Inspirational biopics like Rocket Boys and where to watch them

Sneha Singh

Mar 16, 2023

Rocket Boys (SonyLIV)

The second season of Rocket Boys just premiered on Sony LIV, here are a few inspirational biopics like it

Shakuntala Devi (Prime Video)

The film follows the life of mathematician Shakuntala Devi who was also known as Human Computer

Mission Mangal (Disney+ Hotstar)

The film is loosely based on the life of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation who worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission

Neerja (Disney+ Hotstar)

The film stars Sonam Kapoor as the 22-year-old Neerja Bhanot who gave her life to save children during a terrorist hijack

Shershaah (Prime Video)

The biographical war film follows the life of Vikram Batra

Super 30 (Disney+ Hotstar)

The film follows a mathematician from Patna who ran the the Super 30 programme for IIT aspirants

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (Netflix)

The film follows Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women to fly in a combat zone

The Man Who Knew Infinity (Lionsgate Play)

The film stars Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a real-life mathematician

Pad Man (Zee5)

The film is based on a social activist and entrepreneur from Coimbatore who made low cost sanitary pads for women