‘Rocket Boys’ review: SonyLIV series hits it out of the orbit
2 years, 10 months 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 documenting the achievements of the scientific community in launching India’s atomic and space programmes into a rarefied orbit, after independence. Be it Sarabhai’s inability to measure the thin line between arts and science, or his struggle with understanding the ambitions of his highly talented wife, we get to feel the limitations of the bright persona. Just like the manual intervention won the day for Sarabhai and Bhabha, Abhay’s human touch puts this rocket of a series in the right trajectory.

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Review | Rocket Boys 2: Now on, now off target
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

‘Rocket Boys’ season 2 series review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh’s series reaches for broader horizons, but loses focus
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Rocket Boys 2 Trailer out! Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh give it their all to make India a superpower. Watch
1 year, 9 months 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 teaser out! Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh reunite to help India become a nuclear power
1 year, 10 months 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
1 year, 10 months 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 2 trailer: Jim Sarbh & Ishwak Singh starrer shows inside story behind Pokhran nuclear test
1 year, 10 months ago

Rocket Boys 2 trailer: Jim Sarbh & Ishwak Singh starrer shows inside story behind Pokhran nuclear test

India TV News  

The trailer retells the story of how India became a nuclear power and stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh as eminent scientists Dr. Homi J Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, respectively. It gives a glimpse of the incredible journey of India's greatest scientists shaping a new era where no one dared to challenge their country's sovereignty. "Witness the incredible journey …

Rocket Boys Season 2 teaser out. Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh bring you story of Pokhran nuclear test
2 years, 4 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 star Jim Sarbh says Sushant, Ranveer faced real pressure in biopics
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Interview with Ishwak Singh: From Paatal Lok to Rocket Boys
2 years, 10 months 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’
2 years, 10 months 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 …

‘Rocket Boys’ director Abhay Pannu: I want Gen Zs and millennials to know about Sarabhai and Bhabha
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Rocket Boys’ director Abhay Pannu: I want Gen Zs and millennials to know about Sarabhai and Bhabha

The Hindu  

Two days before the release of his debut show, Rocket Boys,, I ask Abhay Pannu if he is excited or nervous. And, the story of his show is an extraordinary one : it narrates the lives of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, two colossal figures of modern Indian science. I wanted to tell a story that is actually patriotic and …

Rocket Boys review: SonyLiv finally delivers a great successor to Scam 1992
2 years, 10 months 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 in an unfocused document of an intriguing period in Indian history
2 years, 10 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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, …

Rocket Boys Review: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh's SonyLiv series on Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai spaces out
2 years, 10 months 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: …

Rocket Boys trailer out. Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh play Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai in SonyLiv series
2 years, 11 months 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
2 years, 11 months 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, 1 month 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, 4 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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