In an interview, Sidhant Gupta, who plays Jawaharlal Nehru in ‘Freedom at Midnight,’ discussed the immense responsibility he feels while portraying this character. He expressed a profound connection to the role, stating, “While reading the third episode, I knew inside my heart that this is my next move; there’s no way back.” Additionally, he shared some unique insights he gained during the shooting of the series, reflecting on the depth of the experience and its impact on him as an actor.
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00:00In fact, as an actor, you know, when I lead with responsibility, I function better.
00:10So, because it was such a big responsibility, I felt such a big challenge.
00:15That's why I felt that this should be my next step.
00:18I remember I was reading a lot of scripts after Jubilee and somehow he saw me as Nehru and he called me at the right time.
00:27I was also deciding to do this and that.
00:29And I met him, I read the script and I was like, I mean...
00:33And again, I have said this before, I still remember the third episode, I had started reading and I knew inside my heart that this is my next move.
00:43There is no way back.
00:45As far as responsibilities are concerned, you know, again, my quest was to understand that, you know,
00:52there are some people who, what do they have inside them?
00:56What kind of energy do they have inside them, you know?
00:59That a whole country, I mean, 35 crore people at that time and, you know, illiteracy rate, 90 something percent.
01:09No industries and they have been under rule.
01:12You know, they have lived in a shock and maybe they don't even understand.
01:16You know, it's a habit.
01:17When we are going to England, people must be thinking, what should we do now?
01:21Let's raise slogans of freedom, but what should we do?
01:23Where should we go? There is no one to tell us where to go.
01:27To take that decision, for that, you know, and when I was doing their research,
01:32at that time a person was foreseeing future.
01:37Agriculture, he understood, was the backbone of the country.
01:42Scientific research he promoted.
01:45The rocket science institutes, the preamble of constitution.
01:50Can you imagine the bandwidth of the mind of that human being?
01:55How do you not respect that trait the most?
02:01There's an incredible story, which I keep telling you.
02:05I wish I had put it into there.
02:08Why did you tell it later?
02:09No, because what you were saying, it was very difficult for us to imagine
02:15that there would be somebody playing Nehru in today's whatever.
02:21So, I think there's a story where I read where Nehru ji was coming,
02:27Nehru ji was coming out of the parliament.
02:29The old woman caught him, caught him with a collar.
02:32The country got freedom, what did the old woman get?
02:35He looked at her and he said,
02:37that the prime minister doesn't know how to cut with a collar.
02:42Here are the same people, three people over here who have played, right?
02:46Plus Ambedkar and plus the members who drafted the constitution,
02:49who have given you freedom to criticize them.
02:56Understand?
02:58What is the pillar of democracy?
03:00The pillar of democracy is that you can stand up and ask a question.
03:04That you made a mistake.
03:06Correct.
03:07I wanted you to do this.
03:10Right?
03:11Nehru went to jail for 9 years.
03:14Sardar went for 2 years.
03:16Maulana went for 12 years.
03:18So that you can, in 2024, stand up and say that you made a mistake.