Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran (2018)

Hindi 2 hrs 9 mins Drama

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Critics Score

63%

Total Reviews: 8

User Score

100%

Total Votes: 1

Review Summary: A high octane patriotic slow burn thriller, 'Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran'

Average Critic Rating: (2.94)
Cast: John Abraham , Diana Penty , Boman Irani , Pavan Malhotra , Shaad Randhawa , Arjan Bajwa , Divya Dutta , Paras Arora , Mohan Kapoor , Vipin Gul
Director: Abhishek Sharma
Release Date: 25 May 2018
Est. Budget: 45.0 CR
Est. Box Office Collection: 55.0 CR

Plot: The film is based on the nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in 1998. Read more

Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran - Top Reviews

With American satellites keeping a constant eye on Pokhran, India's Nuclear site for years (India had conducted the first 'peaceful' nuclear explosion in 1974), there was no way they world was going to allow India to join the nuclear nations. So a civil services officer created a team and helped conduct not one, but three underground nuclear explosions successfully, one of the most successful covert operations in the world. The idea is great, but it takes too long to build the story.

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Manisha Lakhne, Now Running

Parmanu can scream 'desh' all it wants and turn up the volume as loud as it likes to make a big deal.' 'But it's ultimately a cursory glance at a tough tactical choice and tame recreation of a controversial reality whose face is a stiff star

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Sukanya Verma, Rediff

John Abraham Does His Best But The Film Never Explodes To Life

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Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV