Felt compelled to tell the story of the transgender community: Laxmmi Bomb director

Tamil director Raghava Lawrence, who is all set for the release of his Hindi debut with Laxmmi Bomb, stressed that the film infuses social messaging about the transgender community. Lawrence also said that he is thrilled to have Akshay Kumar fronting the film.

Mumbai: The horror comedy Laxmmi Bomb, starring Akshay Kumar, is all set to release on November 9, and director Raghava Lawrence, who makes his Bollywood debut with the film, says he felt compelled to tell the story of the transgender community in the film.

The film is a remake of the Tamil horror comedy, Muni 2: Kanchana, which Lawrence made in 2011.

"I run a trust and few transgenders approached my trust for help. When I heard them out, I felt like I wanted to tell their story to everyone, first through the character of Kanchana and now with Laxmmi in this movie. After watching the film, the audience will know what I am talking about. For the first time I tried to involve an important social message about transgenders in the horror comedy genre. The characters are created in such a way that the audience can enjoy different variations of the characters on the screen," Lawrence said.

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