Midnight's Children

Name: Midnight's Children
Director: Deepa Mehta
Released: 2012
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan, Dhritiman Chatterjee

2012 · 148 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 3,436 VOTES · DIR. Deepa Mehta

Overview

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,461 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:26 l was born in the city of Bombay, once upon a time.

00:06:03 So, Doctor Aziz.

00:11:38 At home, Doctor Aadam Aziz found himself surrounded by women.

00:18:10 Spittoon.

00:23:07 Please look over here, sir.

00:28:02 ...railway stations...

00:34:09 Against the rich.

00:39:57 Look at me.

00:45:23 Yes, Ammi?

00:52:03 ...through my nose!

00:56:45 Go away! l told you! Get out of my head!

01:01:18 See, the Deccan peninsula hanging down?

01:05:47 Yes, darling.

01:08:34 Not without me. Without me, they won't even be able to listen to you.

01:12:52 We're all here for a higher purpose.

01:16:23 To be fair, she's been on your side all along.

01:22:21 Mary.

01:27:05 Everybody.

01:38:21 Good. That's that.

01:45:28 Why don't you tell the others?

01:54:36 Your face.

02:00:47 ...was necessary and justified.

02:07:24 And then dispersed into the healing privacy of the crowds.

12:19:07 remembered as a historic date.

Cast & Characters

Rajat Kapoor Aadam Aziz Vansh Bhardwaj Boatman Anupam Kher Ghani Neha Mahajan Young Naseem Dhritiman Chatterjee Mian Abdullah Kusum Haidar Rani of Cooch Naheen Zaib Shaikh Nadir Khan Kabir Singh Chowdhry Mian's Assassin Shabana Azmi Naseem Anita Majumdar Emerald

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,461

Dialogue density9.9 lines / min

First line00:00:26

Final line12:19:07

Production Record

DirectorDeepa Mehta

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$1,244,000

IMDb votes3,436