Inspired from the 2015 Doha-Kochi flight incident, Ajay Devgan’s MayDay to be released next year

Ajay Devgan is at the best phase of his career. As his last film Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior was 2020’s biggest grosser, earning Rs. 279.55 crore and was a smash hit. As the actor is trying his hands on different things, he has begun work on his fourth directorial, Mayday. Ajay Devgan also acts in this film besides Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet Singh. It is scheduled for the release on April 29, 2022.

    Mayday is inspired by the 2015 episode of a Jet Airways Doha-Kochi flight that had a close shave due to poor visibility. It is a little known true incident. The incident took place on August 18, 2015 early in the morning. The flight (9W 555) had 141 passengers and eight crew members on board. Trouble arose when the flight, which took off from Doha, tried to land at its destination at Kochi but was unable to do so due to poor visibility. The plane was then diverted to Trivandrum where the visibility was equally poor, prompting the pilots to initiate a May Day call. After three failed attempts, the plane landed at Trivandrum airport with only 250 kg of fuel left, although some reports say it had around 350 kg of fuel left. However, the minimum fuel reserve of a Boeing 737 aircraft should be about 1500 kg.

      A trade expert says, “The incident made news at that point but was soon forgotten. Hence, audiences would be in for a surprise when they’ll see MayDay and realize that it’s inspired from a shocking, true incident. Also, the papers only reported about the incident but didn’t follow up with the case. So one hardly knows what happened later on. It’s an exciting idea that Ajay Devgn has chosen for his directorial venture.”

      It is already one of the most awaited films in bollywood. Last week, the second last schedule was wrapped up in Mira Road and Vasai and now the final schedule will take place in Doha. This three-day shoot was scheduled to take place in April-end but due to the surge in Coronavirus cases, Ajay Devgn has decided to put this schedule on hold.