Over the years, we have been witness to news of movie's title being changed either due to superstitions or pressure from external sources. The latest to join this bandwagon is Raghava Lawrence's "Laxmii" when certain religious outfits took offence over it's original title. Well it was released prior to Diwali & there were certainly high hopes riding on this movie after all it had Akshay back in his comic avatar or atleast that is what the trailer seemed like. Alas, it wasnt to be as it seemed like a competition for mediocrity for large parts of the movie.
Asif (Akshay Kumar) does not believe in ghosts & exposes fake gurus who tries to swindle money on the pretext of supernatural occurrences. On the wedding anniversary of his in-laws with whom he shared a strained relationship as his father in law, Sachin (Rajesh Sharma) didnt approve him of being married to their daughter, Rashmi (Kiara Advani), they invite him over in the hope of breaking the ice. Apparently, there was a haunted ground in the vicinity & after Asif had visited it, strange events start unfolding in his in laws home. Will Asif eventually be forced to believe in ghosts???
So Lawrence makes his Bollywood directorial debut with the remake of his own Tamil movie "Kanchana" (2011). I dont know about others but I certainly didnt find the original interesting & was perplexed as to why would anyone want such an average movie being remade. Anywaz since Akshay was in the mix, I certainly had hopes but it turned out to be an absolute torture for large parts. However, the portions that featured Sharad Kelkar as Laxmii was impressive & even Akshay in the transgender avatar (especially in the Bam Bam Bhole song sequence). But that was solely for their performance & not for the mediocrity that unfolds on the screen.
Apart from Sharad Kelkar's performance, none of the rest deserves a mention as all of their performances were so damn pathetic & artificial. Even Akshay who usually revels in comedy sequences failed to tickle the funny bone. Ashwini Kalsekar seemed like she was vying for the worst performer award with stiff competition from Ayesha Raza.
Verdict: Damn...this was undoubtedly the worst movie that I have seen of Akshay in the past few years. It belies my logic as to why Fox Studios decided to even invest money for such a lame script. In short, definitely AVOID IT!!!
Rating: 1/5
Regards...Ben
spot on
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