Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar’s upcoming horror film ‘Durgavati’ has been renamed to ‘Durgamati’, the filmmakers announced on Monday. Actor Akshay Kumar, who has backed the project, shared the movie’s poster with its new title on Twitter. 

The horror movie is slated for a release on Amazon Prime Video on December 11.

“Are you ready? Meet #DurgamatiOnPrime on December 11,” Kumar tweeted alongside the poster featuring a seemingly possessed woman, played by Bhumi. 

The film, directed by Ashok, revolves around a government officer, who becomes the victim of a major conspiracy that involves powerful forces. 

However, the makers and Amazon Prime Video have not specified the reason to change the title of the movie, PTI reported. 

Earlier, Kumar’s Diwali release, also a horror genre movie, ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ underwent a title change, being renamed to ‘Laxmii’, following protests by religious outfits, who said the original name was an insult to Goddess Laxmi.

An Abundantia Entertainment production, ‘Durgamati’ is presented by T-Series and Cape of Good Films.

Pednekar was last seen in ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare’.