Mumbai, November 13: Akshay Kumar's next "Mission Mangal", which is being touted as India's first space film, will hit the theatres on August 15 next year. Akshay announced the release date on Twitter. "A powerful true story of ordinary people with extraordinary dreams, on an unheard of mission to achieve the impossible. #MissionMangal will come alive on 15th August, 2019. See you at the theaters. @foxstarhindi," he wrote.

Akshay is also producing the film via his banner Cape Of Good Films. The film will be made in collaboration with "PadMan" director R Balki and will be directed by Jagan Shakti. Akshay Kumar VS Shah Rukh Khan: ‘Mission Mangal’ or ‘Saare Jahan Se Acha’ – Which Space Movie Are You More Excited About? Vote Now.

The shoot for the film, which also stars Vidya Balan, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu and Sharman Joshi, begins this month.