SonyLIV’s Rocket Boys, about Indian scientists Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed web series in India last year, winning multiple awards for its performances, writing and direction.
Created by Nikkhil Advani and directed by Abhay Pannu, the series was set over three decades from the 1940s to 1960s and followed Bhabha’s attempts to launch India’s nuclear program and Sarabhai’s attempts to launch the country’s space program.
Jim Sarbh and Ishawk Singh played the two scientists, and the show was produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films and Advani’s Emmay Entertainment.
With Season 2 launching today (March 16), Advani and Roy Kapur talked to Deadline about how the story has been taken forward and how India’s recent history has become a hot new topic in local drama.
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