Mission Mangal is an upcoming science fiction film written and directed by Jagan Shakti and jointly produced by Akshay Kumar, R. Balki, Aruna Bhatia, and Anil Naidu under the banners Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, and Fox Star Studios.
The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role and an ensemble cast of Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, Sonakshi Sinha and others. Mission Mangal has music by Amit Trivedi and cinematography by Ravi Varman
The film is set to be released on August 15th and the advanced booking had received overwhelming response across the nation. Various theater officials have given their statements when asked about this phenomenal response for the film.
Mr. Kamal Gianchandani CEO, PVR Pictures and Chief Business Planning and Strategy, said “Mission Mangal has received a staggering response from the audience and it affirms the belief that a good content film well marketed and promoted will definitely pull the viewers to the theaters. Akshay Kumar and Fox Star and Hope Productions have done a great job. Going by the initial advance booking, we are expecting to witness history at our plexes.”
Rajender Singh Jyala, Chief Programming Officer, INOX LEISURE LIMITED, says, “Advance bookings of Mission Mangal are phenomenal across INOX multiplexes. We are expecting Mission Mangal to open huge on Independence Day, 15th August. We opened advance bookings on Sunday and day one advances of Mission Mangal are highest for any Hindi film released so far this year. Promos of the film are looking very interesting and viewers are eagerly awaiting for this Mars Mission movie from the day Fox Star Studios and Akshay Kumar launched the trailer. Looking at the response of advance bookings and a long holiday weekend, we are sure that Independence Day weekend will be one of the biggest box office weekend.”
“Akshay Kumar is the most loved versatile actor by all age group audiences and its visible from the unprecedented advance booking at 380 screens of Cinepolis India we for Mission Mangal. We are hopeful of a massive weekend number and looking forward to a record day one number on the Independence day, said - Devang Sampat, director - Strategic Initiative”
Mission Mangal is based on the story of the scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary expedition. Catch the film in theaters on August 15th and now, watch the interesting trailer of the film, below: