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{{Short description|Indian action thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bell Bottom
| image = Bell Bottom film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ranjit M Tewari
| producer = [[Vashu Bhagnani]] [[Jackky Bhagnani]] [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]] Monisha Advani Madhu Bhojwani [[Nikkhil Advani]]
| writer = Aseem Arrora Parveez Shaikh
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Akshay Kumar]] [[Lara Dutta]] [[Vaani Kapoor]] [[Huma Qureshi]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Score:''' Daniel B. George '''Songs:''' [[Amaal Mallik]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]] Shantanu Dutta Gurnazar [[Maninder Buttar]]
| cinematography = [[Rajeev Ravi]]
| editing = [[Chandan Arora]]
| studio = [[Pooja Entertainment]] [[Emmay Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Pen India Limited|Pen Marudhar Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|08|19|ref1=<ref name="release date" />}}
| runtime = 123 minutes<ref name=BBFC>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bellbottom-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtmtexmdy4mw|title=Bell Bottom (2021)|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813174442/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bellbottom-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzi4ndi|archive-date=13 August 2021|access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = ₹170 crore <ref>{{cite web |title=Bell Bottom (2021): Budget & Box Office Verdict |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6140 |website=Box Office India |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|50.58 [[crore]]}}<ref name="bo" />
}}

'''''Bell Bottom''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref name=BBFC/> directed by Ranjit M Tewari.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Shalu|date=6 July 2020|title=Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom to go on floors next month in UK|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-bell-bottom-vaani-kapoor-shooting-starts-in-august-in-uk-632007|access-date=6 July 2020|website=India TV News|language=en}}</ref> The film is written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Sheikh, with production by [[Vashu Bhagnani]], [[Jackky Bhagnani]], [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]] and [[Nikkhil Advani]] under their respective banners [[Pooja Entertainment]] and [[Emmay Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor's Bellbottom becomes first Hindi film to commence shooting post lockdown|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-vaani-kapoors-bellbottom-becomes-first-hindi-film-to-commence-shooting-post-lockdown-8562871.html|date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref> It stars [[Akshay Kumar]] as the lead character, with [[Lara Dutta]], [[Vaani Kapoor]] and [[Huma Qureshi]] in an extended cameo appearance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akshay Kumar to start shooting for Bell Bottom next month|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/akshay-kumar-to-start-shooting-for-bell-bottom-next-month-42023.html|date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Filmfare|language=en}}</ref> Bell Bottom is inspired from [[List of hijackings of Indian aeroplanes#1980s|real life hijacking events in India]] by [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani separatists]] during the 1980s, such as the [[Indian Airlines]] [[Indian Airlines Flight 423|Flight 423]], [[1984 Indian Airlines Airbus A300 hijacking|405]] and [[1984 Indian Airlines IC 421 hijacking|421]] hijackings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rama |first1=Rupali |title=Bell Bottom Real Story: चाकू की नोक पर हाइजैक हुए थे 6 प्लेन, खालिस्तान की मांग संग ये है 'बेल बॉलम' की सच्ची कहानी |url=https://hindi.news24online.com/news/entertainment/bell-bottom-real-story-6-planes-were-hijacked-knife-point-true-story-bell-ballam-demand-khalistan-20ddd8aa/ |website=[[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News 24 Hindi]] |language=hi |date=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-is-on-a-mission-to-rescue-212-indians-on-board-a-hijacked-plane-in-bellbottom/articleshow/78002910.cms|title=Akshay Kumar is on a mission to rescue 212 Indians on board|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=9 September 2020|access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began on 20 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akshay Kumar's espionage thriller Bell Bottom to start shooting in August|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumars-espionage-thriller-bell-bottom-to-start-shooting-in-august/articleshow/76810429.cms|date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref> The film was wrapped up on 30 September in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/akshay-kumar-returns-home-wrapping-shoot-bell-bottom-co-star-vaani-kapoor|title=Akshay Kumar returns home after wrapping the shoot for Bell Bottom with co-star Vaani Kapoor|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=3 October 2020|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> The film released in theatres on 19 August 2021 in [[3D film|3D]]. The reception was mixed, with praise for Kumar’s and Dutta’s performance, art direction, fast paced narration & screenplay, background music & cinematography, but criticism for the low quality VFX shots in action sequences and weak climax,<ref name="release date">{{cite web |title= Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Bell Bottom’ to release in 3D on August 19|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshay-kumar-starrer-bell-bottom-to-release-in-3d-on-august-19/articleshow/84966701.cms|date=2 August 2021|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref> following which it became a major [[box office bomb|commercial failure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6140|title=Bell Bottom - Movie|website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 1984, Indian Airlines Flight 691 (resembling [[Indian Airlines Flight 421]]) is hijacked, the seventh such hijacking in India in five years, with all the previous ones ending in acquiescence to the hijackers' demands that other terrorists be freed and money be delivered. During her briefing, Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], frustrated at the lack of action taken on the matter, decides to allow a RAW agent code-named "Bell Bottom" to handle the case. As a "mere" clerk, he is already viewed with consternation by the other officials, and his deduction that the alleged masterminds, a [[Khalistan movement|Khalistan separatist]] group named "Azaadi Dal" ({{lit|Liberation Organisation}}), are merely a front for Pakistan's ISI are rebuffed by them due to improving Indo-Pakistani relations. After the plane lands in Amritsar when he predicted it would land in Lahore, he is dismissed. However, his supervisor points out that he is an expert on hijackings and is motivated by personal experience.

In 1979, polymath Anshul Malhotra lives with his mother Raavi, an asthmatic who constantly visits his brother in London, and his wife Radhika. Her flight is hijacked by terrorists, but then-PM [[Morarji Desai]] and Pakistani President [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] negotiate and fulfill the hijackers demands in exchange for the hostages' release. However, Raavi dies, reportedly due to natural causes. Soon after, though, Anshul is abducted by RAW, who reveal that one of the hijackers, Daljeet "Doddy" Singh, had purposely withheld her inhaler, pusher her into the galley and thrown heavy blankets on her, increasing her suffering as she died. Anshul is given the offer to join RAW; he accepts and takes on the code-name Bell Bottom, with his cover to his wife being that he is an embassy officer. After his training, which showcases his extraordinary memory and improves his previously subpar physical skills, he is assigned to the hijacking desk. In 1983, he finds one of the hijackers while visiting his brother in London and tracks them; he raids their house with other RAW agents and captures three of them but the fourth, Doddy Singh, escapes.

Back in the present, the plane takes off from Amritsar and lands in Lahore, prompting Gandhi to order Anshul back in. He convinces her to "break script" and disallow the Pakistani side to send their negotiating team, and orders them not to refuel the plane. In response, Zia sends his minister to keep track of the situation. In Lahore, the minister replaces the hijacker with Doddy and supplies weapons and explosives. Correctly figuring that they will go to the Middle East to take advantage of their naivety in aerial terrorism, Anshul prepares for a covert operation in Dubai against the Indian ministers' wishes. Meanwhile, the Pakistani minister goes to Dubai to observe what is going on and guide Doddy.

Upon arrival, Anshul and his team, disguised as diplomatic aides, meet up with a contact in the Dubai airport, where they see Dubai's emphasis on humanitarianism and avoidance of bloodshed. Their first plan, covertly entering the aircraft and disarming the hijackers, is foiled when the Pakistani minister notices and closes the luggage door. Anshul's "plan B", sending in the Indian army, is also curtailed when the Dubai officials are notified and the ship they are on is denied entry. With all avenues cut off, the ministers go to negiotate; although they agree to the terrorists' demands of money, more terrorist releases, and a charter flight to London for freedom, they are surprised at the terrorists extreme inhumanity and one of them is taken hostage as a "VIP" target to be held until they get to London. Seemingly out of options, Anshul asks their airport contact to take them to a under-construction terminal so they can view the proceedings; however this is a ruse as Anshul reveals his knowledge of the contact's betrayal and ties her up. Disguising themselves as airport workers, they take advantage of a sandstorm to get on the field, free the VIPs, and capture the terrorists, redirecting the charter flight to India. The leader of Dubai denies them take off clearance at first, but after Anshul explains how their methods fit in with Dubai's humanism, he grants it. In India, the terrorists are booked, with Zia and the ISI leaders huffing in disgrace, and the flight is returned, with all on board safe and sound and reunited with their families. In the end, it is revealed that Radhika was actually working for RAW and had informed them of her husband's abilities and background in the first place.

== Cast ==
* [[Akshay Kumar]] as Anshul Malhotra / [[Research and Analysis Wing|Agent]] Bell Bottom<ref name=indianexpress>{{Cite web|date=6 July 2020|title=Bellbottom: Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor to begin shooting next month|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-vaani-kapoor-shooting-bellbottom-next-month-6492269/|access-date=6 July 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lara Dutta]] as [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/lara-dutta-opens-role-indira-gandhi-bellbottom-got-opportunity/|title=Lara Dutta opens up about her role as Indira Gandhi in BellBottom and how she got the opportunity|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[Vaani Kapoor]] as Radhika Malhotra<ref name=indianexpress />
* [[Huma Qureshi]] as Adeela Rehman<ref>{{Cite news|title=Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom Team Will Fly To UK For Film's First Schedule In August|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumars-bell-bottom-team-will-fly-to-uk-for-films-first-schedule-in-august-2257818|access-date=15 May 2021|website=NDTV.com|first=Nilanjana|last=Basu|date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
* [[Adil Hussain]] as [[Research and Analysis Wing#List of R&AW Secretaries|N. F. Suntook]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Adil Hussain on resuming work with Bell Bottom: It was a very mixed feeling to go out and shoot|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/adil-hussain-on-resuming-work-with-bell-bottom-it-was-a-very-mixed-feeling-to-go-out-and-shoot/story-xYGxm5xwWIvBVRmGcNUc4O.html|website=Hindustan Times|access-date= 27 February 2021}}</ref>
* [[Denzil Smith]] as [[R. N. Kao]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=2020-09-30|title=Akshay Kumar's 'Bellbottom' Wraps Scotland Shoot Amid Pandemic (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/akshay-kumar-bellbottom-scotland-shoot-wrap-pandemic-1234787639/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Aniruddh Dave]] as Puchchi<ref>{{cite web|title=Aniruddh Dave Joins The Cast Of Akshay Kumar Starrer 'Bell Bottom'|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/aniruddh-dave-joins-the-cast-of-akshay-kumar-starrer-bell-bottom-53864 |website=Mumbai Live|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thalaivasal Vijay has a fun experience shooting for with Akshay Kumar for Bell Bottom - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thalaivasal-vijay-has-a-fun-experience-shooting-for-with-akshay-kumar-for-bell-bottom/articleshow/78585483.cms|access-date=2021-06-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Zain Khan Durrani]] as Daljeet Singh aka Doddy
* [[Dolly Ahluwalia]] as Raavie Malhotra
* [[Mamik Singh]] as Aashu Malhotra
* Abhijit Lahiri as [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
* [[Sumit Kaul]] as Dollar
* Sunit Tandon as ISI Chief
* Jatin Negi as Sundar
* Amit Kumar Vashisth as Saand
* Kavi Raj as [[General (Pakistan)|Gen.]] [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]]
* Husam Chadat as Farhad Bin Sultan
* Anjali Dinesh Anand as Anshul’s Sister-In-Law
* Ashok Chhabra as [[Morarji Desai]]
* Balram Gupta as Home Minister
* Girish Sharma as Anshul’s Friend
* Nitin Khanna as Dubai Policeman
* Karim Saidi as Abu Mukhtar
* Deesh Mariwala as Tejeshwar
* Ahmed Yahya Berrada as IB Official Of Dubai

==Production and release==
The film was officially announced in November 2019 with release date of [[Republic Day]] 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Time we get back to work: Akshay Kumar announces ''''Bellbottom'''' with Vaani Kapoor to go on floors in August|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/time-we-get-back-to-work-akshay-kumar-announces-bellbottom-with-vaani-kapoor-to-go-on-floors-next-month/articleshow/76807499.cms|date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> ''Bell Bottom'' is based on true events and the story is set during the 1980s about some unforgettable heroes of the era.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2019|title=Bell Bottom first look: Akshay Kumar announces spy thriller based on true events, says it is not a remake|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bell-bottom-first-look-akshay-kumar-announces-spy-thriller-based-on-true-events-says-it-is-not-a-remake/story-tJVcTY7kWXYGekUheg6x0J.html|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=न्यूज़|first=रवि जैन, एबीपी|date=6 July 2020|title=कोरोना वायरस के बीच अगस्त में अक्षय कुमार शुरू करेंगे 'बेलबॉटम' की शूटिंग|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/shooting-of-akshay-kumars-film-bell-bottom-will-begin-in-august-ann-1453686|access-date=6 July 2020|website=www.abplive.com|language=hi}}</ref> It is Vaani Kapoor's first film to be not produced by [[Yash Raj Films]] and became the first [[Bollywood]] movie to start shooting amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020 during which shootings were stopped in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fresh pair: Vaani Kapoor to star opposite Akshay Kumar in Bell-Bottom|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/fresh-pair-vaani-kapoor-to-star-opposite-akshay-kumar-in-bell-bottom-107912|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> The film's theatrical premiere was postponed to 2 April 2021 in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 June 2020|title=Huma Qureshi joins the cast of Akshay Kumar-starrer Bell Bottom|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/huma-qureshi-joins-the-cast-of-akshay-kumar-starrer-bell-bottom/story-etSZ12MItMgg9bg4FJf1NN.html|access-date=6 July 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The cast and crew of the film flew to [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] in the first week of August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 July 2020|title=Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom First Bollywood Film to Shoot in International Location Amid Coronavirus|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/akshay-kumars-bell-bottom-first-film-to-shoot-in-international-location-amid-coronavirus-2703011.html|access-date=6 July 2020|website=News18}}</ref> The filming eventually kicked off on 20 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 August 2020|title=Akshay Kumar along with Jackky and Puja Bhagnani give the mahurat clap for Bellbottom|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/akshay-kumar-along-with-jackky-and-puja-bhagnani-give-the-mahurat-clap-for-bellbottom/|access-date=22 August 2020|work=Bollywood Hungama|language=en}}</ref> The film was wrapped up on 30 September in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/akshay-kumar-starrer-bell-bottoms-team-smiles-return-mumbai/|title=Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom's team is all smiles as they return to Mumbai|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=4 October 2020|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref> The film's release was postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bell-bottom-akshay-kumars-film-wont-release-on-ott-makers-slam-reports-2426241|title=No Speculation On Release Of Akshay Kumar's Bell Bottom Please, Urge Makers|website=NDTV|first=Nisha|last=Singh|date=3 May 2021|access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref> The film finally released theatrically on 19 August 2021 in [[3D film|3D]].<ref name="release date"/>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bell Bottom
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Amaal Mallik]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Shantanu Dutta, Gurnazar and [[Maninder Buttar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 24 August 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/bell-bottom/tA8NV3cePKk_|title=Bell Bottom – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=Jiosaavn}}</ref>
| recorded = 2020
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:08
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Saregama|Saregama Music]]
}}

The [[film score]] is composed by Daniel B. George while [[Julius Packiam]] composed the trailer score. The songs featured in the film are composed by [[Amaal Mallik]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Shantanu Dutta, Gurnazar and [[Maninder Buttar]] while lyrics are written by [[Rashmi Virag]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Babbu Maan]], Maninder Buttar, Seema Saini and Gurnazar.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

The song ''Sakhiyan2.0'' is a remake of the 2018 punjabi song ''Sakhiyan'' by [[Maninder Buttar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/akshay-kumar-vaani-kapoor-get-groovy-in-bellbottom-song-sakhiyan-2-0-huma-qureshi-bhangra-7451952/|title=Akshay Kumar-Vaani Kapoor get groovy in BellBottom song Sakhiyan 2.0, Huma Qureshi’s bhangra has all our attention|work=The Indian Express |date=13 August 2021 |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>

{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 21:08
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bell Bottom Theme - Dhoom Tara
| extra1 = Zara Khan
| lyrics1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| music1 = Tanishk Bagchi
| length1 = 2:05
| title2 = Marjaawaan
| extra2 = Gurnazar, [[Asees Kaur]]
| lyrics2 = Gurnazar
| music2 = Gurnazar
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Sakhiyan2.0
| extra3 = Maninder Buttar, Zara Khan
| lyrics3 = [[Babbu Maan]], [[Maninder Buttar]], Tanishk Bagchi
| music3 = Maninder Buttar, Tanishk Bagchi
| length3 = 2:57
| title4 = Tum Aaogey
| extra4 = [[Armaan Malik]]
| music4 = [[Amaal Mallik]]
| lyrics4 = [[Rashmi Virag]]
| length4 = 4:44
| title5 = Khair Mangde
| extra5 = Pratibha Singh Baghel
| music5 = Shantanu Dutta
| lyrics5 = Seema Saini
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = Khair Mangde
| note6 = Male Version
| extra6 = [[Darshan Raval]]
| music6 = Shantanu Dutta
| lyrics6 = Seema Saini
| length6 = 3:48
}}

== Box office ==
''Bell Bottom'' earned {{INR}}2.75 [[crore]] at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected {{INR}}2.60 crore. On the third day, the film collected {{INR}}3 crore. On the fourth day, the film collected {{INR}}4.40 crore, taking total opening weekend domestic collection to {{INR}}12.75 crore.<ref name="bo">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bell-bottom/box-office/|title=Bell Bottom 3D Box Office |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>

As of 1 October 2021, The film grossed {{INR}}36.46 crore in India and {{INR}}14.12 crore overseas, the film has a worldwide gross collection of {{INR}}50.58 crore.<ref name="bo" />

==Reception==
On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it holds a rating of 58%.
Suchin Mehrotra writing for ''[[Film Companion]]'' criticised the screenplay of the movie saying that “in the end, somewhere buried within Bell Bottom are the building blocks of a great thriller. It’s just shrouded in simplistic storytelling and ‘hijacked’ by the pressures of the big Hindi movie formula.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehrotra|first=Suchin|date=2021-08-21|title=Bell Bottom Review: A Riveting Story Hijacked By Simplistic Storytelling|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/bell-bottom-movie-review-a-riveting-story-hijacked-by-simplistic-storytelling-akshay-kumar-lara-dutta-vaani-kapoor/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}</ref> Monika Rawal Kukreja of ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' praised the film for being an edge-of-the-seat thriller.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/bellbottom-movie-review-akshay-kumar-is-tailor-made-for-this-spy-thriller-lara-dutta-nails-it-as-indira-gandhi-101629306285297.html|title=BellBottom movie review: Akshay Kumar brings an edge-of-the-seat thriller, Lara Dutta and Vaani Kapoor impress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-18|title=Bell Bottom Movie Review: Akshay Kumar completely shines|url=https://bollywoodsociety.com/reviews/bellbottom-movie-review-akshay-kumar-completely-shines-in-the-spy-thriller-drama/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Bollywood News {{!}} Movie Reviews|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Controversy==
The film was banned in three Gulf countries, namely [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Kuwait]] and [[Qatar]]. The film certification authorities banned it on grounds of tampering with historical facts. It was pointed out that the 1984 incident actually had the [[United Arab Emirates]] Defence Minister [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] and the UAE authorities nabbing the hijackers, while the film portrayed Kumar's character and his team as the real heroes of the mission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/akshay-kumars-bell-bottom-banned-in-three-gulf-countries-know-reason-4110674.html|title=Akshay Kumar’s Bell Bottom Banned in Three Gulf Countries, Know Reason|website=[[CNN-News18]]|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/akshay-kumar-starrer-bellbottom-banned-saudi-arabia-qatar-kuwait-due-content-not-fit-exhibition/|title=Akshay Kumar starrer Bellbottom banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait due to content not fit for exhibition|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Bell-bottoms]]
* [[1980s in Indian fashion]]
* [[1980 in India]]
* [[Operation Tupac]]
* [[List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location#India]]
* [[List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (D–O)#I]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|11260832}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|bell-bottom}}

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