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Knowing Aamir Khan penchant for perfection, Rakesh Sharma biopic may turn out to be a top class science-realism film. |
June 8, 2016, NewsCrunch
After playing wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat in Dangal, Aamir Khan is reportedly planning to bring alive the epic saga of Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma, the first and only Indian to fly into outer space.
An Indian Air Force pilot, Rakesh Sharma was selected for an Indo-Soviet space programme and in 1984 flew into the space riding Soyuz T-11 that blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhastan.
He spent nearly eight days aboard the Salyut 7 conducting scientific and technical studies which included 43 experimental sessions.
The news was broken by BollywoodLife, which quoted a source saying Aamir Khan had finalised his next venture, a biopic of Rakesh Sharma.
Knowing Aamir Khan penchant for perfection, you may expect a top class science-realism film with shots simulating the actual training, launch and space travel.
The story also comes with bits of drama.
Until the very close to the launch date on Aprol 2, 1984,, it was not clear if it would be Rakesh Sharma or Ravish Malhotra, another Air Force pilot, who had been selected by the Russians for training. Both of them were said to be equally good forcing Russians to select Rakesh Sharma by lots.
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Rakesh Sharma also spoke to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from space, When she asked him how
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Knowing Aamir Khan penchant for perfection, Rakesh Sharma biopic may turn out to be a top class science-realism film. |