Blasting off with Chandrayaan-3: Time capsule of Indian sci-fi cinema

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[{"selector":"#anim-a6e5d882-7144-4036-9cd2-c27fcc73db35","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9305732-b6ff-4402-a3b6-0caa0af0fd3d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 137.15730%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9f26027-d2fa-42e4-9e8c-1e72531a5b02 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-23.860309315494145%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Explore Indian sci-fi cinema’s evolution from 1960s adventures to today’s thrillers. This collection mirrors India’s imaginative leaps on screen, akin to Chandrayaan-3’s strides in space exploration.

(2022)

[{"selector":"#anim-ca268462-dc5c-4ad6-b63c-5cd9962041af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b750bb3f-2f65-4519-b3da-e6b5fe0dbad2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 674.91059%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0fe71072-7fee-4459-940a-efddeabc7726","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46c21990-3004-4786-a822-7f7c868b3af9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Hindi biographical drama film tells the true story of Nambi Narayanan, an Indian aerospace engineer who was falsely accused of espionage and fought to clear his name.

(2022)

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(2020)

[{"selector":"#anim-6c2fdb63-afb5-4d52-8537-3f4e0c46f7b5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.973686228938623%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-599cbb8b-e2d8-4307-ad1d-8553a23d4fea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92329a63-7f88-4ed6-b604-97166560f188","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 674.91059%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccb70a30-6897-4da2-88e5-8eb5f2ffba94","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ace2e25a-f4e5-4642-b9ec-bbb216ca2f2f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Hindi sci-fi mystery series is about an investigation into a plane crash that reveals a connection to a missing flight from 35 years ago and a possible time travel conspiracy.

(2020)

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(2019)

[{"selector":"#anim-9e681f0b-b675-4d7d-b5b3-833e1cbef68b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.298804327592546%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-97c6e6a3-3f53-4ecb-bbb1-ffcd94a92edd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95049f57-d12d-44e9-8b42-01a2a5eca2ef","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 674.91059%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3198744e-eae1-46c6-bb8e-a70dec42968f","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2994a251-8fa6-48aa-aa4c-f984cd43793f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Hindi biographical drama film is about the team of scientists and engineers who worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission, India’s first interplanetary expedition.

(2018)

[{"selector":"#anim-3b24bfdc-6c1a-46fc-946a-c8353dfcdb85 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-19.262294895452005%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee334390-5fb3-4f8d-be51-c9e652a51dcd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90e3ee8e-be2d-4ec5-822d-047f0902fa40","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 674.91059%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a490830-3399-48a8-9acf-7c5081d4476d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b9c8fa4-7788-4df5-92f7-fb344d65c582","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Telugu sci-fi thriller is about a team of astronauts who are sent on a mission to fix a malfunctioning satellite that threatens to cause a global communication blackout.

(2018)

[{"selector":"#anim-32b24dae-6eab-44c0-9e8c-5a76974ab4ce [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.188048576862313%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48ee14a9-8ff1-4a2a-9808-93101c5fc951","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2e86669-85e6-40fd-aa37-31927004ba5b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 674.91059%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e252ddba-d658-4045-bd4c-853802c2aa2c","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26a07955-5d09-4b83-bba6-ca1b89316700","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] This Tamil sci-fi action film is about a daredevil escape artist who is recruited by the Indian Space Research Organisation to stop an asteroid from colliding with Earth.

(1967)

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(1963)

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