Mumbai: Laxmii, directed by Raghava Lawrence, is the remake of a Tamil film called Kanchana. It was released online and streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar said that the film has broken viewership record within an hour of release.
Akshay Kumar thanked fans across the country and expressed his joy regarding the response of the audience who received Laxmii with such interest and love. "Who does love beating records," he added.
Laxmii is the story of a man possessed by the ghost of a transgender. The film had roused a number of negative reviews where most critics accused it of insensitivity towards the transgender community.
A critic mentioned that the movie has no business calling it a horror-comedy.
Akshay Kumar's next upcoming movie is Sooryavanshi which is set to release in 2021.