Mission Mangal movie review: Spectacular cast shines in this breezy crowd-pleaser
Deccan ChronicleDirector: Jagan Shakti Cast: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari and others. Akshay Kumar's latest film 'Mission Mangal' is loosely based on the story of scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation, which also features five leading ladies. The film is mainly about these intelligent scientists who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, which marked India's first interplanetary expedition. Without being too busy or too preachy, this film helps the audience better appreciate the struggles of being an underdog – and a working woman – the pressure involved in competing with other countries to send sattelite to Mars, the difficult challenges surrounding getting the mission right for the first time and the courage it required of those who were willing to go.