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Umaid Bhawan Palace as Viceroy's House in Freedom At Midnight

Umaid Bhawan Palace as Viceroy's House in Freedom At Midnight
How Umaid Bhawan Palace In Jodhpur Became Viceroy's House For Nikkhil Advani's Freedom At Midnight · NDTV

Nikkhil Advani, the director of the show Freedom At Midnight, wanted to shoot in Rashtrapati Bhavan to depict the Viceroy's House.

However, due to security risks, they couldn't.

So, they chose Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, which is managed by the Taj Group.

The palace is huge, with 347 rooms, and they used 70 of them as a hotel.

They shot there for about seven to eight days.

The palace's grandeur helped them show the scale of the Viceroy's House.

They also filmed some scenes in actual Kashmir, including Raja Hari Singh's palace.

The show stars many actors like Sidhant Gupta and Chirag Vohra.

Key facts

Palace Name
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Location
Jodhpur
Managed By
Taj Group
Rooms
347
Hotel Rooms
70
Construction Period
1929-1943
Director
Nikkhil Advani
Show
Freedom At Midnight

Quotes

Edwina Mountbatten

Wife of the British Viceroy Louis Mountbatten

“You chose duty over lives.”
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