| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
At the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, babies are being born with super powers. Two of them are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And so it is that Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate child of a beggar woman, and Shiva, the only son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destinies meant for each other. Over the next three decades, Saleem and Shiva find themselves on opposite sides of many a conflict |
| Notes |
Based on the book by Salman Rushdie |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Giles Nuttgens ; film editor, Colin Monie ; music composed by Nitin Sawhney |
| Cast |
Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Biswas, Shriya Saran, Siddharth, Ronit Roy, Rahul Bose, Darsheel Safary, Shabana Azmi, Charles Dance |
| Performer |
Narrator, Salman Rushdie |
| Notes |
Rating: Not rated |
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DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen, 2.35:1 aspect ratio; 2.0 stereo. or 5.1 surround |
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In English, Hindi, and Urdu. Subtitles in English when non-English is spoken. Closed-captioned |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Infants switched at birth -- India -- Drama.
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Social stratification -- India -- Drama.
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Fate and fatalism -- Drama.
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India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Paranormal drama.
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Fantasy films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Mehta, Deepa, 1949-
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Hamilton, David (David C.)
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Rushdie, Salman.
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Bhabha, Satya, 1983-
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Goswami, Shahana.
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Kapoor, Rajat.
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Biswas, Seema.
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Saran, Shriya.
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Rushdie, Salman.
Midnight's children.
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FilmNation Entertainment (Firm)
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Noble Nomad Pictures.
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Number 9 Films.
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Virgil Films.
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