Akshay Kumar reveals how Jaswant Gill’s family reacted to Mission Raniganj: His daughter said she saw her dad in me

Akash Bhatnagar

October 7, 2023
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Akshay Kumar's impressive performance in Mission Raniganj found the biggest validation as Jaswant Gill's family appreciated him. The film based on a true story released on October 6, 2023.

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Akshay Kumar reveals he saw Mission Raniganj with Jaswant Gill’s daughter as he opens up on her reaction to the film
The actor portrayed the unsung hero in the film released on October 6, 2023
Mission Raniganj collected Rs 2.8 crores at the box office on Day 1

Akshay Kumar delivered an impressive performance in the recently released Mission Raniganj. The film, based on a true story, sees the actor play the role of the real life hero Jaswant Singh Gill. The unsung hero saved the lives of countless miners in the Raniganj coalfields in 1989. While Akshay has been receiving love for his performance from all over, his biggest validation came from the family of Jaswant Singh Gill.

Akshay Kumar on Jaswant Gill’s family’s reaction to Mission Raniganj

Recently in an interview, Akshay revealed that he spoke to Jaswant ji once before he passed away in 2019. When asked if the film release comes with a bittersweet feeling that Jaswant ji wasn’t able to see the complete film, the actor agreed. However, he did get a lot of love from the unsung hero’s family.

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Talking about how the family reacted to Mission Raniganj, Akshay revealed that Jaswant ji’s daughter saw the movie with him. He shared, “That validation is important. I spoke to his wife, I spoke to his daughter, it is important. I cannot express what they said, it is something the words can’t (express), it’s a feeling, it’s their faces. Ek line hai, ‘Main te daddy nu tuade andar dekh liya’ ( I saw my dad in you). It’s the biggest validation a person can get if a person gets to do a role like that. The rest is the validation coming from the media, the audience and love coming from everywhere.”

Mission Raniganj’s review

At Bollywood Bubble, we gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5. A part of the review read, “Watch Mission Raniganj for Akshay Kumar’s heroic act and an inspiring story that will make your chest swell with pride.” The film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, also stars Parineeti Chopra. Mission Raniganj released theatrically on October 6, 2023 and has collected Rs 2.8 crores at the box office on Day 1.