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India celebrated a historic moment as Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander made a successful soft landing on the Moon. The mission was seen as crucial to lunar exploration and the country's standing as a space power.
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The space mission has made India become the first nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole. The historic moment is being celebrated by netizens. Also, prominent personalities such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have celebrated the success of the mission.
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While celebrating the success of Chandrayaan 3, fans can also take a look at some shows and movies that captured India's space mission stories and also celebrated stalwarts from the field like Vikram Sarabhai. These Indian shows and movies about space will certainly make you feel prouder of the recent achievement.
Directed by R. Madhavan, the film stars him as Nambi Narayanan, an Indian aerospace engineer who was fascinated with bringing India's space exploration program to new heights. The film follows his challenges and journey while trying to make successful contributions to space exploration for the nation.
The film explored the behind-the-scenes picture of Indian scientists at ISRO preparing for a voyage to Mars. The performances of Vidya Balan and Akshay Kumar along with Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharman Joshi and many others were commendable.
The Rakesh Roshan directorial starred Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Prem Chopra in lead roles. One of India's most popular fantasy films, it depicted the lead protagonist communicating and hosting an alien on Earth through old equipment that reached out to living beings on other planets.
This science fiction film starred Vikrant Massey and Shweta Tripathi in lead roles. It revolved around a unique topic as it explored how a spaceship where the souls of the deceased are readied for reincarnation. The show had complex characters and chased themes of loneliness and space.
One of the most successful Indian web series of recent times, it followed the stories of two extraordinary Indian scientists, Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, who created history for India's future. Sarabhai's journey of initiating space research and founding ISRO is captured amazingly in this show.
The film follows Varun Tej's Dev, a retired astronaut, who is approached to repair a satellite that has stopped communicating. The mission is important since if not successful, it could end up creating a worldwide blackout. The film showcases skillfully the technical elements needed for space exploration.
If you are looking for a web series about space exploration, this drama series does a fine job of depicting the inspiring story of four women who played a pivotal role in India's Mars Orbiter Mission. The series will give you another reason to be proud of the achievements of the Chandrayaan 3 mission just like the Mars one.