The title of Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film Laxmmi Bomb has now been changed to Laxmii.“New development: Laxmmi Bomb title changed.New title: Laxmii,” trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the news on Thursday evening.It has been reported that the makers of the film changed the name of the film after several Hindu outfits protested against the title Laxmmi Bomb, alleging that it hurt religious sentiments and was an insult to Goddess Laxmi.
Karni Sena had reportedly sent a legal notice to the makers of the film – directed by Raghava Lawrence – demanding a change in the title.According to several media reports, Laxmmi Bomb went for its censor certificate on Thursday and after a discussion with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the makers decided to change the title to Laxmii, in consideration of the sentiments of its viewers.
Laxmii is a Hindi remake of the 2011 Tamil film Kanchana that was also directed by Raghava Lawrence.Earlier, in an interview with the news agency PTI, the director said that he changed the title from Kanchana to Laxmmi Bomb to “appeal” the Hindi audience.
