Rating:
3.5/5
Star
Cast:
Akshay
Kumar,
Vidya
Balan,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Nithya
Menen,
Sonakshi
Sinha
Director:
Jagan
Shakti
Mission
Mangal
Movie
Review:
Akshay
Kumar
|
Vidya
Balan
|
Taapsee
Pannu
|
FilmiBeat
'Dream
is
not
that
which
you
see
while
sleeping.
It
is
something
that
does
not
let
you
sleep,' Akshay
Kumar's
Rakesh
Dhawan
quotes
the
great
scientist
Dr.
A.P.J
Abdul
Kalam
while
trying
to
convince
other
scientists
who
are
quite
cynical
to
green-lit
his
mission
of
launching
a
rocket
into
Mars.
Jagan
Shakti's
'Mission
Mangal' begins
with
a
rocket
launch
mission,
which
turns
out
to
be
unsuccessful
under
the
eyes
of
one
of
the
project
directors
Tara
(Vidya
Balan).
However,
ISRO
scientist
Rakesh
Dhawan
(Akshay
Kumar)
takes
blame
for
it.
As
a
result,
he
is
relocated
to
the
Mars
Orbitor
Mission,
which
the
board
is
quite
confident
of
not
taking
off.
However,
Tara
is
struck
by
an
idea
while
'frying
puris'
at
home
and
charts
out
a
plan
to
use
that
concept
for
the
visit
to
the
Red
Planet.
Convinced
by
it,
Rakesh
proposes
the
project
to
the
other
ISRO
members
who
initially
mock
it,
but
later
get
convinced.
With
minuscule
budget
and
tight
deadlines,
Rakesh
and
Tara
decide
to
fight
all
odds
and
make
India
proud
along
with
other
team
members
which
include
Kritika
(Taapsee
Pannu),
Eka
(Sonakshi
Sinha),
Neha
(Kirti
Kulhari),
Varsha
(Nithya
Menen),
Parmeshwar
(Sharman
Joshi)
and
Ananth
(H.G
Dattatreya).
All
characters
have
their
own
struggles
at
the
home
front
to
deal
with
along
with
this
professional
challenge.
Jagan
Shakti
and
writer
R.
Balki
deserve
a
pat
on
their
back
for
presenting
the
film
with
its
heart
in
the
right
place.
What
works
in
favour
of
them
is
a
perfect
blend
of
home
science
and
logic
to
explain
the
complex
scientific
jargon.
On
the
flip
side,
the
conflict
in
the
plot
gets
a
tad
repetitive
at
places.
Also
apart
from
Akshay
and
Vidya,
the
makers
fail
to
give
depth
to
the
rest
of
the
characters
in
the
film.
Akshay
Kumar
brings
the
house
down
with
the
hilarious
one-liners.
But
it's
Vidya
Balan
who
shines
the
most
amongst
all.
Right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last
frame,
her
heartwarming
act
leaves
you
with
a
smile
on
your
face
for
most
of
the
time.
Sonakshi
Sinha
does
a
fine
job.
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Kirti
Kulhari's
characters
are
underdeveloped.
One
of
the
most
talented
actors
from
the
south,
Nithya
Menen
makes
her
Bollywood
debut
with
'Mission
Mangal'.
Sadly,
she
hardly
gets
any
scope
to
perform.
Sharman
Joshi
gives
a
measured
performance.
Sanjay
Kapoor
gives
his
'yay'
moment.
Ravi
Varman's
cinematography
goes
well
with
the
theme
of
the
film.
However,
the
makers
could
have
focused
a
little
more
on
the
CGI.
Chandan
Arora's
editing
is
sharp.
On
the
music
front,
'Dil
Mein
Hai
Mars'
doesn't
fit
the
narrative.
However,
'Shaabaashiyaan'
is
hummable.
As
ISRO
completes
a
half
century
today
(August
15),
despite
its
set
of
flaws,
'Mission
Mangal'
turns
out
to
be
a
heartfelt
tribute
to
our
space
heroes
who
give
us
many
reasons
to
be
proud
of
our
country.
Copy
that!
I
am
going
with
3.5
stars.