India, Nov. 14 -- As today marks Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday, actor Sidhant Gupta feels honoured to have got the chance to play the historical figure on screen in Freedom At Midnight. "There comes a big change after you truly play a character. Your perspective changes and the way you see life changes. It's like a broader perspective, more open-minded... It's like your mind opens up. The one thing that I took away from him is that if you want to be a hero, you have to give a damn about people. It's as simple as that," he says.

Reflecting on his experience of imbibing the persona of our first Prime Minister, Sidhant Gupta shares, "I have cherished playing him. It was both painful and fascinating. Painful because I used to sit three ...