Cuttputlli: Ratsasan remake starring Akshay Kumar and Rakul Preet Singh to stream on Disney+ Hotstar

It’s official, Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film, Cuttputlli is headed to OTT. It was announced that the crime thriller, which is the Hindi remake of Ratsanan, will have a direct to digital release on Disney+ Hotstar.

The streaming giant made the announcement on its official social media handles on Thursday, with an ominous video unveiling the film’s title. The post was captioned “Cuttputlli ka khel shuru ho raha hai. #ComingSoon #CuttputlliOnHotstar”.

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The upcoming film is produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh under the banner of Pooja Entertainment. Ranjit M Tewari directed the film, marking his most recent collaboration with Akshay after the 2021 film, Bell Bottom.

Cuttputli marks Akshay’s latest direct to OTT venture after Aanand L Rai’s Atrangi Re, which saw him share the screen with Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush. In addition to Akshay, the upcoming film stars Rakul Preet Singh as the female lead. Sargun Mehta and Chandrachur Singh are also reportedly part of the film’s cast. Cuttputli is speculated to start streaming on the platform sometime next month.

The film had wrapped up production last year, but the makers are reportedly planning to film a ‘special dance number’ featuring Akshay and Rakul in Mumbai this week.

The upcoming film was reportedly called Mission Cinderella initially. It is touted to be the Hindi remake of the 2018 Tamil film Ratsasan, directed by Ram Kumar. The original film followed the story of a police officer, and aspiring filmmaker, who investigates a string of gruesome murders carried out by a serial killer. The Tamil film starred Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Saravanan, Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss in pivotal roles and can be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. The film was also remade in Telugu by Ramesh Varma as Rakshasudu (2019), starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran.