Bell Bottom What’s your Reaction? +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 Facebook Twitter Email Bell Bottom does match the scale and lively spirit of both Baby and Airlift. This is tall praise to start with. The lead character, I’m told, is based on two real life spies. The story itself, inspired by supposedly “declassified documents,” Akshay says, is “80 per cent true”. Honestly, it feels strange to be writing about a major, desi theatrical release, sitting in my hometown, Mumbai, which in turn is the home of popular Hindi cinema, or Bollywood as it were. But this film itself hasn’t made it to local theatres yet. They’re all shut. I watched it in the neighbouring town of Surat, at a sanitised multiplex that could’ve been anywhere in the world. Let this moment of pandemic — among greater tragedies — be also recorded in Mumbai’s popcorn history. Release Date: August 2021 Genres: Thriller/Mystery Director: Ranjit Tewari Cast: Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Vaani Kapoor Videos Tweets by AKFansGroup