MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN
Feature Film, Period Drama, Fiction, 35mm,
Sri Lanka, Canada, UK & India, Release Oct 2012
Director/ Writer: Deepa Mehta
Story: Salman Rushdie
Producer: David Hamilton
Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens
Production Designer: Dilip Mehta
Art Director: Sidharth Mathawan
Asst. Set Decorator: Sandra Pfeil
Midnight's Children is an upcoming film adaptation of Booker prize winner writer Salman Rushdie's 1981 epic novel Midnight's Children. Written and directed by Deepa Mehta. The film began principal photography in Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 2011 and wrapped in May 2011.
The film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Samrat Chakrabarti, Rahul Bose and Darsheel Safary. Shooting was kept a secret as Mehta feared protests by Islamic fundamentalist groups. It is scheduled to release in late 2012.
Feature Film, Period Drama, Fiction, 35mm,
Sri Lanka, Canada, UK & India, Release Oct 2012
Director/ Writer: Deepa Mehta
Story: Salman Rushdie
Producer: David Hamilton
Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens
Production Designer: Dilip Mehta
Art Director: Sidharth Mathawan
Asst. Set Decorator: Sandra Pfeil
Midnight's Children is an upcoming film adaptation of Booker prize winner writer Salman Rushdie's 1981 epic novel Midnight's Children. Written and directed by Deepa Mehta. The film began principal photography in Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 2011 and wrapped in May 2011.
The film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Anupam Kher, Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Samrat Chakrabarti, Rahul Bose and Darsheel Safary. Shooting was kept a secret as Mehta feared protests by Islamic fundamentalist groups. It is scheduled to release in late 2012.