Produced by Kumar’s Cape of Good Films, Fox Star Studios and R Balki, 'Mission Mangal' focuses on the women behind the historic launch of the Indian Space Research Organization’s Mangalyaan space probe on November 5, 2013. The film stars Kumar, Vidya Balan and Sanjay Kapoor along with Sharman Joshi, Kirti Kulhari, Tapsee Pannu, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Nithya MenenAn Indian-origin American filmmaker has filed a copyright infringement suit against Akshay Kumar’s upcoming production “Mission Mangal,” based on India’s 2013 Mars Orbiter Mission, Mid-Day reported. The film stars Kumar, Vidya Balan and Sanjay Kapoor along with Sharman Joshi, Kirti Kulhari, Tapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha and Nithya Menen. Bharadwaj told Mid-Day that she does not think Kumar or the other producers knew these details when they began work on the film. “I have documentation going back to 2014 on my efforts to bring this story to screen.”A representative from Ellipsis Entertainment told Mid-Day that the firm had parted ways with Bharadwaj “amicably” over creative differences.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2018 15:56 UTC