New Delhi: Akshay Kumar starrer “Mission Raniganj’, starring Akshay Kumar is a roaring success in the digital sphere this year. It currently holds the top position globally in the non-English films category and has sustained its lead in India for the last two weeks. Earlier, it was at the fifth spot in the global charts. Mission Raniganj has now ascended to the number one position worldwide this week.
“Such a proud moment for the entire team of #MissionRaniganj!”. The film has become the audience’s first choice across the GLOBE, trending at #1 on @netflix_in worldwide under the non-English film category,” read the caption of the post.
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Several social media users have commented on the video. One user wrote, “We need these movies”. Another wrote, “Best picture”.
Based on a real incident in Raniganj, West Bengal, in 1989, the rescue thriller depicts a tragedy where six miners lost their lives, and 65 were trapped in a flooded coal mine. Akshay Kumar portrays Jaswant Singh Gill, a mining engineer and trained rescue official, who saved all 65 miners, earning recognition as a national hero.
The ensemble cast of Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue also has Parineeti Chopra, Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Jameel Khan, Ravi Kishan, Varun Badola, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sudhir Pandey, and Shishir Sharma.
This is Akshay Kumar and Tinu Suresh Desai’s second project together after Rustom seven years back.
Mission Raniganj, directed by Tinu Suresh Desai and featuring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra in crucial roles, is currently trending in 12 countries. Released in theatres on October 6, the rescue thriller Mission Raniganj received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences. The film, unfortunately, faced commercial challenges as it fell short of recovering its budget of Rs 55 crore, earning just Rs 46 crore worldwide at the box office.
