Bollywood’s ace actor Khiladi Akshay Kumar never goes out of work, as he is one of few actors of the industry who delivers at least 2 movies per year, Unlike Bollywood’s biggest Khans.
Akshay has been giving back to back hits for the last few years. The gone year also turned-out-to-be a big successful year for him as his last film Sooryavanshi broke all records of earning and grossed nearly Rs. 300 crore at Box office.
Not only theatrical but Akshay is also managing the OTT release like no one else. His first film which had a direct OTT release was 2020 horror comedy Laxmi, which broke the viewership records of Sushant Singh Rajput’s last film Dil Bechara.
The second film that was a direct Ott release was Anand L. Rai’s Atrangi re, opened to an amazing response from the viewers as well as critics.
After Laxmi and Atrangi re, Akshay is all set for direct OTT streaming of his upcoming psycho investigation thriller Mission Cinderella, which is the Hindi version of director Ram Kumar’s 2018 Tamil slasher film Ratsasan that starred Vishnu Vishal in the lead role.
The film made such a huge impact that just after a year of its release, it was remade in Telugu as Rakshasudu, starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas as protagonist. Now its Hindi version is ready to entertain the audience soon.
Mission Cinderella OTT Release Date
Though the makers of the movie have not made any announcement regarding the exact release date of the movie, they have confirmed that it will skip the theater-release and will have a direct OTT release on Disney+ Hotstar.
After Atrangi Re which starred Sara Ali Khan and actor Dhanush along with Akshay, Mission Cinderella will become the second movie of the actor to have a direct streaming on Disney + Hotstar.
The OTT giant is said to have acquired the film’s streaming rights at a whopping price and according to some media sources, the makers are planning to release it during the Eid weekend in May 2022.
The shooting of the film began in August 2021 and it took place in various locations of Budapest, the UK and Mumbai, and finally wrapped up in October 2021.
#MissionCinderella the ratsasan remake likely to premiere directly on Disney+ Hotstar skipping theatres, APRIL 29th.
The platform has bought the satellite + digital rights for a massive price of ₹135 crores. pic.twitter.com/MNsi7P5ACf
— LetsCinema (@letscinema) March 30, 2022
Mission Cinderella Star Cast & Makers
Along with Akshay Kumar, the film also stars actress Rakul Preet Singh as the female lead. We can also expect to see actress Sargun Mehta in a key role.
The film is directed by Ranjit M. Tewari while it is bankrolled by Vashu Bhagnani under his banner Pooja Entertainment.
The film is the 41st production venture of the production house and its second film to be released directly on OTT after Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan starrer Coolie No. 1.
Plot of the Film
The story of the film revolves around an aspiring film director who wants to make a movie on psychopaths, but after facing rejection multiple times, he gives up on his dreams and in family pressure, becomes a Police officer.
Some unfortunate incidents of brutal killings of school girls are taking place in the city and now he is on a mission to track down the serial killer behind these murders.
