Akshay Kumar is once again ready to stoke patriotic fervor with the Independence Day release Mission Mangal. Based on India’s Mars Mission of 2014, the Jagan Shakti directorial also stars Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi. Mission Mangal tells the story of scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), which marked India’s first interplanetary expedition. He said in a statement, “I get inspired when a film like this happens in front of me. I wanted to tell it and that’s why I came on board.”Mission Mangal has been produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions and Fox Star Studios.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2019 07:13 UTC