Rocket Boys review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh in an unfocused document of an intriguing period in Indian history
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh in an unfocused document of an intriguing period in Indian history

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Rocket Boys seems to have failed to fully digest the personalities of both Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, to come up with anything interesting to say about their lives, apart from throwing empty adjectives of praise. Homi Bhabha wanted to harness the nation’s atomic energy to build a bomb to deter neighbours like China from what they did in 1962, while Sarabhai is initially hesitant about joining the nuclear arms race. Sarabhai is convinced that scientific progress needs to alleviate the country’s most needy, while Bhabha seems too focused on his own personal glory at the time. And in a time, where every other film/politician/bystander seems to be blaming Nehru, Kapur’s portrayal hits the right balance between making him human, while also doffing one’s hat to one of India’s greatest visionaries.

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Review | Rocket Boys 2: Now on, now off target
2 years ago

Review | Rocket Boys 2: Now on, now off target

Deccan Chronicle  

Being ambitious is good. Thus we have a considerable amount of time spent on the CIA’s reported involvement in Dr Homi Bhabha’s death in a plane crash, Pt. Nehru discussing his successor only with Dr. Homi and Dr Sarabhai agreeing to work on an atomic bomb only as retribution as he comes to know about the real reason for Homi’s …

Jim Sarbh winning an award is a victory for me as well: Rocket Boys 2 actor Ishwak Singh | Exclusive
2 years ago

Jim Sarbh winning an award is a victory for me as well: Rocket Boys 2 actor Ishwak Singh | Exclusive

India Today  

Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh return as the Rocket Boys in the second season of the show. The audience loved both their performances and, while Jim Sarbh won a Filmfare award for his portrayal of Dr Homi J Bhabha, Ishwak Singh earned nominations. ISHWAK SINGH ON JIM SARBH Ishwak Singh shared how great a camaraderie he had shared with everyone …

EXCLUSIVE | Jim Sarbh: 'Wouldn’t say anything to Homi Bhabha if I met him, would just sit across & observe him'
2 years ago

EXCLUSIVE | Jim Sarbh: 'Wouldn’t say anything to Homi Bhabha if I met him, would just sit across & observe him'

Firstpost  

Jim Sarbh has carved a niche for himself in the industry with his choices of roles as an actor. In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Sarbh talks about season two of Rocket Boys, playing characters that have actually existed way too often, and what if he met Homi J. Bhabha. On Rocket Boys season 2 and the excitement I’m very …

Rocket Boys 2 Trailer out! Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh give it their all to make India a superpower. Watch
2 years ago

Rocket Boys 2 Trailer out! Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh give it their all to make India a superpower. Watch

India Today  

The trailer of Rocket Boys 2 is out. While Jim Sarbh, as Dr Bhabha wants to make India the nuclear superpower, Ishwak Singh, who plays Dr Sarabhai, wants to launch India’s first satellite. See the video here: The official note reads, “Rocket Boys 2 is the story of independent India’s formative years, as the country is amidst turbulence with belligerent …

Rocket Boys 2 trailer: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh prepare for India's future with grand plans. Watch
2 years ago

Rocket Boys 2 trailer: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh prepare for India's future with grand plans. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The second season of Rocket Boys sees the characters of Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, and APJ Abdul Kalam take on more challenges as they take their plans ahead of making India into a nuclear nation. The trailer begins with the news of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's death, with his daughter Indira Gandhi, looking to step up in the void left …

Rocket Boys 2 teaser out! Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh reunite to help India become a nuclear power
2 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys 2 teaser out! Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh reunite to help India become a nuclear power

India Today  

After the first season ended on a cliffhanger, the popular series Rocket Boys has now returned with the second season. The series marks the return of Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, who reunite as Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai to make India a nuclear nation like the other top countries in the world. ROCKET BOYS SEASON 2 …

Rocket Boys 2 teaser: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh return to help India become a nuclear nation with a secret test. Watch
2 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys 2 teaser: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh return to help India become a nuclear nation with a secret test. Watch

Hindustan Times  

After ending the first season on a bit of a cliffhanger, Rocket Boys returns for a second season with Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai having plans to make India into a nuclear nation like the other top countries in the world. In Rocket Boys 2, Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai have plans to make …

Rocket Boys actor Ishwak Singh on Bollywood's dry spell at box office: It's been difficult but we'll bounce back | Exclusive
2 years, 2 months ago

Rocket Boys actor Ishwak Singh on Bollywood's dry spell at box office: It's been difficult but we'll bounce back | Exclusive

India Today  

The last few months have been difficult for the Hindi film industry. Rocket Boys actor Ishwak Singh, too, feels it has been a tough time for the industry. ISHWAK SINGH ON BOLLYWOOD DRY'S SPELL AT BO When asked where the industry is, as a whole, going wrong, Ishwak told IndiaToday.in, "I don't think it is one thing, but a whole …

Rocket Boys Season 2 teaser out. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh bring you story of Pokhran nuclear test
2 years, 7 months ago

Rocket Boys Season 2 teaser out. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh bring you story of Pokhran nuclear test

India Today  

The first season of Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh's Rockey Boys was a huge hit. The series focuses on the journey of India becoming a nuclear power with Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh playing Dr Homi Bhabha and Dr VIkram Sarabhai respectively. ROCKET BOYS 2 TEASER OUT The teaser shared by SonyLive is 45 seconds long and focuses on the …

Rocket Boys 2 teaser shows historic Pokhran nuclear test and Indira Gandhi
2 years, 7 months ago

Rocket Boys 2 teaser shows historic Pokhran nuclear test and Indira Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

The teaser of the second season of popular web series Rocket Boys was unveiled on August 15, Independence Day. The series, which retells the story of how India became a nuclear power, stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh as eminent scientists Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai, respectively. The brief 45-second teaser opens with a look at the …

Rocket Boys star Jim Sarbh says Sushant, Ranveer faced real pressure in biopics
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys star Jim Sarbh says Sushant, Ranveer faced real pressure in biopics

Hindustan Times  

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Jim Sarbh is the star of the new SonyLive show Rocket Boys. Jim Sarbh plays Homi J Bhabha in the new SonyLiv web series Rocket Boys. Speaking to us, Jim talks about the challenges of the role, how the show's makers avoided turning it into a boring science lecture and also about …

How Ishwak Singh transformed into Vikram Sarabhai for Rocket Boys
3 years, 1 month ago

How Ishwak Singh transformed into Vikram Sarabhai for Rocket Boys

India Today  

Ishwak Singh doesn’t want to “sound pompous”, but he lost count of the number of phone calls he received congratulating him for his honest portrayal of a police officer battling bigotry in Amazon Prime’s acclaimed show Paatal Lok. “These were rich, flamboyant people who believed in living the good life.” Singh was well aware of the responsibility attached to playing …

Interview with Ishwak Singh: From Paatal Lok to Rocket Boys
3 years, 1 month ago

Interview with Ishwak Singh: From Paatal Lok to Rocket Boys

Hindustan Times  

Having made his name with crime thriller Pataal Lok, actor Ishwak Singh is currently basking in the success of his new show Rocket Boys. The show chronicles the lives and journeys of India's two prominent scientists--Vikram Sarabhai and Homi J Bhabha--with Ishwak playing the former and Jim Sarbh playing the latter. Ishwak Singh plays Dr Vikram Sarabhai in the new …

Watch | Jim Sarbh on playing Homi Bhabha in ‘Rocket Boys’
3 years, 1 month ago

Watch | Jim Sarbh on playing Homi Bhabha in ‘Rocket Boys’

The Hindu  

Six of Jim Sarbh’s on-screen projects since 2018 — three films and three series — were direct to OTT releases. It’s just about applying a similar thought process from one thing to the other,” he tells The Hindu Weekend. This unifying vision is also a trait he observed in the protagonists of his new series, Rocket Boys, an eight-episode period …

Nikkhil Advani Confirms Rocket Boys Season 2, Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh to Reprise Their Roles
3 years, 1 month ago

Nikkhil Advani Confirms Rocket Boys Season 2, Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh to Reprise Their Roles

News 18  

It’s been a decade since filmmaker Nikkhil Advani along with Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani started their production house Emmay Entertainment. The series spanning eight episodes on the life Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai released last week and has since captivated a large audience. Directed by Abhay Pannu, featuring Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, the show revolves around India’s scientific …

‘Rocket Boys’ review: SonyLIV series hits it out of the orbit
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Rocket Boys’ review: SonyLIV series hits it out of the orbit

The Hindu  

In the ongoing debate on ‘who didn’t get his due,’ there cannot be any doubt that the country doesn’t thank its great scientists enough. Ignited minds like C.V. Raman, Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai and APJ Abdul Kalam have not been able to fuel the imagination of big-ticket filmmakers. Debutant writer-director Abhay Pannu fills a yawning gap in popular culture by …

Rocket Boys review: SonyLiv finally delivers a great successor to Scam 1992
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys review: SonyLiv finally delivers a great successor to Scam 1992

Hindustan Times  

Abhay Pannu’s Rocket Boys opens to perhaps its most well-crafted, earnestly performed and tightly-written scene. Rocket Boys review: Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh in the series. The first episode is euphoric, which begins our journey back in time through 1940 amid The Blitz, our rocket boys’ meet cute—another scene that inspires a chef’s kiss— to the Quit India Movement and …

Rocket Boys Review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh's SonyLiv series on Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai spaces out
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys Review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh's SonyLiv series on Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai spaces out

India Today  

Rocket Boys takes on the mammoth task of telling the story of Homi Bhabha - Father of the Indian Nuclear Programme, and Vikram Sarabhai - Father of the Indian Space Programme. It is in this room where we meet nuclear physicist Homi Bhabha, played by Jim Sarbh, and space researcher Vikram Sarabhai, essayed by Ishwak Singh. Watch the trailer here: …

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Nikkhil Advani, Siddharth Roy Kapur on why Rocket Boys is more a human story than a science show
3 years, 1 month ago

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Nikkhil Advani, Siddharth Roy Kapur on why Rocket Boys is more a human story than a science show

Firstpost  

_Rocket Boys i_s set to retrace the accomplishments and dwell deeper into the personalities of Indian nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, their journey to achieving greatness and writing pages of history. Created by Roy Kapur Films and Nikkhil Advani’s Emmay Entertainment, Rocket Boys aims to take us back to the era, showcase Bhabha and Sarabhai’s love for physics …

Rocket Boys trailer out. Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh play Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai in SonyLiv series
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys trailer out. Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh play Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai in SonyLiv series

India Today  

SonyLiv dropped the trailer of their upcoming original Rocket Boys. Starring Ishwak Singh as Dr Vikram Sarabhai and Jim Sarbh as Dr Homi J Bhabha, respectively, the series will premiere on the OTT platform on February 4. ABOUT ROCKET BOYS Created by Nikkhil Advani, Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani …

Rocket Boys trailer: Kalam and Nehru make cameos in Jim Sarbh's stunning series
3 years, 1 month ago

Rocket Boys trailer: Kalam and Nehru make cameos in Jim Sarbh's stunning series

Hindustan Times  

SonyLiv has finally shared the first full trailer for their upcoming series, Rocket Boys. The series stars Jim Sarbh as pioneering nuclear physicist and Ishwak Singh as physicist and astronomer Vikram Sarabhai. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh in the trailer for Rocket Boys. About Rocket Boys, he said, “We often hear about biopics on sportspersons and freedom fighters, but the …

Rocket Boys teaser: Jim Sarbh is a hopeful Homi J Bhabha, fans call it the next Scam 1992
3 years, 4 months ago

Rocket Boys teaser: Jim Sarbh is a hopeful Homi J Bhabha, fans call it the next Scam 1992

Hindustan Times  

SonyLiv has shared a new glimpse of their upcoming period drama series, Rocket Boys. The series stars Jim Sarbh as Homi J Bhabha and Ishwak Singh as Vikram Sarabhai, the renowned scientists who pioneered India's nuclear programme. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh as Homi J Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai in Rocket Boys. “Ohhhhhh my godddddd this is gonna be the …

SonyLIV's Rocket Boys teaser out. Watch
3 years, 7 months ago

SonyLIV's Rocket Boys teaser out. Watch

India Today  

SonyLIV has finally dropped the teaser of Rocket Boys. Set against the backdrop of a brave new India post Independence, the teaser of Rocket Boys gives the audience a sneak peek into Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai and how their accomplishments formed the foundation of a great nation. TEASER OF ROCKET BOYS OUT SonyLiv is all set to delve into …

Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh to star in SonyLIV's show Rocket Boys
3 years, 8 months ago

Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh to star in SonyLIV's show Rocket Boys

Hindustan Times  

Actors Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh will headline SonyLIV's upcoming series Rocket Boys, based on the life of Indian nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the streaming platform announced on Wednesday. Jim Sarbh will play Homi Bhabha while Ishwak Singh will essay the role of Vikram Sarabhai. Jim Sarbh, known for films like Neerja and Padmaavat, will play Homi …

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh to star in SonyLIV Original Rocket Boys, based on the lives of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai
3 years, 8 months ago

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh to star in SonyLIV Original Rocket Boys, based on the lives of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai

Firstpost  

Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh have been confirmed to star in SonyLIV’s Original Rocket Boys. Directed by Abhay Pannu, Rocket Boys is a dramatized retelling of the lives of India’s nuclear physicists, Homi Bhabha & Vikram Sarabhai, their journey to achieving greatness and writing pages of history. The show aims to take us back to the era, retracing the accomplishments, …

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh to play Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai in SonyLiv's Rocket Boys
3 years, 8 months ago

Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh to play Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai in SonyLiv's Rocket Boys

India Today  

SonyLiv is all set to delve into the lives of Homi Bhabha, the father of India's nuclear power, and Vikram Sarabhai, the Father of the Indian Space Programme, in their new web series Rocket Boys. Starring, Jim Sarb as Homi Bhabha and Ishwak Sing as Vikram Sarabhai, the series will retell the stories of India's brightest nuclear physicists. Rocket Boys …

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