SonyLIV show on Vikram Sarabhai, Homi J. Bhabha to premiere on 4 February
NEW DELHI :
SonyLIV, the video streaming service owned by Sony Photos Networks India, will premiere its newest authentic, Rocket Boys on 4 February. The present, based mostly on the lives of nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, has been created by Nikkhil Advani, Roy Kapur Movies and Emmay Leisure, directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, and Nikkhil Advani. It stars Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh in lead roles.
Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms, too, are following the tried and examined Bollywood mannequin of discovering enchantment in tales based mostly on actual individuals and incidents with biopics and documentaries. The viewing for non-fiction sequence on Netflix in India grew greater than 250% year-on-year in 2020 and the most well-liked non-fiction exhibits included Too Scorching to Deal with, Indian Matchmaking, and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives.
Documentary viewing additionally grew greater than 100% in 2020, and Unhealthy Boy Billionaires, The Social Dilemma, and Cash Heist: The Phenomenon had been the most well-liked documentaries on Netflix in India the identical 12 months.
Whereas SonyLIV’s Rip-off 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story stays one of the vital widespread exhibits within the net area, The Massive Bull, a extra fictionalized tackle Mehta proved to be the largest opener of the 12 months for platform Disney+ Hotstar after its premiere final 12 months.
Platform house owners and content material creators say whereas buying rights to doc somebody’s life could also be costly, the appeal of real-life tales lies of their complicated and layered construction. As a various nation, India throws up loads of examples of figures which might be inspiring, whom individuals are inquisitive about or who’ve already garnered public consideration up to now. Whereas funding in buying rights to a biography or autobiography could not come low cost, the larger problem arises when the present is predicated on data within the public area with out instantly naming the individuals concerned.
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