Mission Raniganj on Netflix - Does the OTT version of the Akshay Kumar film have additional scenes?

Mission Raniganj, starring Akshay Kumar, is all set to drop on Netflix on December 1, 2023, after its theatrical run. The film, based on Jaswant Singh Gill, who rescued 65 trapped miners at the Raniganj Coalfields back in 1989, shows the actor playing the titular role. Mission Raniganj, when released on the big screen, had a runtime of 134 minutes (two hours and 14 minutes). 

Consistency in runtime

The film's run time on Netflix remains more or less the same, clocking in at two hours and 15 minutes. In the trend of OTT versions being different from their theatrical versions, Mission Raniganj is going to offer the same sequences that people saw on the big screen. 

Meanwhile, check out the trailer below: 

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Synopsis and real-life inspiration

For the uninitiated, the film is based on the true story of Bharat's hero, Engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, who led an adrenaline-pumping rescue operation in Raniganj on November 13, 1989, and starred Akshay Kumar and his team in an attempt to free trapped miners. 

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Tinu Suresh Desai has directed the film, with the screenplay by Vipul K. Rawal. Parineeti Chopra, who plays the female lead, got married around the time of the film's release. Moreover, Mission Raniganj has an ensemble supporting cast, namely Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Ravi Kishan, Varun Badola, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Rajesh Sharma, Gaurav Prateek, Virendra Saxena, Saanand Verma, Shishir Sharma, Ananth Mahadevan, Aarif Zakaria, Jameel Khan, Sudhir Pandey, Bachan Pachera, Mukesh Bhatt, and Omkar Das Manikpuri. 

Evolution of title and production scale

Capsule Gill was the working title of the film before the producers decided to alter it to The Great Indian Rescue. Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue became the official title following the poster's release in September 2023.

The makers of Mission Raniganj reserved 100 acres of land in order to film the epic film on a massive scale. From a scale perspective, it is being touted as the largest ever Indian production film in the UK.

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