Rocket boys is a historical drama show directed by abhay pannu.
When you are so confident of your craft, so happy with your commitment, you produce a show of such exuberant excellence. Helming the affairs are two outstanding male actors playing another two outstanding personas. Jim sarbh as homi bhabha and ishwak singh as vikram sarabhai, give hints of a couple more fitting than an actual one. Both emotionally active, while also expressing in different ways. I can go at lengths about them, but its a review and not a praise piece. K. C shankar as mathur really tests your patience and sanity. Along with namit das, they really prove that treason might be the biggest evil than anything else, even bigger than war. Dibyendu bhattacharya as raza will demand pity and sympathy for you, for how he was wronged. Regina cassandra and charu shankar as mrinalini sarabhai and indira gandhi, both are equally adept in their characters. Arjun radhakrishanan as APJ is such a feast. He is excellent.
The chemistry between homi and pipsy, his unrequited love, his hunger for scientific prowess sacrificing for his love really wrecked me emotionally. The last scene of homi before he boards on the flight can break you. Saba azad, as pipsy, is a resounding presence as a wonderful lady. Mrinalini, too is so strong, that she has the character and courage to forgive vikram for what he did behind her. The four central characters are established so strongly, couple it with their acting prowess, that it never becomes a slugfest. Such is the writing!
The background score soothes you from within. In the emotional sequences, it plays so smoothly, so serenely, it evokes every drop of emotion from you. The cinematography, uses long shots as a means to evoke tension in the intense scenes.
More than being a show on the contribution of two extraordinary men to an extraordinary country we live in, this is a show of human resilience, character and underlying patriotism. After seeing so much of chest thumping, jingoistic stuff, this show resonates with me wholly. It celebrates the goods and the flaws of the two scientists, without villainizing them. The last scene, where homi and vikram talk beside the thumba beach, will never not be sweet and fulfilling to me, that two great men, bid us goodbye, with greatness personified!
When you are so confident of your craft, so happy with your commitment, you produce a show of such exuberant excellence. Helming the affairs are two outstanding male actors playing another two outstanding personas. Jim sarbh as homi bhabha and ishwak singh as vikram sarabhai, give hints of a couple more fitting than an actual one. Both emotionally active, while also expressing in different ways. I can go at lengths about them, but its a review and not a praise piece. K. C shankar as mathur really tests your patience and sanity. Along with namit das, they really prove that treason might be the biggest evil than anything else, even bigger than war. Dibyendu bhattacharya as raza will demand pity and sympathy for you, for how he was wronged. Regina cassandra and charu shankar as mrinalini sarabhai and indira gandhi, both are equally adept in their characters. Arjun radhakrishanan as APJ is such a feast. He is excellent.
The chemistry between homi and pipsy, his unrequited love, his hunger for scientific prowess sacrificing for his love really wrecked me emotionally. The last scene of homi before he boards on the flight can break you. Saba azad, as pipsy, is a resounding presence as a wonderful lady. Mrinalini, too is so strong, that she has the character and courage to forgive vikram for what he did behind her. The four central characters are established so strongly, couple it with their acting prowess, that it never becomes a slugfest. Such is the writing!
The background score soothes you from within. In the emotional sequences, it plays so smoothly, so serenely, it evokes every drop of emotion from you. The cinematography, uses long shots as a means to evoke tension in the intense scenes.
More than being a show on the contribution of two extraordinary men to an extraordinary country we live in, this is a show of human resilience, character and underlying patriotism. After seeing so much of chest thumping, jingoistic stuff, this show resonates with me wholly. It celebrates the goods and the flaws of the two scientists, without villainizing them. The last scene, where homi and vikram talk beside the thumba beach, will never not be sweet and fulfilling to me, that two great men, bid us goodbye, with greatness personified!