On Engineer's Day, Akshay Kumar Posts Throwback Of Real Life Raniganj Hero
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Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue,by Tinu Suresh Desai, will be released in theatres on October 6
Engineer's Day is observed on September 15. It marks the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, a statesman and diwan of the former Mysore kingdom who is credited with pioneering engineering achievements. On the special occasion, actor Akshay Kumar extended Engineer's Day wishes to fans. In an Instagram post, the actor paid a special tribute to late mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill. FYI: In his upcoming filmMission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, Akshay will be portraying the role of Jaswant Singh Gill, who rescued 64 workers from a coal mine in West Bengal's Raniganj in 1989. Sharing a throwback photograph of Jaswant Singh Gill, posing outside the Indian School of Mines, Akshay Kumar wrote, “Happy Engineers Day. I could never even imagine myself studying hard to be an engineer. But then I got an opportunity to play a brave, intelligent engineer like Jaswant Singh Gill ji in Mission Raniganj. Maa baap ki ichcha puri ho gayi. [My parents' dream is fulfilled]. #RealHero.” The photo was clicked in 1961.
Meanwhile, Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, by Tinu Suresh Desai,will be released in theatres on October 6.
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