Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) The teaser for the upcoming period streaming show ‘Freedom at Midnight’ was unveiled on Tuesday, offering a glimpse into the political tensions during the final stages of India’s independence, which ultimately led to the partition of India, considered the largest migration in human history.

The teaser depicts a scene where Mahatma Gandhi asks Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to withdraw his nomination for the position of India’s first Prime Minister, paving the way for Jawaharlal Nehru.

The atmosphere inside the room shifts dramatically as Gandhi hands the withdrawal letter to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Historically, Gandhi had favoured Nehru for the Congress presidency over Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1929, 1937, and 1946.

India’s first President, Rajendra Prasad, had expressed his displeasure over Gandhi “sacrificing his trusted lieutenant (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) for the sake of the glamorous Nehru.”

The series features a stellar cast, including Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vohra as Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Arif Zakaria as Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Ira Dubey as Fatima Jinnah, Malishka Mendonsa as Sarojini Naidu, Rajesh Kumar as Liaquat Ali Khan, KC Shankar as V.P. Menon, Luke McGibney as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Cordelia Bugeja as Lady Edwina Mountbatten, Alistair Finlay as Archibald Wavell, Andrew Cullum as Clement Attlee, and Richard Teverson as Cyril Radcliffe in pivotal roles.

‘Freedom at Midnight’ is based on the eponymous book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.

The series delves into the motivations, conflicts, and sacrifices of key figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Produced by Emmay Entertainment (Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani) in association with StudioNext and Sony LIV, the series is set to stream on Sony LIV.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Rashami Desai, who is known for her roles in ‘Uttaran’ and ‘Nach Baliye 7’, has opened up about a challenging time in her life when she faced severe financial difficulties.

The actress revealed that she had loans amounting to crores and was struggling to find a way to improve her situation.

This period of financial distress coincided with a significant family dispute in 2017, leading her to block all her family members from her contact list.

Rashami shared her experience on Paras Chhabra’s podcast, stating, “2017 was a phase where I faced a lot of family disputes. I was extremely weak financially, you could say I was at zero. I had loans worth crores as liabilities. I was perplexed as to how I would pay them off. That’s when I got ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’. The journey of that show was very interesting for me.”

The actress mentioned that whatever she earned from the show, she used to secure her future.

“But then, securing the future is not the only thing that you could do. I didn’t know how to utilise those things in a larger sense. I had no investment plan,” she added.

Rashami said that she comes from a humble background where investments and wealth creation are not part of their value system, making it difficult for her to secure herself financially despite working in the industry for so long.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared how he spends his days off from the quiz-based reality show “Kaun Banega Crorepati.”

In a recent blog post, the cine icon wrote: “An off day from KBC and dedicated to the body in the gym and dedicated to them that know what should be done…”

The actor shared that he even finished some pending work.

“But before that some VO’s that had been pending for a while… some from the ad., films done, and some for a friend who has developed and given obeisance to the Divine… always a moment that one does unhesitantly,” said the thespian.

Big B also revealed that he is in the process of planning to show his latest release, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, to a select few. However, he did not disclose who would be viewing the film.

“We are in the process of planning to show to a few limited the film KALKI and I work towards it… but please do not take this as an invitation yet… the planning is in process… IN PROCESS… it may fructify it may not,” he said.

Directed by Nag Ashwin, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is an epic science fiction film featuring Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani.

It is the first instalment of the Kalki Cinematic Universe and draws inspiration from Hindu scriptures.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows the journey of a group of people who strive to save the unborn child of lab subject SUM-80, named Kalki.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Hina Khan, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for Stage Three breast cancer, has offered a glimpse into her daily life from the hospital.

The ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actress, who has 20.1 million followers on Instagram, posted a photo on her Stories showing a bowl and a spoon next to her hospital bed.

The image was captioned: “A day in my life,” accompanied by a star sticker.

A few days ago, the actress also shared a snapshot of home-grown turmeric, captioning it: “Home grown pure haldi in making #GoOrganic.”

Hina announced her breast cancer diagnosis on June 28.

On the professional front, Hina is well-known for her role as Akshara in the popular TV show ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’. She has also participated in ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8’, ‘Bigg Boss 11’, and ‘Bigg Boss 14’.

Her film credits include ‘Hacked’, ‘Wishlist’, and the short film ‘Smartphone’.

Hina has appeared in several music videos such as ‘Bhasoodi’, ‘Raanjhana’, ‘Humko Tum Mil Gaye’, ‘Patthar Wargi’, ‘Baarish Ban Jaana’, ‘Main Bhi Barbaad’, ‘Mohabbat Hai’, ‘Barsaat Aa Gayi’, and the recent track by Asees Kaur, and Saaj Bhatt — ‘Halki Halki Si’.

She recently made her Punjabi film debut with ‘Shinda Shinda No Papa’, alongside Gippy Grewal.

The 36-year-old actress next has ‘Country of Blind’ in the pipeline.

On the personal front, Hina is in a relationship with Rocky Jaiswal, the supervising producer of ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Jasmine Bhasin, who recently suffered corneal damage due to a mishap with her contact lenses, shared a video on Tuesday of herself happily driving a car.

Jasmine, who has 8.6 million followers on Instagram, posted a selfie video on her Stories.

In the clip, the actress is seen wearing a black T-shirt with no makeup and her hair left open.

Jasmine accessorised the look with black sunglasses and is seen driving a car.

The video also features her removing her sunglasses to reveal her recovered eyes, accompanied by her cheerful smile.

Jasmine has set the tune of the song ‘Tu Juliet Jatt Di’, sung by Diljit Dosanjh, to the video.

The song is from the recently released film ‘Jatt & Juliet 3’, written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu and starring Diljit and Neeru Bajwa.

For the unversed, the unfortunate incident with Jasmine occurred in Delhi on July 17, when she was in the national capital for an event.

During the preparations, a problem with her contact lenses affected her vision.

On the personal front, Jasmine is in a relationship with actor Aly Goni.

The two met on ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9’ and began dating after appearing together on the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 14’.

Jasmine began her acting career with the 2011 Tamil film ‘Vaanam’. She has since appeared in South Indian films such as ‘Beware of Dogs’, ‘Veta’, and ‘Ladies & Gentlemen’.

She has also acted in Punjabi films like ‘Honeymoon’ and ‘Warning 2’ and featured in TV shows such as ‘Tashan-e-Ishq’, ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’, ‘Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji’, and ‘Jab We Matched’.

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