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Akshay Kumar hosts special film screening of Mission Mangal for school students in Mumbai

Jagan Shakti's Mission Mangal, starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi, Nithya Menon, Kirti Kulhari as ISRO scientists, is raking in moolah at the box-office apart from gaining appreciation from all corners. Recently, Akshay hosted a special screening of his latest release at a school in Mumbai and even addressed the students, answered their queries and even advised them to follow their dreams, aspirations and work hard for whatever they wish to be in life.

Ria, a student of Ira Global School, shared that the film intrigued her right from the time she watched the trailer. "I am very interested in Science and when I saw the trailer I couldn't resist watching the film. The trailer was itself very interesting," she stated to a news agency. Another student was quoted as saying, "I was very excited about Mission Mangal as my favourite actor Akshay Kumar is in it and I am equally glad to meet him and I even got to shake hands with him. He is very humble man."

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Check out the pictures from the screening:

Mission Mangal is based on the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, carried out by a team of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Banked by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, and Fox Star Studios, the film released on August 15, 2019.

(Source: ANI/Viral Bhayani)

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