- The film was initially titled “Capsule Gill” which was later changed to “The Great Indian Rescue”. After contemplating a lot of names for the last few months, the makers rebranded the film as “Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue”.
- The film is based on the life of Jaswant Singh Gill who rescued 65 mine workers during the Raniganj Coalfields collapse of 1989 in West Bengal.
- Principal photography for the film began in July 2022 and ended in August 2023. The film is primarily shot in the United Kingdom with a few portions shot in Raigarh, Korba, IIT Dhanbad Campus, Raniganj, and Mumbai.
- Akshay Kumar’s first look was released in July 2022.
- Parineeti Chopra and Akshay Kumar’s second collaboration after Kesari (2019).
- The film’s poster was released on 6 September 2023. The teaser of the film was released on 7 September 2023. The film’s trailer was released on 25 September 2023.
- Mission Raniganj – The Great Bharat Rescue was theatrically released on 6 October 2023 by PVR Inox Pictures.