Midnight's children [DVD video]

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

[Canada] : Mongrel Media, c2013.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.

General Note:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Special features: Midnight's children: behind the scenes featurette; Midnight's children: celebrating the booker of bookers; director's commentary; deleted scenes; trailer.

Performers:

Rajat Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Siddharth, Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami.

Technical Details:

DVD, widescreen (2.40) presentation.

Subject Term:

Infants switched at birth -- India -- Drama.

Fate and fatalism -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Language:

English

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