: ‘Rocket Boys’ director on bringing alive Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai: ‘The story of a country’ #IndiaNEWS Rocket Boys transports viewers to the early, heady years of Indian scientific achievement.

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‘Rocket Boys’ director on bringing alive Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai: ‘The story of a country’ #IndiaNEWS
Rocket Boys transports viewers to the early, heady years of Indian scientific achievement. Through the twinned trajectories of the pioneering physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the SonyLIV series relives a time when a newly independent India, despite limited resources, made immense strides in its nuclear and space programmes. This was possible because of a culture of inclusive nationalism, scientific temper and respectful dissent, the show suggests.Jim Sarbh, as Bhabha, and Ishwak Singh, as Sarabhai, lead the first season’s excellent ensemble cast, which includes Regina Cassandra (Mrinalini Sarabhai), Saba Azad (Parvana Irani), Dibyendu Bhattacharya (Raza Mehdi) and Arjun Radhakrishnan (APJ Abdul Kalam). A second season is in the works, which will explore, among other things, the circumstances behind Bhabha’s death in a plane crash in 1966 and the consequences of Sarabhai’s extra-marital relationship with a colleague.The Roy Kapur Films/Emmay Entertainment production is based on a concept by Abhay Koranne. Twenty-nine-year-old Abhay Pannu is the principal writer and director. Pannu spoke to Scroll.in about balancing a dramatic imperative with the telling of history, the casting process, and the ability of period shows to illuminate the present. What have the reactions to Rocket Boys told you about how the series has been received?Most people have really loved the show, while some...Read more

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