The release date of the Mission Majnu teaser trailer directed by Sidharth Malhotra has been announced. Netflix announced on Thursday that the teaser trailer for its latest spy thriller will be released tomorrow, December 16, ahead of its January 20 premiere. This would be the first Indian Netflix original for the new year, alongside the actor’s first collaboration with the platform. Inspired by true events, Mission Majnu explores an exciting covert mission “that changed politics between India and its neighboring country in the 1970s”. Shantanu Bagchi makes his directorial debut with Mission Majnu.
For co-star Rashmika Mandanna (Sit Ramam), That is her bollywood Debut containing “courage, heart, drama and mesmerizing music”. In what has been described as “a gripping tale of patriotism,” Malhotra plays a RAW agent where one wrong move “can make or break the mission.” Produced by Ronnie Screwvala (windrows) under his RSVP banner, Mission Majnu also plays Kumud Mishra (yogi), Parmeet Sethi (Rustom), Sharib Hashmi (Dhaakad), Mir Sarwar (Bajrangi Bhaijaan) and Zakir Hussain (not the tabla legend).
“I’m pretty excited Mission Majnu since it will be my first time playing a spy. It depicts India’s most exciting covert mission that changed politics between India and its neighboring nation in the 1970s,” senior Malhotra said in a prepared statement. “With Netflix On board, I am confident that this incredible narrative will resonate with people around the world.” While filming began in February 2021, the film suffered several delays, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mission Majnu was once slated for a theatrical debut in May/June, then skipped the release calendar until it was sold to Netflix.
While Mission Majnu is Netflix’s first known Indian original for 2023, the streaming service still has a few originals to close this year. We have the Kunchacko Boban-run Malayalam film Ariyippuwhat was acquired from Netflix in October. The film starts on Friday December 16th on Netflix and follows a struggling family’s dreams to leave the country for a better life amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. Netflix ends December on a lighter note Vir Das: Landingwhere the titular comedian returns for his fourth Netflix stand-up special and talks about his childhood, “the dangers of outrage, and finding his feet in the world.”
Mission Majnu released January 20, 2023 on Netflix. The Mission Majnu teaser trailer will be released on Friday, December 16th.
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