After Akshay Kumar shared a small note on his next big release, Mission Mangal, here comes the film's first poster that brings its lead stars together. The movie stars Akshay, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi in key roles and revolves around India's first space mission to Mars. The premise sounds promising and its patriotic element makes it a perfect Independence Day release. While no information beside Vidya's leaked look from the film was out on social media, we are glad for they finally decided to release its official poster. Akshay Kumar Compares Mission Mangal to Star Wars, Star Trek and Gravity – Read Statement.

Akshay Kumar has a special appearance in this project and yet, going by this poster, his role seems crucial. While Hollywood is known for producing tons of movies revolving around the space missions, it's only recently that Bollywood has started taking note of it. Mission Mangal is a story of underdogs who took India to Mars - an achievement that can't be even. It's an inspiring project and we bet it will be entertaining equally. Unaffected by Copyright Issues, Taapsee Pannu and Team Mission Mangal Continue Shooting.

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Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal will clash with Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor's Saaho on August 15, 2019. While Saaho is an out-and-out entertainer and also his immediate release after Baahubali, Mission Mangal is a story based on true events and Indians would be eager to know how this mission was conceptualised. We'll let the box office do all the talking when it comes to minting money and as far as we are concerned, we are excited for both of them.

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