Published 20:50 IST, October 7th 2020
'Laxxmi Bomb' faces boycott calls on social media after Akshay Kumar's video on Bollywood
Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar recently announced that his upcoming film 'Laxmmi Bomb' will release in theaters as well as on OTT platform on November 9, 2020.
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Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Laxmmi Bomb has piqued interests of his fans with actor's stunning appearance in first look and poster of film. w that film nears its release (vember 9), netizens have been demanding a ban on release of film. Khili of Bollywood recently posted a video on his social media handles where he defended film industry in wake of Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise and that has seemingly t gone well with a lot of people who have been supporting nationwide movement for justice.
On Saturday, soon after reports of AIIMS' alleged declaration of actor's death case as suicide began to circulate, Akshay Kumar took to social media and posted a video where he mitted that industry has drug problems but also requested fans of Bollywood films all over globe to t generalize and assume worst for every artist in industry.
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In days since video has been posted, netizens have been trolling actor for taking a stand for film industry while entire nation is upset with ongoing probe into drug nexus in Bollywood. Narcotics Control Bureau uncovered names of several A-lister actors and personalities from Bollywood and television industry including Deepika Pukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shrdha Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh and ors in ir investigation of network created by drug mafia within film industry.
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Akshay Kumar's film Laxmmi Bomb is likely to face heat by people of country as hashtags like #BanLaxmiBomb and #BoycottBollywood have been trending on and off. So much so that Google reviews tab for film has been disabled it h been flooded with comments from netizens who have condemned Akshay's stand in support of industry amid furore created in last 4 months.
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Here are some of reactions:
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20:50 IST, October 7th 2020