Last Updated: March 17, 2024, 09:43 IST
Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Action Replayy released in 2010
Director Vipul Amrutlal Shah opened up about the failure and also accepted that Akshay Kumar’s look was one of the reasons.
Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Action Replayy, released in 2010, failed to impress the audience. Well, recently director Vipul Amrutlal Shah opened up about the failure and also accepted that Akshay Kumar’s look was one of the reasons. He said that even though the actor raised concern, he went ahead with it.
In an interview with Vaad, Vipul said, “I have directed only one film with Akshay, Action Replayy, which didn’t work. I realised that as a director, I didn’t know how to direct a period film properly. This was my fault and no one else’s. It was my failure as a director.” Another reason for the film’s failure at the box office, according to the director, was Akshay’s look in the film. “Ek to sabse pehle usme Akshay ki look bohot gadbad thi aur Akshay ne mujhe toka tha, ki ‘Vipul ye tu ab experiment ko thoda extreme kar raha hai, ye mat kar‘ (Firstly, Akshay’s look in the film was messed up and Akshay had even expressed his concerns and said, ‘Vipul now you are taking the experiment to the extreme)’,” he added.
Vipul added, “But I said, let’s do it. Akshay always supports the director’s vision. So I have to accept the blame that despite him raising his concerns with me, I insisted on that look. Firstly, because of that look, people didn’t come to the theatres, thinking that we’ve given such a good-looking actor strange teeth and an odd hairdo. The film didn’t open.” Action Replayy also starred Aditya Roy Kapoor. The film’s music became popular.
On the work front, Akshay Kumar is gearing up for his next release Bade Miyan Chote Miyan co starring Tiger Shroff. The film will be releasing on this Eid. The original Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was directed by David Dhawan. It starred Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda in titular roles and was released in 1998. On the other hand, the new Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was announced in February 2023. Helmed by the celebrated director Ali Abbas Zafar and backed by Pooja Entertainment and AAZ Films, the film promises to be the biggest blockbuster of 2024.
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
