Prior to the release, makers renamed Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ to ‘Laxmii’ on Thursday.
Amid the backlash on the title, film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed that the title has been changed to ‘Laxmii’.
“NEW DEVELOPMENT… #LaxmmiBomb title changed… New title: #Laxmii… Premieres 9 Nov 2020 on #DisneyPlusHotstarVIP… Stars #AkshayKumar and #KiaraAdvani,” tweeted Adarsh.
It was reported earlier that a legal notice was sent to the makers of the film on behalf of Shri Rajput Karni Sena. According to the notice, the film’s title was considered to be disrespectful to Goddess Laxmi, thereby hurting Hindu community’s sentiments. The notice also demanded a change in the film’s title and said that the current one sends out a wrong message to the society.
On choosing the previous title, film director Raghava Lawrence had said, “I considered going the same way for the Hindi remake but we collectively decided that the name must appeal to the Hindi audience as well and what better than Laxmmi.”
“By god’s grace, it was turning out to be a cracker of a film, so we named it ‘Laxmmi Bomb’. Like a dhamaka of Laxmmi Bomb cannot be missed, the transgender lead character is powerful and radiant. Hence the name fits perfectly,” he added. Akshay Kumar is playing the characters of ‘Asif’ and ‘Laxmmi’’. The movie is set to premiere on November 9, 2020, on DisneyPlus Hotstar.
