‘Rocket Boys’ season 2 series review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh’s series reaches for broader horizons, but loses focus

As Jawaharlal Nehru and Homi J. Bhabha smoke cigarettes and talk, the mood turns wistful and melancholic. Such delicacy is the preserve of Rocket Boys, SonyLIV’s acclaimed series on pioneering Indian scientists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. Thus, in season 2, when Homi needs thorium reserves to make his atom bomb, there’s a callback to the Maharaja of Travancore, whom he practically bullied into submitting his monazite deposits in the previous season. Rocket Boys season 2 Creators: Nikkhil Advani, Abhay Pannu Cast: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Regina Cassandra, Saba Azad, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Nimit Das Episodes: 8 Runtime: 30-40 minutes Storyline: Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai face new challenges amid a global nuclear arms race and political instability in the subcontinent Directed by Abhay Pannu, Rocket Boys both flirts and breaks with history. It’s the best tribute Rocket Boys pays to its leads — alert, watchful scientists who cautiously led a nation into the light.