Akshay Kumar's 'Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue' submitted to the Oscars by the makers

Akshay Kumar’s Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, which released last Friday, has been submitted to the Oscars by the makers Pooja Entertainment.

To understand why the film transcends box-office, one has to know what the film narrates.

On 13 November 1989, a series of blasts broke the Mahabir Colliery in Raniganj, West Bengal, when someone accidentally touched the upper seam of the mine, which led to heavy flooding, according to reports. How did the rescue operation take place? What was the plan Jaswant Singh Gill executed? How did he succeed? All the answers lie in the film that opened to glowing reviews.

Kumar has essayed multiple unsung heroes in his career, starting from films like Baby and continuing with films like Airlift, Mission Mangal, Kesari, and now Mission Raniganj. It was important to tell these stories of courage, something that shouldn’t be bogged down by the banality of opening weekends and lifetime collections.

Jaswant Singh Gill‘s son speaks exclusively to Firstpost

His son Dr Sarpreet, while talking about the importance of telling this incident to the world, said, “The world will realise there are unsung heroes that have been completely neglected from the society, their stories never came out, they have been hidden somewhere. A lot of people will learn the meaning of how to be selflessly brave, helping humanity and people when they need help. This will influence generations to come and help other unsung heroes of our nation. We will have more movies on such people, and the way Mission Raniganj has shaped up is absolutely incredible.”

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