JioHotstar is all set to broadcast its new original series Space Gen – Chandrayaan on January 23. The sitcom stars Nakuul Mehta and Shriya Saran and is based on real events from India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission.The
streaming service announced the release date by posting a teaser on Instagram recently. In the latest, Nakuul Mehta shared a few stills from the set and penned an emotional note for his team and the show.
Sharing a bunch of pictures from the show, Nakuul wrote, “Space Gen is a special show not just for the most incredible story it tells about India’s resilience, ambition and spirit but also for it allowing two small town boys who have been neighbours and friends for over a decade and have shared many chais, slow Goa mornings and now the good fortune of parenthood, to tell a story which they both feel so deeply for…Arunabh Kumar.”
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Nakuul Mehta Praises TVF Founder
Praising the founder of TVF Arunabh Kumar and his vision, Nakuul said, “Arunabh led the way for independent storytelling much before most of us dreamt of it. TVF and he inspired us (Ajax, Al and I) to create and produce our first web show (I Don’t Watch TV) and he’s been our go to for every script we wanted to make there on… Life comes full circle. Today I headline a show which his amazing team at TVF have created and produced. Special mention to the writers who brought the heart to this story, Shubham, Prashant & Nitin!”
Moving on, he further added this show marks his return to Jio Hotstar, which has hosted some of his most memorable television performances and garnered an audience he never takes for granted. He said that he is grateful to the team: Neha, Varun, Vijay, and Farheen.Ironically, Nakuul noted that he received a call from the casting team to test for Arjun Verma, a soldier’s son, while on a road trip in Kargil. Ending his note he thanked his costars and team for the wonderful experience.
The show highlights India’s difficult journey to the Moon and the determination that enabled it. The show will take viewers behind the scenes of one of the country’s most ambitious space missions.
