Mumbai, June 15 -- Setting all media speculation aside (especially those Bollywood "Scoops" that dissolved like a scoop of ice cream), Akshay Kumar will release Bell Bottom in theatres on July 27. OTT (some said Amazon Prime, others Disney +Hotstar) will not be the way to go for the Bollywood action superstar. And Bell Bottomwill be the first major Bollywood film to release in theatres during the pandemic.

There was talk that Bell Bottom had been sold for a direct digital premiere. And that Akshay and producers Jackky Bhagnani (Pooja Entertainment) and Nikhil Advani (Emmay Entertainment) had got a lucrative deal from a streaming giant that would make the film a profitable venture for them. All that was left was the official announcement....