Laxmmi Bomb
Laxmmi Bomb is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence in his Hindi directorial debut. It is a remake of the Tamil movie Muni 2: Kanchana and stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will not be released theatrically and will stream worldwide on Disney+Hotstar.[2]
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Directed by | Raghava Lawrence |
Produced by | Cape of Good Films Fox Star Studios Shabinaa Entertainment Tushar Entertainment House |
Written by | Raghava Lawrence Farhad Samji |
Starring | Akshay Kumar Kiara Advani |
Cinematography | Vetri |
Edited by | Akiv Ali |
Production company | Cape of Good Films Fox Star Studios Shabinaa Entertainment Tushar Entertainment House |
Distributed by | Disney+Hotstar |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Cast
- Akshay Kumar[3] as Akshay Roy
- Kiara Advani as Amisha, Akshay's love interest
- Tusshar Kapoor as Gaurav Roy, Akshay's brother
- Sharad Kelkar as Laxmmi
- Tarun Arora[4] as MLA Shankar
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Akshay's mother
- Mir Sarwar as Abdul Chacha
- Babu Antony as Bhai
- Muskaan Khubchandani[5] as Palak Roy, Akshay's sister-in-law
Production
The film, a remake of Muni 2: Kanchana, was announced in the second half of January 2019 by the director of its original version i.e. Raghava Lawrence with Akshay Kumar in lead role.[6] Principal photography began on 22 April 2019 with the shoot of song "Bismillah". In January 2020, the starcast filmed song "Burj Khalifa" in Dubai.[7] The filming was wrapped up on 1 March 2020.[8]
Marketing and release
The film was scheduled to be released on 22 May 2020,[9] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
On 29 June 2020, Disney+ Hotstar conducted virtual press conference where Akshay Kumar announced that the film will release on Disney+ Hotstar exclusively as part of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex initiative which was a result of theatre shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic.[11][2]
References
- "Akshay's first look from 'Laxmmi Bomb' is out". Connect Gujarat. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Akshay Kumar film Laxmmi Bomb to premiere on Disney Plus Hotstar". Indian Express. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "'Laxmmi Bomb': Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani's still from the sets goes viral on the internet - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Laxmmi Bomb: Jab We Met's Anshuman to play villain in Akshay Kumar film". India Today. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- Adivi, Sashidhar (10 December 2019). "Muskaan Khubchandani in Akshay Kumar's next film". Deccan Chronicle.
- "BREAKING: Farhad Samji written Akshay Kumar starrer Kanchana remake titled Laaxmi Bomb". Bollywood Hungama. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "EXCLUSIVE! Akshay Kumar begins shooting for Kanchana remake; films a spooky song with the babas". Times Now. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Akshay Kumar wraps Laxmmi Bomb. Kiara Advani shares pic from last day of shoot". India Today. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- "#BreakingNews: #LaxmmiBomb to release on [22 May 2020]... Stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani... Raghava Lawrence directs". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Entertainment News: This Eid, no Salman Khan film at Box Office due to coronavirus COVID-19 - Opening day collection of his previous Eid releases". Zee News. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- "Disney Plus Hotstar Makes Strategic Choice to Bypass India's Theaters, Give More Movies Streaming Premieres". Variety. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.