With less than a day left for the release of their film ‘Mission Mangal’ that will be out in the theatres on August 15, Bollywood stars led by Akshay Kumar came to New Delhi to promote their film that is based on the true events of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launching Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in 2013.&nbsp;

The film’s star cast including Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen and Kirti Kulhari barring Vidya Balan and Sharman Joshi came for a media interaction in the capital. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/mission-mangal-director-jagan-shakti-opens-up-on-working-with-bollywood-biggies-in-debut-film-242900">Read what director Jagan Shakti has to say about his debut film.&nbsp;</a>

Speaking to WION about working in India’s first space film and completing it in record time,&nbsp;the stars opened up about what to expect.&nbsp;

Akshay Kumar who leads the film as the only actor among five actresses, as well as the producer, revealed that they completed the film that looks large on the big canvas in just 32 days. He said, “We made it in 32 days. The entire film is based on facts that most of us would not know about. I especially got to know about all the details of the mission for the first time while filming. I learned of them through our director Jagan Shakti’s sister who is a part of ISRO.”&nbsp;

He added, “It’s only recently that the profession of scientists has come to the forefront as people, in general, did not have much knowledge about their work.” &nbsp;

Akshay also said that in continuation with all his social films that have an inherent message in them, ‘Mission Mangal’ too delivers on that front as it is a film that highlights “nothing is impossible” and added, “If the scientists plan to do something, they will have it done.”

Talking about his tryst with films that have a message for the society at large, Akshay also spoke about his National Award win for ‘PadMan’ that dealt with the relevant issue of awareness around menstruation. When asked if this award motivates him to make more such films, he said, “Even if it wouldn't have (won), I would have still had the motivation to do it. I will keep on doing it, whatever I think is right, whatever my production house thinks is right.”

Is there any fear of being typecast? Akshay responded, “Even if it does typecast me, to do something good, I’m not scared of that.”&nbsp;

Taapsee who will be seen in the film along with other four powerhouse performers also spoke about her experience. She&nbsp;said matter-of-factly that now is the&nbsp;time to watch an India-based space story. “It’s India’s first space science film. For that sake, you should go and watch it. For that sake I am a part of this film,” she said. &nbsp;

Sonakshi agreed and said,&nbsp;“It’s a very big achievement for India. It's a must for every Indian to go and have a look.” detailing about her experience on Mission Mangal’s set, Sonakshi said, “It did not feel like work, I learnt a lot and had a lot of fun in the process.”

Kirti Kulhari&nbsp;who was last seen in ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ said, “Although I am from Bollywood and not from the south like Nithya but I was also in the same boat,&nbsp;I didn't know what to expect. I have worked with Taapsee before but everyone else was new for me.”

“I have had the most fun on the set. It was the most tantrum-free set. You have the biggest names of Bollywood in this film together but it was the most warm&nbsp;and friendly set that I have ever been on,” Kirti added.&nbsp;

‘Mission Mangal’ releases on August 15 with John Abraham starrer ‘Batla House’.&nbsp;

With less than a day left for the release of their film ‘Mission Mangal’ that will be out in the theatres on August 15, Bollywood stars led by Akshay Kumar came to New Delhi to promote their film that is based on the true events of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launching Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in 2013.

With less than a day left for the release of their film ‘Mission Mangal’ that will be out in the theatres on August 15, Bollywood stars led by Akshay Kumar came to New Delhi to promote their film that is based on the true events of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launching Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in 2013. The film’s star cast including Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen and Kirti Kulhari barring Vidya Balan and Sharman Joshi came for a media interaction in the capital. Read what director Jagan Shakti has to say about his debut film. Speaking to WION about working in India’s first space film and completing it in record time, the stars opened up about what to expect. Akshay Kumar who leads the film as the only actor among five actresses, as well as the producer, revealed that they completed the film that looks large on the big canvas in just 32 days. He said, “We made it in 32 days. The entire film is based on facts that most of us would not know about. I especially got to know about all the details of the mission for the first time while filming. I learned of them through our director Jagan Shakti’s sister who is a part of ISRO.” He added, “It’s only recently that the profession of scientists has come to the forefront as people, in general, did not have much knowledge about their work.” Akshay also said that in continuation with all his social films that have an inherent message in them, ‘Mission Mangal’ too delivers on that front as it is a film that highlights “nothing is impossible” and added, “If the scientists plan to do something, they will have it done.” Talking about his tryst with films that have a message for the society at large, Akshay also spoke about his National Award win for ‘PadMan’ that dealt with the relevant issue of awareness around menstruation. When asked if this award motivates him to make more such films, he said, “Even if it wouldn't have (won), I would have still had the motivation to do it. I will keep on doing it, whatever I think is right, whatever my production house thinks is right.” Is there any fear of being typecast? Akshay responded, “Even if it does typecast me, to do something good, I’m not scared of that.” Taapsee who will be seen in the film along with other four powerhouse performers also spoke about her experience. She said matter-of-factly that now is the time to watch an India-based space story. “It’s India’s first space science film. For that sake, you should go and watch it. For that sake I am a part of this film,” she said. Sonakshi agreed and said, “It’s a very big achievement for India. It's a must for every Indian to go and have a look.” detailing about her experience on Mission Mangal’s set, Sonakshi said, “It did not feel like work, I learnt a lot and had a lot of fun in the process.” Kirti Kulhari who was last seen in ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ said, “Although I am from Bollywood and not from the south like Nithya but I was also in the same boat, I didn't know what to expect. I have worked with Taapsee before but everyone else was new for me.” “I have had the most fun on the set. It was the most tantrum-free set. You have the biggest names of Bollywood in this film together but it was the most warm and friendly set that I have ever been on,” Kirti added. ‘Mission Mangal’ releases on August 15 with John Abraham starrer ‘Batla House’.

'I don't fear being typecast' says Akshay Kumar as 'Mission Mangal' cast promote film

‘Mission Mangal’ is India’s first space film based on the true events that led to Mars Orbiter Mission (Malgalyaan) by the Indian Space Research Organisation, marking the country’s first interplanetary expedition.&nbsp;Led by Akshay Kumar, the film features an ensemble cast including Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi. The stars recently spoke to WION about their <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/i-dont-fear-being-typecast-says-akshay-kumar-as-mission-mangal-cast-promote-film-242961">filming experience and why the film is a must-watch for all Indians.&nbsp;</a>

The film directed&nbsp;by Jagan Shakti&nbsp;is scheduled to release on August 15, India’s Independence Day. It is coincidentally the same day when ISRO was established 20 years back, in the year 1969.&nbsp;

Speaking about his experience with the “stars who behaved like college kids as soon as he said cut”, Jagan got talking to WION about his debut film and working with some of the biggest stars&nbsp;of Bollywood.

“We are representing Indian women in this film and how very ordinary people can do great things,"&nbsp;says Jagan as he speaks about his first film with a glint in his eye and continues, “It actually represents the spirit of India, a positive one that even if we hit any roadblock, we have a very ‘ho jayega’ attitude.”&nbsp;

For him, it all started with one photo that was published by the ISRO after the successful completion of the project. He then took it to his sister who is a scientist at the organisation, researched and co-wrote the script with R. Balki, Nidhi Singh Dharma and Saketh Kondiparthi.&nbsp;

Ask him which character in his film is the closest to that of his sister, his first contact with the true story and he answers, “The closest is Vidya’s character but we never looked at it like that. We are representing Indian women in the field of science through this film.”

Is it about women empowerment then and Jagan adds, “The story is not about women empowerment as science makes them a scientist and not the gender. We all looked at them as scientists.”

Jagan also gave details on how he carefully cast each actress for the role. He says, “The preliminary outlook was that they should look simple. If you take our scientists, they are so simple doing such extraordinary work. The NASA scientists come with an image but our scientists, they are simple. That’s the only thing we were looking at along with embodying different qualities of a woman and a scientist in each character. For example, Sonakshi’s character is flamboyant while Vidya represented home science.”&nbsp;

Was it a challenge to cast these actresses as simple girls considering they are ultra-glamorous in their real lives? The director quickly responds, “I think they are fabulous actresses first. When they came on the floor they didn’t have any stardom of that nature. They prepared well for their roles and as a matter of fact, Kirti asked a lot of questions on the set.”

Kirti then adds to this and says, “All of us, we have also played roles of simple girls-next-door. I think we all are very simple looking people who can also turn ultra-glam if need be.”

‘Mission Mangal’ is India’s first space film based on the true events that led to Mars Orbiter Mission (Malgalyaan) by the Indian Space Research Organisation, marking the country’s first interplanetary expedition.

‘Mission Mangal’ is India’s first space film based on the true events that led to Mars Orbiter Mission (Malgalyaan) by the Indian Space Research Organisation, marking the country’s first interplanetary expedition. Led by Akshay Kumar, the film features an ensemble cast including Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi. The stars recently spoke to WION about their filming experience and why the film is a must-watch for all Indians. The film directed by Jagan Shakti is scheduled to release on August 15, India’s Independence Day. It is coincidentally the same day when ISRO was established 20 years back, in the year 1969. Speaking about his experience with the “stars who behaved like college kids as soon as he said cut”, Jagan got talking to WION about his debut film and working with some of the biggest stars of Bollywood. “We are representing Indian women in this film and how very ordinary people can do great things," says Jagan as he speaks about his first film with a glint in his eye and continues, “It actually represents the spirit of India, a positive one that even if we hit any roadblock, we have a very ‘ho jayega’ attitude.” For him, it all started with one photo that was published by the ISRO after the successful completion of the project. He then took it to his sister who is a scientist at the organisation, researched and co-wrote the script with R. Balki, Nidhi Singh Dharma and Saketh Kondiparthi. Ask him which character in his film is the closest to that of his sister, his first contact with the true story and he answers, “The closest is Vidya’s character but we never looked at it like that. We are representing Indian women in the field of science through this film.” Is it about women empowerment then and Jagan adds, “The story is not about women empowerment as science makes them a scientist and not the gender. We all looked at them as scientists.” Jagan also gave details on how he carefully cast each actress for the role. He says, “The preliminary outlook was that they should look simple. If you take our scientists, they are so simple doing such extraordinary work. The NASA scientists come with an image but our scientists, they are simple. That’s the only thing we were looking at along with embodying different qualities of a woman and a scientist in each character. For example, Sonakshi’s character is flamboyant while Vidya represented home science.” Was it a challenge to cast these actresses as simple girls considering they are ultra-glamorous in their real lives? The director quickly responds, “I think they are fabulous actresses first. When they came on the floor they didn’t have any stardom of that nature. They prepared well for their roles and as a matter of fact, Kirti asked a lot of questions on the set.” Kirti then adds to this and says, “All of us, we have also played roles of simple girls-next-door. I think we all are very simple looking people who can also turn ultra-glam if need be.”

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'Mission Mangal' director Jagan Shakti opens up on working with Bollywood biggies in debut film