MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar's next "Mission Mangal", which is being touted as India's first space film, will hit the theatres on August 15 next year.
Akshay announced the release date on Twitter.
Akshay is also producing the film via his banner Cape Of Good Films.
The film will be made in collaboration with "PadMan" director R Balki and will be directed by Jagan Shakti.
The shoot for the film, which also stars Vidya Balan, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu and Sharman Joshi, begins this month.