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By Rinku Gupta After a lot of media speculations and rumors floating around for several weeks now, the announcement has finally come on the Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmmi Bomb, setting rumors to rest. The actor has confirmed that this Raghava Lawrence directorial will release directly on  the OTT platform Disney Hotstar. The film marks the debut of ace choreographer,  actor and director Raghava Lawrence into Bollywood. The horror comedy is a remake of Kanchana which was a super hit in Tamil.  Raghava Lawrence acted in and directed the original in Tamil. Akshay is reprising the role of a transgender played by actor  Sarath Kumar in the original. Akshay wrote on Twitter, " Watch First day First show of #LaxmmiBomb from the comfort of your homes. Do baatein guaranteed hai : hassoge bhi aur darroge bhi 👻 Only on @DisneyplusHSVIP with #DisneyPlusHotstarVIPMultiplex. @advani_kiara @TusshKapoor @offl_Lawrence @Shabinaa_Ent @foxstarhindi https://t.co/HZw...

By Rinku Gupta While post-production work with lockdown precautions in place is taking  place in Kollywood, and director Gautham Menon has even directed a short film completely online, (Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn with STR , Trisha), in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was spotted shooting outdoors on a set at the Kamalistan studio in Mumbai. Social media went into a tizzy as photos appeared online.  It was revealed that the filming was for an important social cause,  with necessary permissions in place and with strict protocols.       Akshay Kumar at the shooting spot                Director Balki with the crew Produced by Anil Naidu, the film is touted to be a public awareness ad film  created for the Health Ministry, directed by Padman and Mission Mangal fame Balki.  The awareness film, focuses on the public's  responsibilities in the post lockdown period and the continued precautions to t...

By Rinku Gupta Is the Covid pandemic lockdown leading to a slow but certain change in the way Cinema will be consumed? Are direct digital releases on OTT streaming platforms, emerging as the new norm, given the global uncertainty around the opening of theatres as a fallout of the pandemic? Regional cinema, the early birds... In the   Telugu industry,    Amrutharamam  a film with newbies,  directed by debutant  Surendar Kontaddi  which  had been ready for release, decided not to wait indefinitely, and opted for a direct digital release  on Zee 5 on April 29 due to the uncertain  lockdown situation. In the Tamil industry, actor -producer, Suriya set the ball rolling in this direction. Suriya announced that his 2D Entertainments', Jyotika starrer Ponmaghal Vandhal would stream directly on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video , bypassing the theatrical route, given the uncertainity of a release date due to the lockdown....

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to cinemaspeak for video updates) Riding on the wave of the acclaim for Asuran, Dhanush has his hands full with  films with Karthik Subbaraj and Mari Selvaraj next. In the meanwhile, he is already set for his third Hindi film. The much in demand, talented actor who is clearly on a high, is going to start shooting with Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan for a film titled Atrangi Re. Sara is the hot favourite in Bollywood right now, and the pairing with Dhanush is an exciting, fresh combo. The 2 0 actor Akshay is doing a special role, which he said yes to within the first 10 minutes of the narration Aanand gave him. After Raanjhana and Shamitabh, this is Dhanush's third film in Hindi. The film is directed by Aanand L Rai and will have music by AR Rahman. The film is written by National Award winner Himanshu Sharma. The shoot begins on March 1st and the film is set for a 2021 release. The actors are already trending on social media ever...

by Rinku Gupta The Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Mangal ( Hindi)  seems to be racing towards the 100 cr mark. According to sources, the  Fox Star Studios and Hope Production’s Mission Mangal grew huge on Sunday (Day4) garnering  a 27.54cr nett collection taking the total collection to 97.56cr. The star actor Akshay Kumar is racing towards his fastest hundred crore mark in his career and this is already his highest weekend opening film. The movie based on ISRO’s Mission to Mars continues its dream run and love from the audience on Sunday across India The film on the Mangalyaan project has Vidya Balan, Taapsee, Sibakshi Sinha, Kriti Kulhari, Nithya Menen, Sharman Joshi, Dilip Tahil and Sanjay Kapoor in the cast. According to sources , Mission Mangal had massive collections  on Sunday, earning 27.54 (Day4). The total four day collections stand at 97.56cr with the break up as follows : Day 1 (Thursday)- 29.16cr Day 2 - (Friday) -17.28cr Day 3 - (Saturday...

Akshay Kumar, Fox Star Studios’ and Hope Productions' Mission Mangal ( Hindi, with dubbing in Tamil and Telugu) is racing towards a bumper advance booking from audiences across India. The advance bookings, for India’s first space film, has received an overwhelming response across theatres in India. It is all set to surpass expectations as advance reflects the movie-goers excitement to witness the mission to Mars and the response from theatre/ plexes has been phenomenal. Mr. Kamal Gianchandani CEO, PVR Pictures and Chief Business Planning and Strategy, says, “Mission Mangal has received a staggering response from the audience and it affirms the belief that a good content film well marketed and promoted will definitely pull the viewers to the theatres. Akshay Kumar and Fox Star and Hope Productions have done a great job. Akshay Kumar has mastered the genre of presenting real-life stories with a touch of entertainment. Mission Mangal only surpasses that standard and it has h...

The much awaited Shankar's magnum opus, the Superstar Rajinikanth's 2.0 is soon to have a grand international audio launch  at the Burj Park in Dubai on 27th October. Bollywood hero Akshay Kumar plays the main villain while B Town actor Sudhanshu Pandey who debuted in Kollywood with Billa 2, plays another bad guy. Today, Sudhanshu, the tall and handsome baddie, is in Chennai yet again, to complete a patchwork portion of the film, "I have some shooting left, as part of the patchwork. So I will be in Chennai for a day or two." Looks like his links with Kollywood have ony gotten deeper, as he was in town just a few days ago, for the audio launch of the Gautham Karthik starrer Indrajith. Sudhanshu has a meaty role in the Kalaa Prabu directed film produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu, which is touted to be an Indian Jones type action -adventure. Speaking about Chennai where he has shot extensively for Lyca Production's 2.0 and Indrajith, Sudhanshu agrees, "Chennai f...