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Akshay Kumar's film Laxmmi Bomb accused of insulting Hindu Goddess

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: October 22, 2020 13:42 IST

Hindu Sena has written a letter to the Information and Broadcast Minister Prakash Javadekar to take appropriate action against ...

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Hindu Sena has written a letter to the Information and Broadcast Minister Prakash Javadekar to take appropriate action against promoters and cast of Laxmmi Bomb. The Hindu Sena claims that the film is making a mockery of Hindu Goddess Laxmi's name and also hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community. Calling the film's title "derogatory" and "offensive" Vishnu Gupta, the National President of the HIndu Sena alleged that the film hurting religious sentiments. The letter further alleges that the movie is promoting Love Jihad as the name of the male actor is Muslim and the actress is Hindu calling it highly intolerable.

Gupta recently took to Twitter to share the letter and said, Gupta, tweeted, "Hindu Sena has given a complaint letter @PrakashJavdekar to take appropriate action against the promoters, cast, and crew of the upcoming movie "Laxmmi Bomb" starring @akshaykumar and directed by Sh Raghava Lawrence for making a mockery of Hindu Goddess Laxmi's name."In his letter Gupta reasoned that since the Hindu community worships goddess Laxmi especially during Diwali, the film's release has been scheduled during the festival so as to provoke the Hindu community with negative publicity.Disney Plus Hotstar announced that Akshay Kumar-starrer Laxmmi Bomb will be hitting its platform on November 9. The film, directed by Raghava Lawrence, is the Hindi remake of the filmmaker's 2011 Tamil horror-comedy Kanchana. It also features Kiara Advani in a pivotal role. 

Tags: Laxmmi BombAkshay KumarKiara AdvaniTusshar Kapoor
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