Bollywood and stars from south film industries turned out on the side of India's Chandrayaan 2 mission and applauded ISRO for their endeavors. At an opportune time Saturday, Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram lost correspondence with ISRO head office in Bengaluru after arriving at only a little more than 2 km from moon's surface. Among names who praised ISRO were Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Hina Khan, Ritiesh Deshmukh, Kamal Haasan, R Madhavan, and numerous others.
Amitabh Bachchan cited his dad, late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and expressed: "Pride never did face defeat .. our pride, our victory… Proud of you ISRO | Tu na thake ga kabhi, tu na mude ga kabhi, tu na thame ga kabhi, kar shapath, kar shapath, kar shapath, Agneepath, Agneepath, Agneepath."
On-screen character Shah Rukh Khan composed on Twitter: "Sometimes we don't land or arrive at the destination we want to. The important thing is we took off and had the Hope and Belief we can. Our current situation is never and not our final destination. That always comes in time and belief! Proud of #ISRO"
Akshay Kumar, who's most recent release Mission Mangal depended on India's unmanned mission to Mars called Mangalyaan, expressed: "There's no science without experiment…sometimes we succeed, sometimes we learn. Salute to the brilliant minds of @isro, we are proud and confident #Chandrayaan2 will make way for #Chandrayaan3 soon. We will rise again."
Actor Anupam Kher wrote in Hindi, "Girte hain shahaswaar hi maidan-e-jung mein, woh tifl kya girey joh ghutnon ke bal chaley. Well done, ISRO, we are proud of you."
Actor turned-government official Kamal Haasan said there was no such a mind-bending concept as disappointment in science. He stated: "This does not tantamount to failure. In Research and Development there will be a learning curve. This is that precious learning moment. We will soon be on the Moon, Thanks to #ISRO. The Nation believes and applauds ISRO."
Riteish Deshmukh, who is in San Francisco with spouse Genelia, expressed: "Watching the #Chandrayaan2Landing in San Francisco -what a proud moment for us India – Jai Hind!!!! – Congratulations the entire team @isro & our Hon Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji." He went to add: "We shall over come!!!!! Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams!! We are incredibly proud of the entire team of @isro – what was achieved today was no small feat. #JaiHind."
Actor Hina Khan additionally took to Instagram to post an enthusiastic note: "Hoping to recommunicate with vikram lander… Fingers crossed. Buttt as honourable PM @narendramodi ji said we are proud of you @isro in to bring the vikram lander so so close to the south pole and being the first country in the world to attempt it… Super proud Jai Hind."
Actor turned-Member of Parliament Sunny Deol expressed: "Lost Communication but not hope. We are proud of you ISRO.. #Chandrayaan2."
Actor Shruti Seth expressed: "As heartbreaking as this is, it is an incredible achievement amongst the many to follow @isro Congratulations to PM @narendramodi and @isro for this brilliant feat. Space is hard, brutally hard."
Telugu actor Sudheer Babu stated: "Proud of @isro… South polar region of the moon is unexplored for all the risky reasons involved. India's brave attempt not only will guide our future space programs, but also the other space powers. An experiment is the fundamental step of science. #Chandrayaan2."
On-screen character Madhavan expressed: "More than 90% of the experiment is on the ORBITER which, gods grace, is safely in the Lunar orbit. That is still fully functional and therefore The mission still very successful."
