After much speculation Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani starrer Laxmmi Bomb will now be releasing on a OTT platform. Akki on Wednesday revealed that his upcoming horror-comedy Laxmmi Bomb will release on November 9 on Disney Plus Hotstar.Akshay took to Instagram to announce the release date of the much-anticipated remake of the 2011 Tamil hit Muni 2: Kanchana.The actor also unveiled Laxmmi Bomb’s teaser, which first flashes the sentence, “When Outcast becomes Outraged.” A voiceover is then heard saying, “Aaj se tumhara naam Laxman nahi, Laxmi hoga,” as Akshay’s face is shown transforming from a man to a woman.
For the unversed, Akshay Kumar plays a transgender in the film, directed by Raghava Lawrence, who also helmed the original. The film, a remake of the Tamil movie Muni 2: Kanchana, is produced by Cape of Good Films, Tusshar Kapoor, Shabinaa Khan and Fox Star Studios. It also stars Sharad Kelkar and Ashwini Kalsekar in supporting rolesEarlier, the horror comedy was slated to release in May 2020 on the occasion of Eid. However, the nationwide lockdown due to the pandemic led to an indefinite delay. . Laxmmi Bomb marks Akshay Kumar’s return to the horror-comedy genre after 13 years. His last horror-comedy was Priyadarshan directorial Bhool Bhulaiyaa.