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Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

20187.12h 9m

Overview

A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.

Directed by Abhishek Sharma
Written by Abhishek Sharma, Saiwyn Quadras, Sanyukta Shaikh Chawla
Produced by John Abraham
Box OfficeBudget: $7.4M0

Top Cast

John Abraham

John Abraham

Capt. Ashwat Raina

Diana Penty

Diana Penty

Capt. Ambalika Bandyopadhyay

Boman Irani

Boman Irani

Himanshu Shukla

Zachary Coffin

Zachary Coffin

Stephen

Mark Bennington

Mark Bennington

Daniel

A

Arush Nand

Prahlad

Yogendra Tiku

Yogendra Tiku

Dr. Naresh Sinha

Vikas Kumar

Vikas Kumar

Major Prem

Darshan Pandya

Darshan Pandya

Pakistani Spy

Anuja Sathe

Anuja Sathe

Sushma

Themes & Keywords

armybased on true storynuclear explosionindian armynuclear testing

About Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of army, based on true story, nuclear explosion, indian army, nuclear testing. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, it stars John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani. A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.

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