On Thursday, Akshay Kumar released the poster of his upcoming sci-fi film, Mission Mangal. The actor also announced its release date, which is the Independence Day, August 15. The actor shared two posts, the first one being the release date and the second post had Sonakshi Sinha, Vidya Balan and Taapsee Pannu with Akshay in the poster.

Akshay Kumar revealed the reason why he chose upon doing Mission Mangal. He did the film, especially for his daughter, Nitara, and children of her age to familiarise them with the incredible true story of India's mission to Mars. He shared a lengthy post on his Twitter account giving details about the movie. "I always wanted to be a part of the film that inspires future generations," he wrote in the post