MISSION MANGAL PROMO: AKSHAY KUMAR DEDICATES IT TO THE FEMALE CAST AFTER RECEIVING BACKLASH FOR THE POSTER

Audiences were and have been waiting for Mission Mangal for a number of reasons. One of the major reasons being that the film has a number of female protagonists. Keeping this in mind fans were surprised and disappointed when the film's poster was released. On the poster, Akshay Kumar had the major chunk on the right side whereas the remainder of the cast was placed on the left side given a substantially smaller space. Fans made sure to express their displeasure at this.

Check out Mission Mangal's poster below:

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A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Jul 4, 2019 at 4:53am PDT

Taapsee Pannu who is in the film commented on the issue in an interview with Hindustan Times. She said "Whatever issue happened with the poster, hope people realize it and do something about it rather than questioning the makers. The audience can change things by walking into theatres where women are at the forefront. Hopefully, in the future, it shouldn't be about gender. Eventually, it is a business and about how much money your films can make."  It is unclear if this controversy led to it but Akshay Kumar on Thursday shared a promo of the film which focusses on the female cast of the film.

Check out Mission Mangal's new promo below:

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A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Jul 31, 2019 at 11:57pm PDT

The promo with Akshay Kumar's voice in the background speaking in appreciation of the women labels them as fearless, determined and inspiring. The promo ends with the statement that the film celebrates the women of India for making dreams come true. The film is directed and written by Jagan Shakti. Its primary cast includes Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kriti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi. The film is set to release on August 15.

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