
Laxmii is 2020 Indian horror and comedy movie and is the remake of Tamil’s 2011 film Kanchana. It was scheduled to release on May 22nd, 2020 but postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic. The story revolves around Asif who does not believe in ghosts. His life takes a turning point when he finds himself possessed by a transgender ghost.
- Release date: November 9, 2020
- Available on: Disney+ Hotstar
- Genre: Comedy horror
- Directed by: Raghava Lawrence
- IMDB Rating: 2.2/10
- Lead stars: Akshay Kumar as Asif, Kiara Advani as Rashmi, Asif’s wife
- Music composition: Tanishk Bagchi, Shashi–DJ Khushi, Anup Kumar and Ullumanati
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Alteration in Laxmii bomb title
The initial title of the movie was Laxmii bomb. On October 29th, 2020, a legal notice sent to filmmakers to change the name of the movie because it is disrespectful to write a bomb with the name of the Goddess. Now the movie is released under the title Laxmii.
Soundtracks
Title | Lyrics | Singers |
Burj Khalifa | Gagan Ahuja | Shashi–DJ Khushi
Nikhita Gandhi Madhubanti |
Bam Bholle | Ullumanati | Viruss |
Start Stop | Vayu | Raja Hasan |
The song track Burj Khalifa was shooted in Dubai.
Why Laxmii was not released in theatres?
Laxmii is the big-budget Indian movie on Disney+ Hotstar. It does not release in theatres because of Covid-19 pandemic.
Why LAXMII is focusing on the transgender community?
Akshay Kumar is running a trust and some transgenders asked him to help them. After hearing the story of those transgenders, Bollywood’s Mr Khiladi decided to show their story to the entire world by portraying the character of Laxmii in the movie.
Audience Reviews on Laxmii
Response from the audience on Laxmii is critical and negative. We are summarizing some of the reviews below:
- Too much shrieking in the movie that caused the headache.
- Laxmii does not match with its previous Tamil version “Kanchana”.
- The movie was not terrifying at all.
- Weak screenplay.