Published 13:01 IST, September 9th 2019

Arshad Warsi mocks Pakistan: 'Had no idea they also launched a rocket'

In a hilarious comparison to India's Chandrayaan 2 mission, Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi took a dig at Pakistan and shared a video of their 'rocket launch.'

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After India's Chandrayaan 2 mission, Bollywood actor Arsh Warsi taking a dig at Pakistan, shared a video of ir 'rocket launch.' In a tweet, Arsh Warsi shared a video wherein a group of men could be seen releasing a hot air balloon, shaped like a rocket into sky. In his hilarious comparison to India's Chandrayaan-2, he said, "I h idea that Pakistan h also launched a rocket."

re are always hurdles in path to victory and Chandrayaan-2 mission, which suffered a last-minute setback, doesn't "tantamount to failure", said members of film fraternity, after ISRO lost communication with its moon lander early Saturday morning. 

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Prominent actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Kamal Hassan, offered words of encourment to ISRO scientists and hailed m for mission

Chandrayaan-2 

Soon after news ncy, ANI quoted ISRO saying that exact location of Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan 2 has been spotted, ISRO chief K Sivan has told PTI that Vikram's landing must have been a hard landing. On September 7, India's first moon mission Chandrayaan 2 was scheduled to make a soft-landing on moon's south pole with its Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. However, just minutes before touchdown, communication with lander was lost even as Vikram lander was only 2.1 kilometers away from lunar surface. Following unfortunate loss of communication with lander, ISRO chief said that attempts will be me to re-establish communication with Lander in next 14 days. 

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On Sunday, September 8, Sivan told PTI that though Vikram's landing on Moon's surface must have been a hard-landing, re is still clarity if Vikram's module was damd during landing. "We do t kw if Vikram module was damd during hard-landing on Lunar surface. Efforts to establish contact with Vikram module continues," ISRO chief said PTI. 

What happened during Vikram's soft-landing?

Earlier on Saturday morning at 1:50 AM when Vikram was scheduled to land, ISRO's Deep Antenna lost communication with Chandrayaan-2's lander- Vikram as it descended towards lunar surface. lander h descended from 30 km to 2km smoothly. During final smooth braking st, it h lost communication with Mission Control. Vikram was aimed at soft-landing on moon, making India fourth country to do so.   

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(With PTI inputs) 

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12:47 IST, September 9th 2019