Mission Raniganj

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Mission Raniganj
First look poster
Directed byTinu Suresh Desai
Produced by
Screenplay byVipul K Rawal
Dialogues byDeepak Kingrani
Story byPoonam Gill
Starring
Music by Vishal Mishra
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Production
company
Pooja Entertainment
AK Productions
Distributed byPVR Inox Pictures
Release date
  • 6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language survival thriller film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and produced by Pooja Entertainment.[1][2] Written by Vipul K Rawal, it is based on the Raniganj Coalfields collapse of 1989, in West Bengal. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra.[3][4]

Mission Raniganj was originally titled Capsule Gill and later The Great Indian Rescue. It was finally changed to Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue[5]

The principal photography commenced in July 2022 and ended in August 2023 with a song, and followed by post-production works. The film is scheduled to be released on 6 October 2023.[4]

Premise

The film is based on an IIT Dhanbad mining engineer, Jaswant Singh Gill who is a brave, honest, and diligent mining engineer, who rescued 65 miners at the Raniganj Coalfields in 1989.[6]

Cast

The cast is listed below:[7]

Production

Development

The film was announced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh under their banner Pooja Entertainment.[8] It is based on the life of Jaswant Singh Gill who rescued 65 mine workers during the Raniganj Coalfields collapse of 1989 in West Bengal.[9]

The film was initially titled Capsule Gill , which was later changed to The Great Indian Rescue.[10] In September 2023, with the poster release, the name was changed to Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue.[11][12]

Casting

Akshay Kumar was cast as the mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill an IIT Dhanbad Graduate .His first look was released in July 2022.[13] Parineeti Chopra was cast opposite Kumar, marking their second project after Kesari.[14] Actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya was cast in a pivotal role in August 2022.[15]

Filming

The principal photography commenced in July 2022, with Akshay Kumar.[16] Parineeti Chopra and other actors joined the set in August 2022.[17] The film is primarily shot in the United Kingdom with few portion also shot in Raniganj and Mumbai.[18] In August 2023, a song was shot on Kumar and Chopra in Mumbai.[19]

Release

The film's poster was released on 6 September 2023. It is set to release on 6 October 2023.[20][21] The teaser of the film was released on 7 September 2023.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Akshay Kumar-Parineeti Chopra Film On The Late Jaswant Singh Titled The Great Indian Rescue; Deets Inside". News18. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Akshay Kumar To Play Real-Life Hero Jaswant Singh Gill, Who Rescued 65 Coal Miners, In A Biopic". Outlook India. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Akshay Kumar's first look from the sets of 'Capsule Gill' leaked; leaves fans mighty impressed". The Times of India. 8 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Raniganj to release on October 6, 2023". Bollywood Hungama. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra's Mission Raniganj teaser has dropped eliciting responses from viewers". Times Now. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jaswant Singh Gill: A Brave Engineer Who Saved 64 Trapped Coal Miners By Risking His Own Life". IndiaTimes. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (6 October 2023). "Mission Raniganj Cast List | Mission Raniganj Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: Akshay Kumar's 3rd collaboration with Pooja Entertainment- first look LEAKED". ABP News Live. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "SCOOP: Akshay Kumar's next on the 1989 mining operation titled The Great Indian Rescue". Bollywood Hungama. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Akshay Kumar's Capsule Gill gets a new title - Mission Raniganj". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Akshay Kumar's film title changed to 'Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue' amid India-Bharat debate". India Today. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "BREAKING: Akshay Kumar's The Great Indian Rescue is now titled Mission Raniganj; Teaser to be out soon". PINKVILLA. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Capsule Gill: Akshay Kumar's first look as chief mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill leaks; see here". News18. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Kesari stars Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra to reunite in Capsule Gill based on Raniganj Coalfield rescue mission". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Dibyendu Bhattacharya joins Akshay Kumar starrer Capsule Gill". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Akshay Kumar to kick off Capsule Gill in July; Parineeti Chopra and others join the star cast". Bollywood Hungama. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Parineeti Chopra starts shooting with Akshay Kumar for Pooja Entertainment's next based on Jaswant Gill". Bollywood Hungama. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Capsule Gill to be the biggest Indian production to ever take place in the UK; makers block 100 acres for shooting". Eastern Eye. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra groove to Punjabi beats in upcoming film The Great Indian Rescue; watch video". Bollywood Hungama. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Mission Raniganj Motion Poster OUT: Akshay Kumar embarks on great Bharat rescue; teaser to drop on THIS date". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Mission Raniganj motion poster: Akshay Kumar to recreate Jaswant Singh Gill's heroic act of saving 65 trapped miners". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Mission Raniganj teaser: Akshay Kumar is determined to save the lives of coal miners: see inside". Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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