The makers of Mission Majnu are looking forward to the project’s release. It’s believed to be a film on India’s most ambitious covert operation and is inspired by real events set in the 1970s. It is the story of India’s most courageous mission in Pakistan.
Written by Parveez Shaikh, Aseem Arrora and Sumit Batheja and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Amar Butala and Garima Mehta, the thriller stars Sidharth Malhotra as a RAW agent who leads the mission. “Mission Majnu is a patriotic tale inspired by true events that celebrates the hard work of RAW agents who go out of their way to protect the citizens of our country. It is a privilege to tell the story of our brave agents, and I am eager to revisit a mission that forever changed the relationship between India and Pakistan,” says Sidharth.
The movie marks the Bollywood debut of popular south actor Rashmika Mandanna, who has headlined several successful films in the south including Kirik Party, Anjani Putra and Geetha Govindam. It also marks the directorial debut of award-winning ad filmmaker, Shantanu Bagchi. Rashmika shares, “As an actor it is always the story of the film that I connect with, and the language of the film is never a barrier for me. I am grateful to the makers for offering me Mission Majnu, which is written beautifully. I am super excited to start my journey in Hindi cinema and to reach out to newer audiences.”
Director Shantanu Bagchi says that it was primarily the script that appealed to him. “It is a rare and fresh story set in a genre that audiences are very excited to watch. The more I read about that era, whether it be about the ordinary citizens, the politics or the military – the more I was drawn into this world of espionage, and this mission. I am excited to bring this story to audiences across India and internationally,” he says.
Talking about the film that goes on floors in February 2021, producer Ronnie Screwvala adds, “There are thousands of heroes who work behind the scenes to safeguard the interest of our country from other terror units and rogue nations. Their work often goes unnoticed and Mission Majnu is an attempt to bring their sacrifices and efforts to the forefront.”
Ms. Soumya Vajpayee
Senior Entertainment & Lifestyle Journalist
