Akshay Kumar's Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue released in theatres on October 6. Co-starring Parineeti Chopra, Pawan Malhotra, Ravi Kishan and others, it was directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. The biopic based on the life of Jaswant Singh Gill failed to meet expectations. 

In an interview with Times Now Navbharat, Akshay reacted to Mission Raniganj's dismal performance. Calling it 'one of his best films', he said, "It is not a commercial film. It has not earned as much as it should have earned. But, I have come here knowing that the film has not done well, to own the film- and I have done some 150 films by now-and say that this is one of my best films."