7 historical movies and series on OTT if you liked Freedom At Midnight

Arpita Sarkar

Freedom At Midnight 2

Freedom At Midnight will return with its season 2. Showrunner Nikkhil Advani confirmed that the refugee crisis that followed India's partition will be the focus of Season 2.

Mission Over Mars (ZEE5)

The series follows four Indian women who are working at the Indian Space Research Organization. They are struggling to juggle their personal lives while making the Mars Orbiter mission a success.

Rocket Boys (SonyLIV)

The series focuses on two extraordinary men, Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, who made history while shaping India's future.

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (ZEE5)

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran is an action drama movie about India's 1998 nuclear test in Pokhran, Rajasthan. 

Manthan (ZEE5)

It is about a young entrepreneur who starts a milk cooperative in a small village in Gujarat, disrupting the social and economic conditions of the village.

Bose: Dead/Alive (JioCinema)

Subhash Chandra Bose was aboard a plane that crashed in Formosa but his body was never found. However, his family has been asked not to cremate him, leading to mystery surrounding his death.

Sam Bahadur (ZEE5)

Vicky Kaushal starrer is a biographical war drama based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was one of the first cadets at the Indian Military Academy.

Asoka (Netflix)

Shah Rukh Khan starrer is a historical drama about the life of King Asoka, who ruled the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BCE.