Mission Mangal: Five Interesting Facts About The Latest Independence Day release

The release date of Mission Mangal i.e August 15, 2019 co-incides with the the 50th anniversary of ISRO.

Kannada actor H.G Dattatreya, who plays Ananth Iyer, in charge of structural design in the film, is a three-time National Award winner for leading Kannada films. What's interesting is the senior actor joined films after serving in the Indian Air Force for over 25 years. The film also marks the Hindi debut of Malayalam actress Nithya Menen, a three-time Filmfare award winner

Jagan Shakti, the director of the film, has worked as an assistant to filmmakers A.R Murugadoss and R.Balki on 'Holiday' and 'PadMan', respectively. For the story of 'Mission Mangal', Jagan based his research with inputs from his relative who works in ISRO

The movie brings Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan together after 12 years. The duo last worked together in 'Heyy Babyy' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyya' in 2007

The film celebrates the involvement and contribution of women in shaping India's biggest achievement in science, on the global map

Presenting five must-know facts behind the Akshay Kumar-Vidya Balan multi-starrer that has the nation piqued to its theatrical release, this Independence Day.