Freedom at Midnight | |
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Created by | Nikkhil Advani |
Based on | Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins |
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Directed by | Nikkhil Advani |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
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Cinematography | Malay Prakash |
Editor | Shweta Venkat |
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Network | SonyLIV |
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