Akshay
Kumar's
much-awaited
film
Laxmii
premiered
earlier
this
week
on
Disney+
Hotstar.
While
the
horror
comedy
was
panned
by
the
critics
and
a
section
of
the
audience,
as
per
Disney+
Hotstar,
the
Raghava
Lawrence-directorial
has
registered
the
highest
opening
on
the
OTT
platform.
Recently,
while
speaking
with
Mid-day,
Akshay
Kumar
reacted
to
his
film
failing
to
impress
the
critics.
For
the
unversed,
Laxmii
is
a
remake
of
Raghava
Lawrence's
Tamil
hit
Kanchana.
Akshay
Kumar
On
Laxmii
Getting
Panned
By
Critics
Akshay
Kumar
said
that
he
feels
great
that
his
film
broke
all
previous
records
within
hours
of
landing
on
the
OTT
platform,
and
continued,
"I
know
a
lot
of
critics
don't
like
my
films,
and
I
understand
it.
But
my
focus
is
on
my
audience."
Akshay
Kumar
On
Laxmii
Recording
The
Biggest
Opening
Of
His
Career
"I
am
told
it's
the
biggest
opening
of
my
career.
The
film
achieves
something
pivotal.
Having
a
transgender
protagonist
normalises
and
reinforces
the
rights
of
the
LGBTQ
community.
Be
it
with
PadMan
[2018]
or
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
[2017]
or
Mission
Mangal
[2019],
the
idea
is
to
do
more
than
just
entertain
or
deliver
a
box-office
success.
I
want
to
make
a
difference," the
superstar
told
Mid-day.
Akshay
Kumar
Says
Laxmi
Narayan
Tripathi's
Words
Of
Appreciation
Mattered
To
Him
The
team
of
Laxmii
recently
held
a
screening
in
Delhi
with
transgender
activist
Laxmi
Narayan
Tripathi.
Speaking
about
it,
Akshay
added,
"Her
words
of
appreciation
mattered
to
me.
She
lauded
me
for
playing
the
character.
There
were
100
transgender
women.
They
all
stood
up
and
clapped
at
the
end
of
the
film.
The
ostracisation
of
the
community
has
been
horrific,
and
it's
time
we
collectively
stood
up
and
promoted
equality."
Besides
Akshay
Kumar,
Laxmii
also
stars
Kiara
Advani
and
Sharad
Kelkar.
The
latter's
performance
in
the
film
has
received
rave
reviews
from
all
nooks
and
corners.