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This mission doesnt soar!
Mission Mangal, a depiction of India impossible achievement. Or is it?
From the trailers I knew since this is an Akshay Kumar vehicle, it will be low on facts and high on emotions. I was wrong. SO wrong. It’s NOT at all that.
It’s a VIDYA Balan vehicle, which is high on emotion with some minor sprinkling of facts. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fine film. It is well made, entertaining and if this was a fictional story (like Antariksham 9000 KMPH), I would have given it a high 8 or 9.
However, this film is based on something we (Indians and more specifically ISRO) have already achieved in real life. The film’s main protagonists are Akshay and Vidya and the antagonist is an... |