Akshay Kumar on Mission Raniganj name change: Is Bharat a wrong name?

Akshay Kumar's Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue was released in theatres on October 6. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, the film 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. 

Speaking on changing his recent film's name from The Great India Rescue to The Great Bharat Rescue, Akshay Kumar responded by saying, “Is Bharat a wrong name? India is also not wrong, it is perfectly right. We did it because it is a great name, it is in our constitution, so we changed it.”

It is to be noted that his film name was changed from Mission Raniganj: The Great Indian Rescue to Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, amid the India-Bharat name change debate.

Akshay Kumar also spoke about how relieved he is, now that his films are working again. The commercial success of recent Hindi movies Jawan and Gadar 2 is good for the film industry, said actor Akshay Kumar, who hoped the benchmark for a blockbuster would be "Rs 2000-3000 crore" in future. 

"I hope the industry gives more and more hits. I was very happy when Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan did so much business. There are many other films like Gadar 2, OMG 2, which also did well. So, it’s very good for the industry," the 56-year-old told PTI.

"It's a great thing that Rs 1,000 crore is a benchmark. I also hope that we make Rs 2000-3000 crore films. Then we can also make Hollywood (kind of) films. The kind of cinema, the screenplay, the script that we have they don't have (it)," Akshay added.

He also emphasised the need to stop measuring the success of films based on their box office success. He said, “Don’t pressurise a film by thinking that this film will do that business, let’s not just look at the commercial aspect of the film, some stories need to be told over and above that.”

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