MUMBAI: The trailer of Mission Mangal will be unveiled on July 18. Howerver, the 45 second teaser was unveiled on July 8 and set to release on August 15.

Says a source associated with the project, “The trailer launch will be a grand affair. Not just Akshay Kumar but the actress, or the main pillars of the film – Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Nithya Menen will also be present.

Mission Mangal is not a solo release on August 15. Two more films – Prabhas-starrer Saaho and the hard-hitting Batla House, starring John Abraham, will also be hitting screens on the same day.

Mission Mangal is based on the Mangalyaan space mission that was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on November 5, 2013. It was India’s first such mission and it made ISRO the fourth space agency in the world after Roscosmos, NASA and the European Space Agency, to reach Mars.