Breaking the Barriers: India's Race to Glory — Season 1
10 episodesFirst aired 27 August 2026
An inspirational true story of Indian motorsports and the convergence narrated by racers and auto journalists. The series takes the viewer on a journey of the gone by era to current date in a chronological order. These stories will inspire the young generation and showcase the stories of the unsung heroes of India, who laid the strong foundation and are our true heroes. This is not about the history of motorsports per say, but a collection of various inspirational true events and true stories on how an unimaginable feat was achieved in spite of all the odds and barriers.
E1Igniting the Passion
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
In a country that had just gained its Independence, there were many barriers for the petrol heads who had a passion for speed; they ignited the passion for speed across the country and strived hard to break all the barriers, thus laying a strong foundation for Motorsports in Independent India.
- E2
Fuelling the Passion
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
The Passion so ignited now got fuelled with more and more racing happening across the county and Sholavaram emerged as the MECCA of Motorsports in India. During this period, the ones with powerful cars created a Barrier for the other petrol heads who relied on their driving skills with their regular cars; this led to the sharper minds finding alternative ways to dominate.
- E3
Blaze of Glory
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
Dominating Sholavaram was not enough for one team; they wanted to go for the world, and so they did. On the other hand, the passion for racing grew bigger and bigger for a 4-year-old kid who wanted to become the epitome of Racing.
- E4
Blaze of Glory (Continuation)
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
The team Double Barrel Alpha goes through many more challenges in their little Triumph Herald to finish 6700 km's in 8 days. Will their effort give great results for India? While Subhas Chandra Bose's family goes through financial challenges, will he be able to pursue his passion?
- E5
Lasting Impressions
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
One of the biggest rallies in the world, the London to Sydney Rally, covering 30,000 kms passed through India, creating a lasting Impression that was about to change Indian Motorsports. While this was happening, another team built a car that was going to leave a lasting Impression for generations to come.
- E6
Passion for Domination
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
The current crop of Indian racers were ready to take their passion to the neighbouring country of Ceylon to dominate. But it was not going to come easy.
- E7
Dominating Sholavaram
Airs Sept 2026Not yet aired
The racing at Sholavaram reached its peak to attain its glory with the Formula cars dominating Sholavaram. This passion for dominating Sholavaram spread like a wildfire to get participants from across the world, while etching the grandeur of Indian racing across the globe.
- E8
Dominating Sholavaram (Continuation)
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
Continued from the previous episode. Dominating Sholavaram becomes so important that Team McDowells decides to bring in foreign drivers to compete against Indian racers. Can the Indian racers hold and defend the fort.
- E9
Rendezvous with Vijay Mallya
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
A Rendezvous with Vijay Mallya and Vicky Chandhok, the two arch-rivals on the track and friends for life off of it. The conversation takes an emotional journey, spoken with an open heart about Racing.
- E10
The Breeding Grounds
Airs Aug 2026Not yet aired
For nearly four decades, the defunct airstrips served as the breeding grounds for the petrol heads and created a strong foundation for Indian Motorsports before they closed down, thus putting an end to an era that was called the "Golden era of Indian Motorsports".