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'Bell Bottom': Akshay Kumar announces release date of film, to hit theatres worldwide

Bell Bottom will feature Akshay playing the role of a RAW agent. It is based on the plane hijacks that took India by storm in the early 1980s.

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After much anticipation, Akshay Kumar on Tuesday (June 15) announced that his film ‘Bell Bottom’ will get a grand theatrical release on July 27. He also shared an exciting teaser of the mega-budget film, which is set for a worldwide release.

In the teaser Akshay Kumar can be seen walking past dates in a bell bottom pant-suit with a briefcase as the ‘Bell Bottom’ title track plays in the backgound.  The camera pauses and zooms in on July 27, revealing the release date.

While sharing the teaser, he wrote, “I know you have patiently waited for #Bellbottom! Couldn’t be happier to finally announce the release of our film. Arriving across big screens worldwide #BellBottomOn27July @vashubhagnani @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani.”

Set in the 1980s, 'Bell Bottom' had created a massive buzz last year as it became the first Bollywood movie to start and complete its shooting amid the COVID-19 pandemic where the film’s entire cast and crew flew to Scotland to shoot the movie in a bio-bubble.

The Ranjit M Tewari directorial is written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Sheikh, and stars Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi in pivotal roles. The release date for ‘Bell Bottom’ was changed twice earlier due to the second wave of COVID-19.

'Bell Bottom', a spy thriller, will feature Akshay playing the role of a RAW agent. It is based on the plane hijacks that took India by storm in the early 1980s. Lara will essay the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was in power at that time. Vaani will play Akshay's wife in the film. 

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar on Monday (June 14) quashed reports claiming that the he slashed his fees by Rs 30 crore for 'Bell Bottom’. The report stated that the producer Vashu Bhagnani asked Akshay to reduce his fees and the actor obliged by doing so. The actor took to his Twitter page and rubbished the news reported by Bollywood Hungama. Akshay tweeted, "What waking up to FAKE Scoops feels like!"

Apart from Bell Bottom, Akshay has a flurry of projects in his kitty including Atrangi Re, Raksha Bandhan, Bachchan Pandey, Sooryavanshi, Prithviraj and Mission Lion. 

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