Nikkhil Advani recently shared insights regarding the significant evolution in his projects, transitioning from romantic Bollywood films like Kal Ho Na
Ho to his latest works such as Airlift and now helming season 2 of his SongLIV series Freedom At Midnight. He emphasized the significance of establishing a legacy, 'mai peeche kya chor raha hu.' He expressed his desire to be remembered for his creations and also conveyed his aspiration to collaborate with Shah Rukh Khan on a film centered around terrorism and war in the future.
Nikkhil Advani aims to create a war film with SRK
In an exclusive conversation with us, Nikkhil Advani remarked, "Every filmmaker/storyteller experiences different phases in their career. When I made Kal Ho Na Ho over 20 years ago, we were younger, more optimistic, and love was a central theme for us."
He went on to share that he and Shah Rukh Khan were developing a narrative focused on terrorism. "The types of stories I wish to explore now revolve more around legacy, mai kya peeche chor kar jaa raha hu so that people continue to say ki 'Nikkhil Advani ne banaya tha'."
Currently, he is engaged in an OTT series Freedom At Midnight which is set to return for its second season this month.
Nikkhil has wanted to adapt Freedom At Midnight since he read the book, 12-15 years ago...
Continuing the discussion, he confidently spoke about his desire to create Freedom At Midnight since he first encountered the book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. He recalled reading it 12-15 years ago. "Mai humesha se cahta tha mughe ye mauka mile," he concluded.
Check out the full interview here:
More about Freedom At Midnight
The inaugural season of Freedom at Midnight debuted on November 15, 2024. The first installment wrapped up with seven episodes. The upcoming second season, scheduled for release on January 9, will continue from where it ended with the announcement of the Partition. A significant portion of the cast from Freedom at Midnight is returning, including Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, Rajendra Chawla, Arif Zakaria, Ira Dubey, KC Shankar, RJ Malishka, Rajesh Kumar, Luke McGibney, Andrew Cullum, Richard Teverson, Alistair Finlay, and Cordelia Bugeja. The SonyLIV series is produced by Emmay Entertainment in collaboration with StudioNext.
