Makers of Akshay Kumar's Laxmmi Bomb receives legal notice, demanding title change

Akshay Kumar's most awaited flick Laxmmi Bomb has landed in legal trouble as the makers have reportedly received a legal notice from the Shri Rajput Karni Sena. According to a report on Zoom TV, the legal notice was sent by advocate Raghavendra Mehrotra, on behalf of Shri Rajput Karni Sena. As per the notice, Laxmmi Bomb, was being considered “derogatory” and “offensive” to Goddess Laxmi by the Hindu community. It further claimed that the makers had “deliberately” used the title Laxmmi Bomb with the sole purpose of lowering the “dignity” of and to show “disrespect” towards the goddess. 

It added that the name sends out a wrong message to the society at large towards the “ideology, customs, gods and goddesses of Hindu religion”.Laxmmi Bomb, starring Akshay and Kiara Advani in the lead roles, is scheduled to release on November 9 on Disney+ Hotstar. The film centres around Akshay’s character getting possessed by the ghost of a transgender person. Laxmmi Bomb is the Hindi remake of Tamil hit Muni 2: Kanchana, of the Kanchana series, starring Raghava Lawrence. He also directed the series. The film's trailer also faced some sharp reactions upon its release,