Despite Laxmii being widely criticized after release, actor Sharad Kelkar’s extended cameo was one of the few aspects of the film that was appreciated. Sharad appears in the film as a trans person named Laxmi, whose tragic backstory is the heart and soul of the film. In an interview, Sharad …
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Written by Sana Farzeen | Mumbai | Updated: November 17, 2020 10:41:25 pm Sharad Kelkar’s Laxmii airs on Disney + Hotstar. (Photo: Sharad Kelkar / Instagram) If there was an award for the best kept secret in movies, Sharad Kelkar will definitely win without a doubt. The actor who rehearsed …
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Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani star in Laxmii is facing the same fate as the one led by Mahesh Bhatt Sadak 2, 1991 sequel Sadak, faced earlier this year. With the current uproar of debated nepotism and favoritism that has gripped the Hindi film industry, Sadak 2Fate was more or …
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Actor Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani’s Laxmii landed online Monday, and streaming platform Disney + Hotstar has said the film broke viewership records within hours of release. Directed by Raghava Lawrence, the film is a remake of his Tamil Kanchana film and also features Ayesha Raza Mishra, Sharad Kelkar, Tarun …
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Before Raghava Lawrence became a successful director, he began his career as a dancer. The filmmaker, who ventured into Hindi cinema with Akshay Kumar and Laxmii, the star of Kiara Advani, was once a background dancer behind Prabhudeva. In the song Chikku Bukku Rayile from the 1993 Tamil film Gentleman, …
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Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani star Laxmii has become the biggest movie premiere in Disney + Hotstar history. Previously, the record was held by Sushant Singh Rajput’s posthumous feature film Dil Bechara, which premiered on July 24, earlier this year. Laxmii came to OTT in the middle of coronavirus scare …
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Unpleasant, boring and reinforcing dead stereotypes, this Bollywood remake of the Tamil movie ‘Kanchana’, directed by Raghava Lawrence, gets a lot wrong … Are jumpscares working in 2020? But nevertheless, Laxmii ‘Absolute reliance on this deadly editing technique isn’t the only thing that doesn’t work in your favor. During its …
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Laxmii Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani Director: Raghava Lawrence Just when you thought life couldn’t get any more ridiculous in the remaining days of 2020, Akshay Kumar breaks our senses with his new supernatural film Laxmii, previously titled Laxmmi Bomb. It also gives Sadak 2 an outside chance to redeem …
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Filmmaker Raghava Lawrence has praised actor Akshay Kumar for lending his star power to his upcoming film, Laxmii. His comments come after transgender rights activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi said the film was sensitive to the issue. In a tweet, Raghava wrote: “Hello friends and fans, Laxmi, my Hindi debut movie, …
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Akshay Kumar photographed with Kiara Adavni. (courtesy of kiaraaliaadvani) Highlight ‘Laxmii’ To Launch On Disney + Hotstar Tonight The film’s producer Tusshar Kapoor was also present at the premiere. “All in black for the Laxmii red carpet,” wrote Akshay Kumar. New Delhi: The Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani movie Laxmii …
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