Mission Mangal

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{{short description|2019 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Jagan Shakti}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mission Mangal
| image = Mission Mangal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jagan Shakti
| producer = {{ubl|Cape of Good Films|Hope Productions|Fox Star Studios|Aruna Bhatia|Anil Naidu}}
| writer = {{ubl|[[R. Balki]]|Jagan Shakti|Nidhi Singh Dharma|Saketh Kondiparthi}}
| story = Jagan Shakti
| starring = {{ubl|[[Akshay Kumar]]|[[Vidya Balan]]|[[Sonakshi Sinha]]|[[Taapsee Pannu]]|[[Nithya Menen]]|[[Kirti Kulhari]]|[[Sharman Joshi]]|[[H. G. Dattatreya]]|[[Vikram Gokhale]]}}
| music = '''Songs & Score:'''<br/>[[Amit Trivedi]]<br/>'''Guest Composer:'''<br/>[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi Varman]]
| editing = [[Chandan Arora]]
| studio = {{ubl|Cape of Good Films|Hope Productions|[[Fox Star Studios]]}}
| distributor = Fox Star Studios
| released = {{Film date|2019|08|15|df=y|ref1=<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/akshay-kumar-s-mission-mangal-slated-to-release-on-independence-day-2019/story-KJT2K3Wolj66PJpwjqJjbL.html|title=Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal slated to release on Independence day 2019|date=13 November 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 127 minutes<ref name="bbfc">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mission-mangal-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00odg0mzq | title=MISSION MANGAL (2019) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}32 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Chetna |title='Mission Mangal' team with Arnab Goswami: Film's magic number budget revealed, Akshay Kumar says Rajinikanth's 2.0 cost more than Mangalyaan |url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/mission-mangal-team-with-arnab-goswami-films-magic-number-budget-revealed-akshay-kumar-says-rajinikanths-2-dot-0-cost-more-than-mangalyaan |access-date=13 August 2019 |work=[[Republic TV]] |date=10 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="budget">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5316|title=Mission Mangal Is A Huge Winner|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=16 August 2019|access-date=16 August 2019|quote=The film was a quickie made in no time and shot for around 30 days and at a production cost of just 32 crore (without Akshay Kumar and P&A)...|first=Harminder|last=Singh}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}290.59 crore<ref name="boxofftop">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mission-mangal/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office|title=Mission Mangal Box Office|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="boxoffww"/>
}}

'''''Mission Mangal''''' ({{translation|Mission Mars}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by Jagan Shakti and jointly produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, [[Fox Star Studios]], Aruna Bhatia and Anil Naidu.<ref name="bbfc">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mission-mangal-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00odg0mzq | title=MISSION MANGAL (2019) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=9 August 2019}}</ref> Loosely based on the life of scientists at the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] who contributed to India's first interplanetary expedition [[Mars Orbiter Mission]], it stars an ensemble cast of [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Taapsee Pannu]], [[Nithya Menen]], [[Kirti Kulhari]], [[Sharman Joshi]], [[H. G. Dattatreya]] and [[Vikram Gokhale]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/akshay-kumar-s-mission-mangal-slated-to-release-on-independence-day-2019/story-KJT2K3Wolj66PJpwjqJjbL.html|title=Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal slated to release on Independence day 2019|date=13 November 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>

Shakti, who worked as associate director on Kumar's 2018 film ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]'', [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitched]] the script to him, and [[principal photography]] commenced in November 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Chetna |title='Mission Mangal' team with Arnab Goswami: Film's magic number budget revealed, Akshay Kumar says Rajinikanth's 2.0 cost more than Mangalyaan |url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/mission-mangal-team-with-arnab-goswami-films-magic-number-budget-revealed-akshay-kumar-says-rajinikanths-2-dot-0-cost-more-than-mangalyaan |access-date=13 August 2019 |work=[[Republic TV]] |date=10 August 2019}}</ref> ''Mission Mangal'' was theatrically released in India on 15 August 2019, India's [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]. It received positive reviews from critics and earned {{INR}}290.59 [[crore]] worldwide, becoming a commercial success.

== Plot ==
In [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], at [[ISRO]], after the failed launch of GSLV-F06 on 25 December 2010, due to a small mistake by Project Director Tara Shinde ([[Vidya Balan]]), Rakesh Dhawan ([[Akshay Kumar]]), a fellow scientist working with her, takes the blame for her. As a result, he is relocated to work on [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan]] as punishment. The new GSLV missions are given to Rupert Desai, a [[NASA]] scientist of Indian origin. The MoM (Mars Orbiter Mission) is thought of as an impossible mission by his coworkers due its aim of reaching [[Mars]] with its tight budget.

Rakesh learns that MoM cannot take off on the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]] since the available technology has a payload of only 1500 kg and not enough fuel to fire the rocket to be carried to a distance of almost 5.5*10^7 [[kilometres]]. [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]], if it had succeeded, could have taken the satellite to Mars as it had a payload of 2300 kg. However, recent significant failures of GSLV have jeopardised the planned future missions.

Back at home, Tara is badly caught in between balancing her career and her family. One day at home, while frying [[Puri (food)|puris]], Tara's maid informs of insufficient gas to cook all the puris, to which Tara tells her to heat the oil and turn off the gas, and turn it back on if the oil cools down, which sparks in her an idea to launch the MoM using PSLV. They would use bursts of gas to push the MoM satellite further into Earth's outside orbit, and then slingshot it using Earth's gravitational sphere, successfully saving fuel. She approaches Rakesh with the idea, who is convinced. The duo tries to get the other team members on board, but instead are mocked, though they later are convinced too along with the Director of ISRO. When Tara and Rakesh ask Rupert to lend them expert members of his team, Rupert instead gives them junior scientists and engineers, who have little to no experience in mission launches.

First, there is Eka Gandhi ([[Sonakshi Sinha]]), propulsion control expert, a youngster that hates most Indian things and looking for any chance to get away to NASA. Then there is the spacecraft autonomy designer Neha Siddiqui ([[Kirti Kulhari]]), who is struggling with rejection as a result of her intercommunal background. Navigation expert Kritika Aggarwal ([[Taapsee Pannu]]) is a devoted wife tending to her ex-serviceman husband Rishi ([[Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub]]), who was severely wounded in action. Varsha Pillai ([[Nithya Menen]]) , the satellite designer and payload expert, battles with her mother-in-law's taunts at home for not being able to bear a child. Parmeshwar Joshi ([[Sharman Joshi]]), payload expert, relies more on the priest and his advice to and develops a romantic interest in Eka. Lastly, there is Ananth Iyengar ([[H. G. Dattatreya]]), the team's structural engineer, who is trying to complete his pilgrimage to [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala|Tirumala]] with his wife.

However, after the announcement of India's second Moon mission, [[Chandrayaan-2]], the mission's budget is cut by 50%. In between the tight schedule and minuscule budget, Tara and Rakesh continue to work on their MoM project by making several compromises. Tara and Rakesh realise that the junior scientists working on the project have low morale and motivation to make this mission happen, leading to the team slowing down. Tara soon realises that in order to meet their budget and schedule, she must make the team members change their attitudes, and motivate them to make their dream jobs into a reality. She is successful with this, and the team puts all their hardwork and energy into solving the issues with the mission, and making it happen.
Meanwhile, Varsha happens to be pregnant and soon delivers a child.
The MoM satellite is finally launched on PSLV on 5 November 2013 (after an 8-day delay due to weather), and is named Mangalyaan ([[Sanskrit]]: Mars-Craft) and is successfully inserted into Earth's orbit. Rakesh and his team celebrates the successful launch. However, while doing the sixth orbit-raising manoeuvre, the jets fail to launch, pushing the mission 6 days behind. Rupert mocks the team, while Tara continues to keep hope that something will happen. Couple months later, on the way to Mars, the satellite is hit by a solar radiation wave, heavily damaging the communication systems of the satellite. When the team manages to regain communications, they realise that the solar radiation had increased the speed of the satellite and pushed it further, making up the 6 day gap they had incurred while doing the orbital manoeuvres with Earth. After spending 298-day transit to Mars, MoM satellite is inserted into Mars orbit on 24 September 2014, making the country 4th in the world to do so and the first country to do it in the first attempt.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Rakesh Dhawan - Mission Mars director
* [[Vidya Balan]] as Tara Shinde - Project Director
* [[Vikram Gokhale]] as The Director of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) and an old friend of [[Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
* [[Taapsee Pannu]] as Kritika Aggarwal - [[Navigation]] Expert and Rishi's wife
* [[Nithya Menen]] as Varsha Pillai - [[Satellite]] engineer and Vivek's wife
* [[Kirti Kulhari]] as Neha Siddiqui - [[Spacecraft]] [[Autonomy]] Designer and [[Payload]]
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]] as Eka Gandhi - Propulsion Control Expert
* [[Sharman Joshi]] as Parmeshwar Joshi - [[Payload]] Expert
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Ananth Iyengar - [[Structural Engineer]]
* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Rupert Desai - [[NASA]] Scientist
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Sunil Shinde, Tara's Husband, Dilip and Anya's father
* [[Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub]] as Rishi Aggarwal, Kritika's husband and ex-[[serviceman]]
* Amitt K Singh as Neha Siddiqui's estranged husband
* [[Purab Kohli]] as Vivek Pillai, Varsha's husband
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as Swami, Reporter
* Arjan Kapoor as Sanjay Kumar, reporter
* [[Rohan Joshi]] as Dilip Shinde, Tara and Sunil's Son, Anya's brother
* [[Anirban Bhattacharyya]] as Abhishek Sangha, TV presenter
* [[Kashmira Pardeshi]] as Anya Shinde, Tara and Sunil's Daughter and Dilip's sister
* Prathamesh Mehta as Mr. Shinde, Tara's Father-in-law and Sunil's father
* [[Manish Borundia]] as Kaushal Saini, ISRO employee
* [[Narendra Modi]] as Special Appearance
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
On 5 November 2018, to coincide with 5 November 2013, the day the [[Mars Orbiter Mission]] was launched, ''Mission Mangal'' was announced. Principal photography for the film began later in mid-November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/mission-mangal-akshay-kumar-reveals-the-star-cast-of-his-film/photostory/66513144.cms|title='Mission Mangal': Akshay Kumar reveals the star cast of his film'|date=5 November 2018|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-vidya-balan-kick-off-mission-mangal/articleshow/66780147.cms|title=Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan kick off Mission Mangal|date=24 November 2018|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref> In early February, Pannu finished her schedule of shooting.<ref name="TP">{{cite news|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tapsee-pannu-wraps-up-shoot-for-akshay-kumar-s-mission-mangal-reveals-her-look-with-new-pic-see-it-here/story-qY8mAkLjjJnklwqe1dUYMK.html|title=Tapsee Pannu wraps up shoot for Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal, reveals her look with new pic. See it here|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> Shakti initially had [[Mohanlal]] and [[Sridevi]] in mind for the roles played by [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Vidya Balan]]. Shakti pitched the idea to Kumar while working as an associate director to [[R. Balki]] in Kumar's ''[[Pad Man (film)|Pad Man]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Sruthi Ganapathy |title='Mission Mangal' film about 'ordinary people setting out to do extraordinary things', says director |url=https://scroll.in/reel/931544/mission-mangal-film-about-ordinary-people-setting-out-to-do-extraordinary-things-says-director |access-date=24 July 2019 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=24 July 2019}}</ref>

In November 2018, a copyright infringement lawsuit was filed against the makers of the film by the filmmaker [[Radha Bharadwaj]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/us-based-filmmaker-files-lawsuit-to-halt-vidya-balan-starrer-mission-mangals-production/20002153|title=US-Based Filmmaker Files Lawsuit To Halt Vidya Balan Starrer Mission Mangal's Production|date=22 November 2018|work=Mid Day|author=Basu, Mohar|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mission Mangal
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Amit Trivedi]] and [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 August 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/mission-mangal/69h4Nq25q7M_|title=Mission Mangal - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Jio Saavn}}</ref>
| recorded = 2018{{ndash}}2019
| venue =
| studio = A T Studios
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 10:32
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer = Amit Trivedi
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| prev_year =
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| misc = {{External media
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The music of the film is composed by [[Amit Trivedi]] while the lyrics are penned by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]].

[[Tanishk Bagchi]] was roped in as a guest composer and wrote and composed a promotional song, "Tota Udd".

{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 10:32
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Dil Mein Mars Hai
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Vibha Saraf]]
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = Shaabaashiyaan
| extra2 = [[Shilpa Rao]], Anand Bhaskar, Abhijeet Srivastava
| length2 = 4:40
| title3 = Tota Udd
| extra3 = [[Raja Hasan]], Romi
| note3 = Music and Lyrics: [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| length3 = 2:47
}}

== Release ==
The film was released in India on 15 August 2019 on the occasion of [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/mission-mangal/movieshow/66506990.cms|title=Mission Mangal|date=8 August 2019|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
''Mission Mangal'' received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name=":cr1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mission-mangal-movie-review-rating-early-response-turns-out-be-positive-803555|title=Mission Mangal movie review and rating: Critics verdict on Akshay Kumar starrer out|website=IB Times|date=14 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of News 18 gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Ultimately, Mission Mangal is enjoyable and entertaining. Even the jingoism doesn’t feel entirely out of place. Director Jagan Shakti delivers a space movie that lifts off and frequently soars."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Mangal Movie Review: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan Deliver An Entertaining Account of a Complicated Mission|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mission-mangal-movie-review-akshay-kumar-vidya-balan-deliver-an-entertaining-account-of-a-complicated-mission-2272027.html|first=Rajeev |last=Masand |publisher=News18 |date=16 August 2019}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film only 2 out of 5 stars and said, "The facts are stupendous, but director Jagan Shakti decides to go fast and fictional, creating an underdog story that — while often likeable — plays out like a fable."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Mangal movie review: Vidya Balan and Akshay Kumar carry off an oversimplified film|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mission-mangal-movie-review-vidya-balan-and-akshay-kumar-carry-off-an-oversimplified-film/story-tnNIFcymIgTecUfm3KkPiM.html#:~:text=Film%20critic%20Raja%20Sen%20says,plays%20out%20like%20a%20fable.&text=The%20facts%20are%20stupendous%2C%20but,plays%20out%20like%20a%20fable.|first=Raja |last=Sen |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=15 June 2020}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
On its first day of release, ''Mission Mangal'' earned {{INR}}29.16 crore nett in India to become the third highest-opening for a Bollywood film in 2019, and Kumar's highest opening ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5312|title=Mission Mangal Has Excellent First Day|date=16 August 2019|access-date=17 August 2019|website=[[Box Office India]]|first=Harminder|last=Singh}}</ref> It recorded collections of {{INR}}16.75-17 crore on the second day, outperforming in the regions of [[Mumbai]], [[Mysore]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref name="budget"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5319|title=Mission Mangal Is Strong On Day Two|date=17 August 2019|access-date=17 August 2019|website=[[Box Office India]]|first=Harminder|last=Singh}}</ref> On its third day of release, a Saturday, the film collected {{INR}}23.5 crore nett.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5322|title=Excellent Growth For Mission Mangal On Saturday|date=18 August 2019|access-date=18 August 2019|website=[[Box Office India]]|first=Harminder|last=Singh}}</ref> It earned {{INR}}27.5 crore nett on Sunday, marking the highest earning for a Bollywood film in 2019 on a single day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5328|title=Mission Mangal Has Highest Sunday Of 2019 - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The following day, it showed a drop of 50 percent from Friday's earnings to collect {{INR}}8.5-8.75 crore nett.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5329|title=Mission Mangal Good Monday - Batla House Steady - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|10|12}}, with a gross of {{INR}}238.80 crore in India and {{INR}}51.79 crore overseas, the film has earned {{INR}}290.59 crore worldwide and have become seventh [[List of Bollywood films of 2019|Highest gross Bollywood movie of 2019]].<ref name="boxofftop"/><ref name="boxoffww">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide Bollywood Hungama|access-date=13 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|9248972}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/mission_mangal}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|mission-mangal}}

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