The makers of Mission Raniganj released a new motion poster of their upcoming Hindi film starring actor Akshay Kumar in the lead role.

The film, directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, also stars Parineeti Chopra. Mission Raniganj is based on the life of engineer Jaswant Singh Gill who, in 1989, saved the lives of 65 miners stuck in Mahabir colliery in West Bengal’s Raniganj. Gill devised a special steel capsule using which the miners were rescued. He was awarded with the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for his bravery by the then President of India, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, in 1991.

Apart from Akshya, the film also stars Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Dibyendu Bhattacharya Mukesh Bhatt, Akshay Verma, Ishtiyak Khan, Dinesh Lamba and Virendra Saxena.

Produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh and Ajay Kapoor, Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue has music by Jjust Music. The film will release in theaters on October 6.