Ever since the unlock of the theatres was announced by CMO Maharashtra recently, it’s raining release dates, and here’s another one added to the list which also is another Akshay Kumar starrer. Akshay seems all set to rule 2022 with his varied platter of character and films he’ll be portraying on screen. Anand L Rai’s Raksha Bandhan has locked a release date and it’s August 11, 2022. The film also stars Bhumi Pednekar in the lead role
While shooting for this movie, Akshay had dedicated it to his sister Alka Hiranandani. He had shared on Twitter, Growing up his sister, Alka was his first friend. It was the most effortless friendship. Anand L Rai’s Raksha Bandhan is a dedication to her and a celebration of that special bond. Day one of the shoot today, need your love and best wishes.
The story revolves around the love, bonding, and attachment between brother-sister. However mainstream the plot might sound since Anand is ruling the director’s chair, looks like something interesting worth remaining in the memories is in the making.
This family drama is written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dillon. The remaining star cast also includes
Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth who play Kumar’s sisters
Speaking about August release dates, Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan starrer AdiPurush which is a period drama will be releasing on the same day too. The film is directed by Om Raut Adipurush stars Kriti Sanon and Sunny Singh in lead roles. The multi-lingual drama will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. The team has been shooting for the movie in Hyderabad back to back. Om Raut had also opened up that there is a lot of work that is going on. Saif and Prabhas have undergone a remarkable physical transformation and there is massive action involved too. There is a lot of physical transformation that Prabhas has undergone from an artiste’s point of view and he continues to work on it even now as we shoot. With Saif Ali Khan, it is evident in the pictures, but he cannot reveal much.