Synopsis
A look at India's second confidential nuclear test series at Pokhran lead by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, during the time of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.
Other Titles From Zee Studios
Drama + Action in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran itself).
The 2017–2019 India Window
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran holds position #100 of 334 India films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran premiered alongside 103 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 103 other India films in 2018.
The 1494th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
84 audience reviews — more than 89% of India films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (73th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nuclear explosion · 3
- nuclear testing · 1
- army · 17
- indian army · 6
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #525 of 1,983 India films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #373 of 1,132 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Zee Studios, JA Entertainment, KYTA Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | May 25, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6826438 |


















