Akshay Kumar recently announced on Instagram that "his most inspiring film" Mission Mangal will release on August 15, 2019. The actor posted a note along with the announcement explaining how the film is very close to his heart. 

The actor hopes to inspire as well as entertain the audience with the film. In a statement shared on Instagram, 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." Akshay captioned the image as, "#MissionMangal ,a film which I hope will inspire as well 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!" 

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#MissionMangal ,a film which I hope will inspire as well 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! , , , I I @taapsee @aslisona @balanvidya @sharmanjoshi @nithyamenen @iamkirtikulhari @foxstarhindi #HGDattatreya #HopePictures #JaganShakti @isro.in

A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Jul 4, 2019 at 1:07am PDT

Mission Mars stars Taapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menon, Sonakshi Sinha besides Vidya and Akshay. The film will be helmed by Balki’s assistant director Jagan Shakti who is making his directorial debut with the film. Vidya plays the leader of the team of the female scientists who made the mission possible.

(Source: Instagram)