Actor Rajesh Kumar. , Photo credit: rajeshkumar.official/Instagram

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Star Rajesh Kumar, rocket boys Actor KC Shankar and popular radio jockey Malishka Mendonsa have joined the cast of Nikhil Advani’s upcoming series freedom at midnightThe makers announced on Tuesday.

Advani’s Emma Entertainment in association with StudioNext and Sony Liv has co-produced the political thriller based on the book of the same name by Dominic Lapierre and Larry Collins.

Mendonsa will play the role of political activist and poet Sarojini Naidu, while Kumar will play the role of Liaquat Ali Khan, a close aide of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, and Shankar will play the role of constitutional advisor VP Menon, who made significant contributions in unifying the princely states in independent India.

According to the manufacturers, freedom at midnight Highlights many events from the year of India’s independence and intertwines stories about important events and personalities who played a significant role in writing the history of the country as we know it today.

In the show, Arif Zakaria plays the role of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Ira Dubey plays the role of Jinnah’s sister Fatima. jubilee Siddhant Gupta and Chirag Vohra play the role of Jawaharlal Nehru. scam 1992 fame as Mahatma Gandhi and popular TV actor Rajendra Chawla as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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Advani serves as showrunner and director. freedom at midnightWhich has been adapted for the screen by Abhinandan Gupta, Advitiya Kareng Das, Gundeep Kaur, Divya Nidhi Sharma, Revanta Sarabhai and Ethan Taylor.