<p>Shriya Saran is full of praise for Deepa Mehta, the director of her upcoming film, ‘Midnight’s Children’, where she dons the role of Parvati the Witch. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The talented actress admits that being part of ‘Midnight’s Children’ gave her an opportunity to learn the spirit of the gifted director. <br /><br />Shriya says, “As an actor, what I have really learnt from her is to believe in yourself and to go beyond what you think you just can’t achieve. Whenever she comes on the sets, she gives you a beautiful hug. She gives you a lot of freedom as an actor, but also expects a lot of work and knows exactly how to get it from you. She has this great <br />madness and magic and I just simply love her spirit.”<br /><br /> ‘Midnight’s Children’ is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on <br />August 15, 1947, as India <br /><br />declares independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. <br /><br />Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India’s whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.</p>
<p>Shriya Saran is full of praise for Deepa Mehta, the director of her upcoming film, ‘Midnight’s Children’, where she dons the role of Parvati the Witch. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The talented actress admits that being part of ‘Midnight’s Children’ gave her an opportunity to learn the spirit of the gifted director. <br /><br />Shriya says, “As an actor, what I have really learnt from her is to believe in yourself and to go beyond what you think you just can’t achieve. Whenever she comes on the sets, she gives you a beautiful hug. She gives you a lot of freedom as an actor, but also expects a lot of work and knows exactly how to get it from you. She has this great <br />madness and magic and I just simply love her spirit.”<br /><br /> ‘Midnight’s Children’ is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on <br />August 15, 1947, as India <br /><br />declares independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. <br /><br />Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India’s whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.</p>
