Mission Mangal (2019)

Original title

मिशन मंगल

Directed by

Jagan Shakti

Genre

drama film, action thriller

Country

India

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

12A

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of scientists at India's space agency work together to launch a mission to Mars. They face budget cuts and technical problems but keep going.

inspiringupliftingteamworkpatrioticunderdoghopefuldeterminedenergetic

What happens

Mission Mangal (transl. Mission Mars) is a 2019 Indian drama film directed by Jagan Shakti and produced by Fox Star Studios, Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, Aruna Bhatia and Anil Naidu. Loosely based on the life of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation who contributed to India's first interplanetary expedition Mars Orbiter Mission, it stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen (in her Hindi debut), Kirti Kulhari, Sharman Joshi in lead roles alongside H. G. Dattatreya, Vikram Gokhale, Dalip Tahil, Sanjay Kapoor and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub amongst others in supporting roles. Shakti, an associate director on Kumar's 2018 film Pad Man, pitched the script to him, and principal photography commenced in November 2018. Mission Mangal was theatrically released on 15 August 2019, India's Independence Day. It received positive reviews from critics and earned ₹291.59 crore worldwide, becoming a major commercial success. At the 65th Filmfare Awards, Mission Mangal received 6 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Shakti) and Best Actress (Balan). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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