At Cannes 2022, R. Madhavan: From Aryabhatta to Sundar Pichai, we have extraordinary sci-tech stories

Image source: Instagram / R. madhavan

R Madhvani

Bollywood actor R Madhavan, whose directorial debut “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” is going to have its world premiere at Cannes on Thursday, talks about the extraordinary stories of great men in science and technology that are nowhere in India. have been left out. Cinema. Sharing her perspective in the panel discussion at the India Forum at Cannes, the actress said, “From Aryabhatta to Sundar PichaiWe have such extraordinary stories as far as science and technology are concerned. We are not making films about him, he is an inspiration to the youth across the world. He has a bigger fan following than these stars and actors.”

The actor was associated with the Union Minister Anurag ThakurFilmmaker Shekhar Kapur, lyricist and CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi and American journalist Scott Roxborough. Read also: A day in the life of jury member Deepika Padukone at Cannes. watch

He also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of New India and said: ‘When the Prime Minister of India started his term, he introduced micro-economy and digital currency. Across the world, there was an uproar around the economic community, who said, ‘This won’t work. this is a disaster’.”

When asked how you are going to give smartphones to farmers and illiterate people in small villages, he said, “In just a few years the whole story changed and India became one of the largest users of micro-economy in the world and you Know why this happened? This is because farmers didn’t need to be educated to use phones to know if they got their money, and to whom they sent their money. This is New India ” Read also: Hina Khan in a bold black mini dress with sheer neckline at Cannes 2022, says ‘I have committed a sin’

About R Madhavan’s Rocketry

The R Madhavan directorial is a biographical drama based on the life of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely accused of espionage.

Produced by R Madhavan, Sarita Madhavan, Varghese Moolan and Vijay Moolan under the banners of Tiranga Films and Varghese Moolan Pictures and distributed by Yash Raj Films and Fars Films (Foreign), the film is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on July 1. 2022. The film has been shot simultaneously in several languages ​​including Hindi, Tamil and English, and will also be released in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.