Chandrayaan 2: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas congratulate ISRO on successful launch

Mumbai: Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan have congratulated space agency ISRO for the successful launch of its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. India on Monday successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 onboard its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the Sriharikota spaceport to explore the unchartered south pole of the moon by landing a rover. Shah Rukh, who essayed the role of a NASA project manager in 2004 film Swades, took to Twitter to laud ISRO for its achievement.

Chaand Taare todh laoon. Saari duniya par main Chhaoon! To do that requires hours & hours of painstaking work & integrity & belief. Congratulations to the team at #ISRO for #Chandrayaan2

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 22, 2019

Filmmaker Karan Johar said he is proud that the mission is spearheaded by two women — Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal.

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Oscar-nominated Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur replied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory tweet saying he is proud of ISRO scientist.

Sir, I was 12 when I wrote in my school magazine ‘I dream of being an Astronaut’ Today young Indians can make that dream a reality. @narendramodi #CHANDRAYAAN2 So proud of our scientists !! And the spirit of India https://t.co/lkANWFxcBT

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) July 22, 2019

The three stage rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1, that successfully placed the Chandrayaan-2 in the Earth orbit, is dubbed as Baahubali for its ability to carry heavy payloads. The team of the blockbuster Baahubali franchise — director SS Rajamouli and star Prabhas —said they are proud the films share the same name as the rocket.

Rajamouli tweeted,

#ISRO created a History 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations on the successful launch of #Chandrayaan2 #GSLVMkIII... Jai Hind 🇮🇳 https://t.co/dfJjVxQB9S

— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) July 22, 2019

Mission Mangal cast, including Taapsee Pannu and Sharman Joshi, also gave a shout out to Indian science community.

#ISRO has yet again accomplished a mammoth feat. Salute to the team who have spent countless days ensuring the success of #Chandrayaan2 @isro

— Jolly Mishra - Asli Jolly from Kanpur (@akshaykumar) July 22, 2019

Koi bhi manzil door nahi hoti agar hausle buland ho toh! @isro ne ek baar phir prove kiya hai with the success of #Chandrayaan2 💃🏻💃🏻!!

— vidya balan (@vidya_balan) July 22, 2019

That’s it ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 proud moment #Isro #Chandrayan2 https://t.co/a6r0fMJpPw

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) July 22, 2019

Calling the ISRO team “real superheroes”, Sharman said, “Namumkin ko phir mumkin kiya hai @isro ne (ISRO has again made the impossible possible). My heartfelt congratulations to the real superheroes who taught us, the sky is not the limit! #Chandrayaan2.”

Namumkin ko phir mumkin kiya hai @isro ne. My heartfelt congratulations to the real superheroes who taught us, the sky is not the limit! #Chandrayaan2

— Sharman Joshi (@TheSharmanJoshi) July 22, 2019

Screenwriter-lyricist Varun Grover said it is a “good day for science.”

Good day for science. Mubaarak @isro! #Chandrayaan2

— वरुण 🇮🇳 (@varungrover) July 22, 2019

Actor Yami Gautam tweeted it is a proud moment for every India.

A proud moment for every Indian 🇮🇳 Congratulations team @isro for successfully launching #Chandrayaan2

— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) July 22, 2019

Ranganathan Madhavan wrote on the microblogging site,

CONGRATULATIONS #ISRO #CHANDRAYAAN 2. So very happy and so very proud .. YIPEEEEEEEEEE... https://t.co/hhUAmkZP5E

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) July 22, 2019