Laxmii is the remake of Tamil hit Kanchana. (Photo: Akshay Kumar/Twitter)Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani’s horror-comedy Laxmii will premiere on Disney Plus Hotstar at 7:05 pm today. The Raghava Lawrence directorial is the remake of his own Tamil hit Kanchana. Produced by Akshay Kumar’s Cape of Good Films, Fox Star Studios and Tusshar Kapoor, Laxmii also features Ashwini Kalsekar, Sharad Kelkar, Manu Rishi and Ayesha Raza.
Laxmii revolves around an unsuspecting man whose body gets taken over by a spirit. Talking about his role in the film, Akshay had earlier shared, “I’ve been in my career for 30 years. But the character of Laxmmi has been the most mentally intensive role I’ve ever played. But somehow I managed it. And I thank my director. He is behind everything about this character — how it moves, what it says and how it dances.”
Director Raghava Lawrence stressed that Laxmii infuses social messaging about the transgender community with horror and comedy, and he is thrilled to have Akshay Kumar leading the film. “In Hindi, when Akshay sir is playing the role, I believe that the message will reach an even wider audience. My special thanks to Akshay sir for accepting and playing this role,” he told PTI.
Raghava said the idea to make Kanchana came when a few transgender people approached a trust run by him. When he heard their story, he thought of chronicling it for the big screen. “I wanted to tell their story to everyone, first through the character of Kanchana and now with Laxmmi in this movie. After watching the film, audiences will know what I am talking about,” the filmmaker said.
Actor Tusshar Kapoor, who is venturing into film production with Akshay Kumar-starrer Laxmii, says it was a natural progression rather than a calculated career move. He said, “It is not like I am getting into next stage (of my career) as a producer. It was a natural decision that came very spontaneously.”
“I am not changing tracks. I will be doing both acting and producing. If I get the right subject, I will act in and produce the same film. My next film will be as an actor,” Tusshar told PTI in an interview. “It is not that I am trying to make a statement as a producer. My choice will always be on the basis of the script and content,” Tusshar added.
Actor Sonal Chauhan took to Twitter to share, "My plan is set and popcorn is ready Waiting for 7.05 pm today. Can’t wait to finally watch #laxmii All the very best @akshaykumar @advani_kiara @Shabinaa_Ent @TusshKapoor."
A fan @akki_dhoni tweeted, "All people around the world are excited to see #AkshayKumar sir's never seen before avatar in #Laxmii movie. Movie start streaming on @DisneyPlusHS today at 7:05 pm onwards...This movie is gonna blast you cant miss it...enjoy with your family. @akshaykumar #KiaraAdvani."
Here's the original version of Laxmii's viral song Burjkhalifa.
Akshay Kumar posted a video where a number of fans can be seen doing their version of Laxmii's song BurjKhalifa.
Sharad Kelkar, who is also a part of Laxmii, shared this photo on Instagram and wrote, "Dhamaake se pehle ki shaanti 😇."
Laxmii song BamBholle is crooned by Viruss and composed by Ullumanati.
Akshay Kumar wrote on Twitter, "Dher sara entertainment, horror and laughter is coming to your doorstep! Toh darwaza kholiye aur swagat karein #Laxmii ka, aaj shaam 7.05 pm baje only on @disneyplushotstarvip."
Sharing a poster of Laxmii, actor Tabu posted on her Instagram story, "Congratulations to my friend @tusshark89 on his first production #tussharentertainmenthouse @akshaykumar @shabskofficial Streaming today onwards!! Good luck and best wishes!"
Tusshar Kapoor is making his film production debut with Akshay Kumar-starrer Laxmii. He shared in a recent interview that it was a natural progression rather than a calculated career move. The 43-year-old actor said he decided to produce Laxmii because he found the plot of 2011 Tamil original Kanchana interesting. READ MORE
A troll addressed Akshay Kumar's wife Twinkle Khanna as 'Twinkle Bomb', and she gave a fitting reply. "The trolls are so helpful just when I was looking for the supporting image, here it is:)," Twinkle posted. "One tagged this picture with a comment, ‘Third class person. You make joke about God.’ I am almost tempted to reply, ‘God clearly likes a good joke, otherwise she would not have made you.’ By the way, I think I am going with the new skin tone and bindi look this Diwali like a true-blue bombshell :)," she added.
Laxmii was earlier tilted Laxmmi Bomb. Akshay Kumar and the film's co-producers changed the title just a few days before its release to “respect viewers’ sentiment.”
The development came hours after Rajput outfit Shri Rajput Karni Sena reportedly sent a legal notice to the makers demanding the title change, saying that the Hindu community found Laxmmi Bomb “derogatory” and “offensive” to Goddess Laxmi. READ MORE
Transgender rights activist Laxminarayan Tripathi earlier shared a video praising Laxmii trailer.
Sidharth Shukla posted on Instagram, "Really admire the initiative that Akki sir has started. We got to take a step beyond and show love, acceptance and support towards the third gender. Let’s wear the Laal Bindi and come together kyunki #AbHamariBaariHai unka saath dene ki jinhone aaj tak hamari khushi mein saath diya. ❤️"
Planning to watch Laxmii? Watch the trailer of Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani-starrer.
Tusshar Kapoor's sister and ace producer Ekta Kapoor took to Instagram to share a special note for him. She wrote, "A journey worth applauding! U have done it on ur own ! Took u seven years but so happy n proud that today u r a producer on ur own merit n choices ...that too with a superstar ! HIMMATE MARDA MADDADE KHUDDA ! Best wishes for ur movie JAI MATA DI!"
Laxmii, starring Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani in the lead role, will premiere on Disney Plus Hotstar at 7:05 pm today.
"#laxmii Deeply grateful to all these wonderful people who became a part of this passion project and made it happen! A true modern day classic in its fruitful, yet, tumultuous journey of 7 years! @kiaraaliaadvani @akshaykumar @shabskofficial @offl_lawrence @foxstarhindi @disneyplushotstar @farhadsamji my styling by @urvashishah9," posted Laxmii's producer Tusshar Kapoor.
Kiara Advani posted along with a video, "AbHamariBaariHai. Let's celebrate humanity by breaking gender stereotypes and extend our support to the third gender with the Laal Bindi - a symbol of equal love and respect."
While promoting Laxmii, Akshay Kumar asked fans to use the 'Ab Hamari Baari Hai filter on Instagram. Introducing the same, he tweeted, "Maine toh laga li hai pyaar aur samanta ki Laal Bindi. Now it's your turn to join me using 'Ab Hamari Baari Hai' filter on Instagram as a symbol of love and acceptance for the third gender!"