Here’s a concise write-up on the 2018 Indian film : Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran – A Nuclear Dawn in the Desert "Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran" is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language historical drama directed by Abhishek Sharma, starring John Abraham (who also co-produced), Diana Penty, and Boman Irani. The film dramatizes the true events behind India’s successful nuclear bomb tests conducted in May 1998 at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. Plot Summary The story follows Ashwat Raina (John Abraham), a determined but sidelined Indian bureaucrat and scientist, who convinces a skeptical Prime Minister to revive the stalled nuclear weapons program. Raina is tasked with assembling a small, covert team to pull off the impossible—conduct underground nuclear tests without being detected by American and other international spy satellites.