Hindustan Times, in its review, said that 'Freedom at Midnight' is "not as expansive" but it's India's answer to UK's 'The Crown'. "Watching Nikkhil Advani's adaptation feels like it has taken its own sweet time to shape, breathe, and make its presence felt," the review read. "Sidhant Gupta gives Jawahar Lal Nehru the modern spin it desperately demanded," it added.