Actor-filmmaker Raghava Lawrence, who was recently signed to direct the Akshay Kumar-starrer Hindi horror-comedy Laaxmi Bomb, has opted out of the project as he felt “disrespected”.
However, now he is considering returning to the project, provided he is given the respect he deserves. He took to Twitter to announce that after his exit, both Akshay Kumar’s and his fans are repeatedly requesting him to join the project, and he was overwhelmed by their love. He wrote, “The producers are coming to Chennai to meet me. If I’m given proper self-respect for my job, then I’ll think about it. Let’s see what happens after the meeting. I wanted to share this message with fans who were genuinely concerned (sic).”
Dear Friends and Fans!!!
Wanted to share this important message to all the fans who were Genuinely concerned.#LaxmmiBomb pic.twitter.com/XTr4gEvnoR— Raghava Lawrence (@offl_Lawrence) May 25, 2019
Less than a month after Laxmmi Bomb went on floors, Lawrence decided to exit it after the makers unveiled the film’s first look without his knowledge.
“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, ‘Laaxmi Bomb’, the Hindi remake of ‘Kanchana’,” Lawrence wrote in a note he posted on his Twitter page.
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@akshaykumar
@RowdyGabbar @Advani_Kiara pic.twitter.com/MXSmY4uOgR— Raghava Lawrence (@offl_Lawrence) May 18, 2019
He said there were multiple reasons for his exit, “but one of them is that the first look poster of the film was released 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.” Raghava Lawrence felt “disrespected and disappointed.”
In Laaxmi Bomb, Akshay Kumar plays a character that will be possessed by a ghost of a transgender. Kiara Advani has been signed as the leading lady. (Inputs: IANS)
