It is evident that Akshay Kumar is going through the busiest phase of his career. There around a dozen films on his shoulder and some of them have even finished filming and production. Apparently, they couldn't be released at proper dates cause of the pandemic and 'Bell Bottom' is one of those films. Its been a while since it wrapped up but makers failed to find a proper release slot for it. Lots of films have taken the digital route after the lockdown was imposed. This was started by Akshay Kumar's 'Laxmmi' and carried on by several other films.

The latest reports suggest that Akshay's long awaited Spy thriller 'Bell Bottom' will also release digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. A source close to the film revealed, "Bellbottom will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar. The makers have agreed to the financials being offered. They feel it’s a practical decision since the theatres would not open anytime soon. The makers and Hotstar team are now deciding when to release this film.”

Few months ago the makers were considering to make a deal with Amazon Prime about the film distribution but they have changed their minds now. The source added, "The producers then were toying with the idea of going on OTT directly, and also wanted to gauge the market price of the film. But as cinemas were allowed 100% occupancy in February and more and more producers announced the release dates of their films, Bellbottom makers decided to follow suit."