Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmii’ was one of the most awaited films of 2020. Earlier meant for a Dussehra release on the silver screens, the film released on OTT platform of Disney+ Hotstar due to the lock down protocols amidst COVID-19. The film released yesterday i.e. 9 November 2020. It opened to mixed responses. While one half that was expecting a masala entertainer was thoroughly delighted, the others who wanted a ‘larger than life’ experience found the film satisfactory.
However, there is one thing that every watcher has agreed upon and that is how amazing Sharad Kelkar’s performance was! That’s right! Sharad Kelkar was also part of the film and had quite an important role to play. He essayed the role of the transgender person, Laxmii whose spirit posses the body of Akshay Kumar’s character Asif in the film.
There is a segment in the film that reveals the struggle Laxmii had to go through during her younger years and that definitely struck an emotional chord with the fans.Β The response has been overwhelming for Sharad Kelkar’s stellar acting skills.
See all the appreciation here:
Appreciation Tweet: ππ#SharadKelkar just made #Laxmii so real! π The only takeaway from this loud film is that my respect for the supremely underrated #SharadKelkar has grown multi-fold! β€οΈ
What a year for him.. from playing Shivaji Maharaj in #Tanhaji to #Laxmii..ππΌπ₯ pic.twitter.com/k1lC7egFu8
— Mohammed Sohail β (@ItsSohailM) November 9, 2020
Performance of @SharadK7 was beyond imagination, you really deserve appreciation. #SharadKelkar#LaxmiiReview pic.twitter.com/803AVdlJ6q
— Abhishek (@m_avishekpathak) November 10, 2020
Only Good thing about #Laxmii Movie is #SharadKelkar π pic.twitter.com/8RGwTf1Zpb
— οΌ‘ο½ο½ο½ (@BeingAksh12) November 10, 2020
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#SharadKelkar when everyone talking about akshay sir this man deserve huge respect for the main roll, awesome acting skill pic.twitter.com/PlQFCNBxu1
— Aryan kumar (@Aryanku08409507) November 10, 2020
#SharadKelkar take a bow, what a performance #LakshmiBomb @SharadK7
— Ishan Khan (@baddieforyou) November 9, 2020
Just saw #LaxmiBomb @SharadK7 sir you are awesome!π₯
You did super, outstanding performance in Laxmi bomb β€οΈ proud to have actors like youπ―β€οΈπ₯ #SharadKelkar πβ€οΈ— Anushka Parabβ¨ (@Anushka0303) November 9, 2020
Apart from Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Sharad Kelkar, other important roles were played by Rakesh Sharma, Ayesha Raza, Manu Rishi Chadha and Ashwini Kalsekar. ‘Laxmii’ was directed by Raghava Lawrence, who also helmed the original Tamil film ‘Kanchana’ the Hindi adaptation is based on.