Rocket Boys (2022)

Genre

docudrama, biographical drama film

Country

India

Length

2 seasons, 16 episodes

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A streaming series about the lives of two Indian scientists, Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. It shows how they worked to build India's nuclear capabilities and space program during a time of global tensions.

moodybiographicalslow-burninspiringdramaticearnesthistorical

What happens

Rocket Boys is an Indian Hindi-language biographical streaming television series on SonyLIV based on the lives of Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. It is directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur with Monisha Advani, and Madhu Bhojwani under the banners Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment, respectively. The series stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh along with Regina Cassandra. The web series was released on 4 February 2022 exclusively on SonyLIV. Rocket Boys Season 2 was released on 16 March 2023, exclusively on Sony LIV. The first look for the second season was unveiled on 15 August 2022, on the 75th Indian Independence Day, while the second teaser was released on 12 February 2023. The second teaser focuses on how imperative it was for India to become a nuclear nation amidst imminent global threats of war resulting in India's first nuclear test also known as Pokhran I in 1974. The series will cover the incredible journey of India's greatest scientists as they shape a new era where no one dared to challenge their country's sovereignty. Jim Sarbh earned a Best Actor nomination at 51st International Emmy Awards for his role as Dr. Homi J. Bhabha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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