Laxmmi
Bomb,
the
Akshay
Kumar-Kiara
Advani
starrer
is
one
of
the
most-awaited
upcoming
films
of
Bollywood
in
2020.
The
horror-comedy
is
all
set
to
get
an
OTT
release
in
India,
on
the
renowned
platform
Disney+Hotstar
on
November
9,
2020.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
Raghava
Lawrence
opened
up
about
Laxmmi
Bomb.
Here
is
what
the
director
has
to
say...
1.
Why
did
you
choose
to
change
the
title
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
your
Tamil
film
'Kanchana'?
"Our
Tamil
film
was
named
after
the
main
lead
character
Kanchana.
Kanchana
means
'gold'
which
is
a
form
of
Lakshmi.
Earlier
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."
2.
The
trailer
looks
fun
with
an
ensemble
cast.
Tell
us
about
your
thoughts
on
the
story
and
the
different
characters
in
the
film
"The
story
was
created
to
give
the
audience
a
mix
of
horror
and
comedy
experience
and
also
for
the
first
time
I
tried
to
involve
an
important
social
message
about
transgenders
into
the
horror-comedy
genre.
The
characters
are
created
in
such
a
way
that
the
audience
can
enjoy
the
different
variations
of
characters
on
the
screen."
3.
What
made
you
choose
a
story
that
emphasises
on
the
transgender
community?
"I
run
a
trust
and
few
transgenders
approached
my
trust
for
help.
When
I
heard
their
story,
I
felt
like
I
wanted
to
tell
their
story
to
everyone
through
the
character
called
Laxmi
in
this
movie.
After
watching
the
film
audiences
will
know
what
I
am
talking
about."
4.
This
is
the
first
time
that
a
mainstream
Bollywood
actor
is
playing
a
transgender
character,
what
are
your
thoughts
on
this?
"After
Kanchana
released
in
Tamil,
the
movie
received
huge
appreciation
from
transgenders.
They
directly
came
to
my
home
and
blessed
me.
So
In
Hindi
when
Akshay
sir
is
playing
the
role,
I
believe
that
the
message
will
reach
an
even
wider
audience.
My
special
thanks
to
Akshay
sir
for
accepting
and
playing
this
role."