Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmmi Bomb’s director Raghava Lawrence quits!

It was just a few days back that Akshay Kumar released the poster of Laxmmi Bomb, his upcoming movie that stars Kiara Advani as well. As soon as the actor released the first poster, the movie’s director Raghava Lawrence took to his official social media handle and shared a detailed note stating the reasons of him quitting the movie.

Raghava said that among the many reasons of him quitting as the director of Laxmmi Bomb, the release of the first look poster of the film without his knowledge prompted him to step down. The director said that he did not like the design of the first look.

The note read, “Hi dear friends and fans, There is an old popular saying in Tamil which tells Don’t step into any house where there is no respect. In this world, more than money and fame, self-respect is the most important attribute to a person’s character. 

"So I have decided to step out of the project, Laxmmi Bomb, the Hindi remake of Kanchana. I don’t want to mention the reason because there are multiple reasons, but one of them is that the first look poster of the film was released today without my knowledge and even without discussing anything with me. 

"I was informed about this by a third person. It is very painful for a director to know about his movie’s first look release from others. I feel very disrespected and disappointed. As a creator, I’m also not satisfied with the poster design as well. This shouldn’t happen to any director.”

Raghava Lawrence added that he will still allow the producers to use his script as he respects Akshay. He also gave his best wishes to the cast and crew of the film. He added, "I can hold back my script because I haven’t signed any agreement regarding this film, but I won’t do it because it is not professional. 

"I’m ready to give my script because I personally respect Akshay Kumar sir a lot. They can replace me with some other director according to their wish. Soon I’m going to meet Akshay Kumar sir to give the script and step out of this project in a good way. All the very best to the entire team. I wish the movie a great success. Love, Raghava Lawrence."

The director captioned the post, "Dear Friends and Fans..!I In this world, more than money and fame, self-respect is the most important attribute to a person’s character. So I have decided to step out of the project, #Laxmmibomb Hindi remake of Kanchana."

Akshay Kumar took to social media to release the first look poster of the film, in which he can be seen putting kajal in his eyes. Along with the poster, Akshay wrote, "Bringing you one bomb of a story,#LaxmmiBomb starring @Advani_Kiara & yours truly! Bursting in cinemas on 5th June 2020."

According to recent reports, after the exit of Raghava Lawrence, the producers met and decided the future course of the movie. As per the recent reports from Mumbai Mirror, a new director has been roped in. 

“The second schedule is only in September and things will fall in place by then. Akshay has allotted bulk dates for a 40-day marathon shooting spell in Mumbai. With Raghava, there was a communication gap which was difficult to breach. So we have to take a decision on the new director soon,” as reported by Mirror.

Laxmmi Bomb is the Hindi remake of Tamil film Kanchana directed by Raghava Lawrence. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and R Madhavan in pivotal roles. In the film, Akshay Kumar will be seen as a man possessed by a transgender ghost. Buzz has it that Amitabh Bachchan might also appear as a transgender ghost in Laxmmi Bomb.