This Independence Day, Akshay Kumar is ready to bring an incredible story of underdogs who took India to Mars. One of the most-talked-about films, Mission Mangal, is set to hit the screens on August 15, and Khiladi Kumar took to Twitter to share the first poster of the film.

Starring Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen, Sharman Joshi and Akshay Kumar, Mission Mangal revolves around India's first interplanetary mission - the Mars Orbiter Mission.

Sharing the poster of Mission Mangal, Akshay wrote, "A story of underdogs who took India to Mars. #MissionMangal,the true story of India's #SpaceMission to Mars,coming on Aug 15,2019!"



Akshay Kumar, who has been busy bringing interesting films to the audience in the last few years, hopes that Mission Mangal will be inspiring as well as entertaining.

The 51-year-old-actor, in a tweet, revealed that he did Mission Mangal "specially for my daughter and children her age to familiarise them with the incredible true story of India’s mission to Mars".

#MissionMangal , a film which I hope will inspire as much as entertain. A film which I’ve done specially for my daughter and children her age to familiarise them with the incredible true story of India’s mission to Mars! @FoxStarHindi #HopePictures #JaganShakti @isro pic.twitter.com/yMwkCPr2KR July 4, 2019



In a statement shared on Twitter, he wrote, "For several years, Hollywood made movies and TV shows like Star Trek, Star Wars, Gravity etc. This inspired an entire generation of inventors, scientists and explorers. I have always wanted to be part of one such movie... A movie that inspires our future generations... One that celebrates imagination and curiosity."

"Mission Mangal is that film for me... A film that I hope, will inspire as much as it will entertain. Based on the incredible true story of India's mission to Mars, Mission Mangal is a film about ordinary people achieving the extraordinary... A story that proves that creativity, ideas and dreams have no limit... just like the sky! This Independence Day, the sky is not the limit," he added.

Directed by Jagan Shakti, the film will hit the screens on August 15.

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