Raksha Bandhan: Akshay Kumar calls director Aanand L Rai a magician, says the film is made with LOVE

The day has finally arrived! Akshay Kumar starrer Raksha Bandhan is all set to release in theatres on August 11. The Aanand L Rai directorial, which also stars Bhumi Pednekar, follows the story of a lower-middle-class man who seeks appropriate husbands for his four sisters and goes through multiple issues in order to do that.

At a recent press conference in New Delhi, the actor-director duo invited a few chosen media personalities to promote their film. Talking about how the film has been made, the actor spoke, "We are very excited for the film to release. This movie has been raised with affection. We have put this film. This (Aanand L Rai) man has made this film with pure love. He is my friend and he is a magician, the way he has created the film. I have seen it (Raksha Bandhan)."

Furthermore, the Khiladi star spoke about several things related to the upcoming film and also mentioned how this film is covering the important issue of dowry, which is still a big concern in our country.

Ahead of the release, the makers finally unveiled the title track of the movie, which is crooned by Shreya Goshal on Himesh Reshammiya's composition. The soulful lyrics is penned by Irshad Kamil.

The Bollywood hunk shared the latest track with a special caption on his official Instagram handle that reads, "Raksha Bandhan mein bandha bhai-behen ka anmol rishta hai yeh, ek-dooje se pyaar ka atoot vaada hai yeh! Tune in to this heart-warming title track of #RakshaBandhan #ReturnToFeelings #RakshaBandhan11August (sic)."

Watch the track here:

Raksha Bandhan also features Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khatee, Smrithi Srikanth, Seema Pahwa and Joynal.

Written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon, the comedy-drama flick is backed by the director himself along with Zee Studios and Alka Hiranandani under the banners of Zee Studios, Colour Yellow Productions and Cape of Good Films.