Rocket Boys preview: All you need to know about Jim Sarbh-Ishwak Singh's series

Rocket Boys is one of the most-awaited projects being presented by SonyLIV. Telling the tale of Dr. Homi Bhabha, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, this series has garnered much love from audiences even before its release. "The series we deserve," netizens declared on Twitter once the trailer of this series was released. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming series...

What is Rocket Boys all about?

Rocket Boys talks about the Space project taken up by Dr. Homi Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. It follows how the two fell apart with Dr. Bhabha taking on the atomic research and Dr. Sarabhai continuing his space research. The series also shows how Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was mentored by Dr. Sarabhai briefly.

When and where is Rocket Boys releasing?

Rocket Boys is releasing on February 4 on SonyLIV. All eight episodes of the series will be out at once.

Who plays what?

Jim Sarbh is seen in the role of Dr. Homi Bhabha. Meanwhile, Ishwak Singh plays Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in the series. Arjun Radhakrishnan plays the role of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Rajit Kapoor will be seen as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the series.

An Emmay Entertainment production.

Nikkhil Advani is backing the series under Emmay Entertainment. It marks his debut in producing a web series.

Jim Sarbh says he was destined to play Dr. Bhabha.

In an interview with GQ India, Jim Sarbh revealed three reasons why he was destined to play Dr. Homi Bhabha. The first, of course, is the fact that he is a Parsi like Dr. Bhabha. Jim then mentioned that he actually owns a desk used by Dr. Bhabha. Jim purchased the desk at an auction way before the role happened. The third reason, Jim said, was that Freddie Mercury was taken (by Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody).

How Dr. Bhabha-Dr. Sarabhai met and their history

In real life, Dr. Bhabha joined the Cosmic Ray Research Unit at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, as a professor back in 1942. Dr. Sarabhai was already in IISc in the same institute since 1940. Since their interests were at par, the two became friends and then collaborated professionally. The two helped build the first rocket launching station in Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. Bhabha later became the founder-director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Dr. Sarabhai was the reason for the establishment of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). He also played a key role in setting up IIM in Ahmedabad. Whether we get to see every aspect covered in the series is something time will tell.