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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Salman Rushdie
As India celebrates its independence from Great Britain on August 15, 1947, at the stroke of midnight, a nurse switches two newborn babies in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, born to a poor woman out of wedlock, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are brought up with destinies that were meant for the other. As their lives intertwine in mysterious ways, they become inseparably bound to India’s tumultuous journey of victories and catastrophes.
Eager to start a family, schoolteacher April Epner is thrust into uncertainty when her husband unexpectedly leaves her. Her world is further shaken when she encounters her unconventional birth mother, a self-centered talk show host far from the ideal mom. Initially resistant to both her birth mother and the advances of a divorced father, April eventually discovers her life unfolding in unexpected ways.