Laxmii (2020)

Interesting facts

• Based on: Kanchana
• Filmed in: Dubai

Laxmii is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, marking his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his director's own Tamil film Kanchana (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Sharad Kelkar, while Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma and Ashwini Kalsekar play pivotal roles. The film revolves around a man who gets possessed by the ghost of a transgender person. Kumar, also produced the film under his Cape of Good Films and Fox Star Studios, along with Tusshar Kapoor's newly launched production company,

Production

In January 2019, media reports suggested that Akshay Kumar will star in the remake of Kanchana (2011), directed by Raghava Lawrence, who also signed to helm the Hindi version of it, thus making his debut in Bollywood, whereas Kiara Advani, plays the female lead. The film marks Kumar's return to horror comedy-genre after a decade since Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007).

The principal photography of the film began on 22 April 2019. The film came in the middle of controversy after Raghava Lawrence, quit the film in May 2019, as Kumar released the first look without consulting him. It was revealed that the director does not have any credit, in the poster which resulted him to quit the film. In June 2019, Lawrence announced his return to direction, after sorting out issues with Kumar.

The second schedule of the film began in August 2019. The song "Burj Khalifa" featuring Akshay Kumar and Kiara was filmed in Dubai in January 2020. The climax scene of the film was shot at Mumbai on 26 February 2020, and filming was completed on 1 March 2020.

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