 shoot together?

Speaking to Times Now, Nikkhil Advani said that they shot Freedom at Midnight Season 1 and 2, consisting of 14 episodes in total, in one go. He said, “For Rocket Boys also we shot both seasons together. When you make a period show of this scale, genre, and pilot, you have to make it together because it just makes production sense. It took a year to write the 14 episodes, and they were written together.”

How did Nikkhil Advani deal with polarised opinions while making Freedom at Midnight 2?

Nikkhil Advani said that as a filmmaker, one is always dealing with polarised opinions. He explained that nowadays, social media makes it easy to understand what someone from afar thinks about his work.

He added that people have always had differing and polarising opinions, but they have followed the book as their source material. "People always had dissenting opinions and polarised opinions, but we followed the book as our source material. It was a chaotic and confusing time, and nobody predicted it would blow up the way it did," he said.

What's the story of Freedom at Midnight 2?

Freedom at Midnight Season 2 (2026) dives into the chaotic aftermath of India's Partition, focusing on communal violence, refugee crises, and state integration, with key figures like Nehru (Sidhant Gupta), Patel (Rajendra Chawla), Gandhi (Chirag Vohra), and Mountbatten (Luke McGibney) going through important decisions and personal struggles, exploring the human cost behind the demarcation of the border line, the Kashmir dispute, and Gandhi's assassination.

Also Read: Freedom at Midnight Season 2 review: Slow-burn masterpiece that explores the raw, internal cracks of a divided nation

Freedom at Midnight 2 FAQs:

Q: Is Freedom at Midnight Season 2 out?

A: Freedom at Midnight Season 2 is now streaming on SonyLIV (OTTplay Premium).

Q: Is Freedom at Midnight based on a true story?

A: Freedom at Midnight adapted from Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins’ 1975 non-fiction book, faithfully portrays the historical events surrounding India’s independence and the 1947 Partition.

Q: Who plays Gandhi and Nehru in Midnight Season 2?

A: Freedom at Midnight Season 2 stars Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah.

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