Raghava Lawrence’s directorial debut in the Bollywood movie industry is Laxmii, a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror movie directed and written by him. It features Akshay Kumar as well as Kiara Advani, as well as Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Sharad Kelkar is an adaptation of his own Tamil movie Kanchana (2011). The storey follows a guy who is possessed by the ghost of a transgender person. Kumar co-produced the picture alongside Tusshar Kapoor’s newly established production firm, Tusshar Entertainment House, and Shabinaa Entertainment, beneath his Cape of Good Films as well as Fox Star Studios banners.
Laxmii was supposed to be released in theatres on May 22, 2020, however, it was postponed because of the COVID-19 epidemic. It was then digitally broadcast across India on Disney+ Hotstar on November 9, 2020, making this the first big-budget Bollywood movie to be broadcast on a streaming platform. This was not released in theatres in India but was distributed in UAE, Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand. The script, screenplay, narration, as well as performances, garnered poor reviews from reviewers and audiences, however, Akshay Kumar and Sharad Kelkar’s talents were lauded.
The Soundtrack of the movie-
Tanishk Bagchi, Shashi–DJ Khushi, and Ullumanati composed the film’s music, and Vayu, Gagan Ahuja, Farhad Samji, and Ullumanati wrote the film’s lyrics. Amar Mohile wrote the music for the soundtrack.
“Bam Bhole” is a rendition of Viruss and Ullumanati’s song of the same title. The original single was released on such an independent record label termed Acme Music, in 2017 as well as being a superhit melody with much more than 200 million youtube views.
“Apna Time Aayega” from Gully Boy, “Kala Chashma” from Baar Baar Dekho, and “Main Nikla Gaddi Leke” from Gadar: Ek Prem Katha are all included in the song “Mata Ka Jagrata.”
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