Action Replay (film)
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Action Replayy is an Indian science-fiction romantic-comedy film directed by Vipul Shah and starring Akshay Kumar
and Aishwarya Rai
in the lead roles. Neha Dhupia
, Om Puri
, Kirron Kher
, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav
play supporting roles in the film. The film was scheduled for release coinciding with Diwali
2010.
Critics have observed similarities between the movie's premises and those of the 1985 Hollywood movie Back to the Future
. Director Vipul Shah says any such similarities are coincidental because the screenplay was adapted from a Gujarati
play of the same name and perhaps "inspired" by H. G. Wells
' The Time Machine
.
), who is unhappily married to Mala (Aishwarya Rai
). They have a son, Bunty (Aditya Roy Kapoor), who does not want to get married because his parents are always arguing with each other. His girlfriend, Tanya (Sudeepa Singh
), keeps proposing to him but Bunty always refuses. On their 35th anniversary, Kishen and Mala get in an argument again because of Mala's friend Kundan (Rannvijay Singh
). Kundan hates Kishen because he has been in love with Mala 30 years ago. This leads to a fight between Kishen and Kundan. After the fight, Tanya takes Bunty to her grandfather, Anthony Gonsalves (Randhir Kapoor
), who happens to be a scientist. When Bunty and Tanya enter his laboratory, he is working on a time machine
.
When Anthony Gonsalves asks Bunty why he refuses to get married Bunty tells him that he is scared of marriage because his parents seem so unhappy with theirs. When he returns home Kishen and Mala are fighting but this time it goes too far and they decide to get a divorce. When Bunty hears this he runs back to Anthony's lab to use the time machine to go back in time and make his parents fall in love. Without Anthony's supervision he enters the time machine and goes back in time. With the aid of the time machine Bunty goes back to a time before his parents got married. He finds his grandfather's house where he sees his father, Kishen, and realizes that he is a nerd. Then he sees his mother, whom he notices is attractive. Bunty then makes-over Kishen with the help of Mala's friend Mona (Neha Dhupia
). While helping Bunty, Mona happens to fall in love with Bunty.
Bunty creates a plan to help Mala realise her love for Kishen. Instructing Kishen to ignore Mala while she was becoming friendly and arousing feelings in her, she realises her love for Kishen. But at this point she only tells Mona about her feelings for Kishen. However, their relatives are against love marriages and therefore do not accept their relationship. So they decide to run away together and get married.
Kundan, being in love with Mala, takes Mala's mother, Bholi Devi (Kirron Kher
) and the servant Bhikhu (Rajpal Yadav
) with Kishen's father Rai Bahdur (Om Puri
), and chases after Kishen and Mala, who are being helped with their escape by Bunty. After the chase, Kishen slaps Kundan for his bad behavior and everyone is fine with Kishen and Mala's relationship. Mona then proposes to Bunty but Bunty explains to her that he loves someone else and she is waiting for him. Bunty then uses the time machine to go back to the future. As expected, Kishen and Mala are deeply in love with each other. But unexpectedly Mona is married to Kundan. Bunty then takes Tanya aside and proposes to her, and she accepts.
and the crew was evacuated by the army.
rated it 1.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a musical, the soundtrack is pure third rate". Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster". Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3/5: "Action Replayy is a light-hearted rom-com that should be viewed without really seeking much rationale or logic behind every action and reaction". Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India
rated it 2.5/5: "Action Replayy needed a much smarter script to keep the laughter ringing".
Nominated
.
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
and Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
in the lead roles. Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.-Early life:...
, Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
, Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher is an Indian theatre, film and television actress and a TV talk show host.- Early life :Kirron Kher was born in Bangalore in a JatSikh family of Punjabi background. She was brought up in Chandigarh, Punjab, where she did her schooling and later college from Panjab University, Chandigarh...
, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
play supporting roles in the film. The film was scheduled for release coinciding with Diwali
Diwali
Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
2010.
Critics have observed similarities between the movie's premises and those of the 1985 Hollywood movie Back to the Future
Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
. Director Vipul Shah says any such similarities are coincidental because the screenplay was adapted from a Gujarati
Gujarati language
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...
play of the same name and perhaps "inspired" by H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
' The Time Machine
The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction...
.
Plot
The story focuses on Kishen (Akshay KumarAkshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
), who is unhappily married to Mala (Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
). They have a son, Bunty (Aditya Roy Kapoor), who does not want to get married because his parents are always arguing with each other. His girlfriend, Tanya (Sudeepa Singh
Sudeepa Singh
Sudeepa Singh is an Indian model and actress, who has acted in TV advertisements and TV soap operas. She is a Nirankari and is from Amritsar.- External links :* *...
), keeps proposing to him but Bunty always refuses. On their 35th anniversary, Kishen and Mala get in an argument again because of Mala's friend Kundan (Rannvijay Singh
Rannvijay Singh
Ranvijay Singh Singha , is a VJ and Bollywood actor. He was a participant and also the finalist in the first season of MTV Roadies and that lead to him becoming the host for the MTV show, Roadies. He also became a part of the judging panel for MTV Roadies 8 along with Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman....
). Kundan hates Kishen because he has been in love with Mala 30 years ago. This leads to a fight between Kishen and Kundan. After the fight, Tanya takes Bunty to her grandfather, Anthony Gonsalves (Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor is a Bollywood actor, producer and director. His nickname is Daboo.-Early life:Randhir Kapoor hails from the legendary Kapoor family. He is the eldest son of Raj Kapoor. He is a fourth generation Kapoor and comes from a distinguished Punjabi Hindu family who have been part of the...
), who happens to be a scientist. When Bunty and Tanya enter his laboratory, he is working on a time machine
Time Machine
A time machine is a fictional/hypothetical device used to achieve time travel. The term may also refer to:-Novels and films:* The Time Machine, an 1895 novel by H. G...
.
When Anthony Gonsalves asks Bunty why he refuses to get married Bunty tells him that he is scared of marriage because his parents seem so unhappy with theirs. When he returns home Kishen and Mala are fighting but this time it goes too far and they decide to get a divorce. When Bunty hears this he runs back to Anthony's lab to use the time machine to go back in time and make his parents fall in love. Without Anthony's supervision he enters the time machine and goes back in time. With the aid of the time machine Bunty goes back to a time before his parents got married. He finds his grandfather's house where he sees his father, Kishen, and realizes that he is a nerd. Then he sees his mother, whom he notices is attractive. Bunty then makes-over Kishen with the help of Mala's friend Mona (Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.-Early life:...
). While helping Bunty, Mona happens to fall in love with Bunty.
Bunty creates a plan to help Mala realise her love for Kishen. Instructing Kishen to ignore Mala while she was becoming friendly and arousing feelings in her, she realises her love for Kishen. But at this point she only tells Mona about her feelings for Kishen. However, their relatives are against love marriages and therefore do not accept their relationship. So they decide to run away together and get married.
Kundan, being in love with Mala, takes Mala's mother, Bholi Devi (Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher
Kirron Kher is an Indian theatre, film and television actress and a TV talk show host.- Early life :Kirron Kher was born in Bangalore in a JatSikh family of Punjabi background. She was brought up in Chandigarh, Punjab, where she did her schooling and later college from Panjab University, Chandigarh...
) and the servant Bhikhu (Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
) with Kishen's father Rai Bahdur (Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
), and chases after Kishen and Mala, who are being helped with their escape by Bunty. After the chase, Kishen slaps Kundan for his bad behavior and everyone is fine with Kishen and Mala's relationship. Mona then proposes to Bunty but Bunty explains to her that he loves someone else and she is waiting for him. Bunty then uses the time machine to go back to the future. As expected, Kishen and Mala are deeply in love with each other. But unexpectedly Mona is married to Kundan. Bunty then takes Tanya aside and proposes to her, and she accepts.
Cast
- Akshay KumarAkshay KumarAkshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
as Kishen Chopra - Aishwarya RaiAishwarya RaiAishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
as Mala Malhotra Chopra - Aditya Roy Kapoor as Bunty
- Neha DhupiaNeha DhupiaNeha Dhupia is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.-Early life:...
as Mona - Sudeepa SinghSudeepa SinghSudeepa Singh is an Indian model and actress, who has acted in TV advertisements and TV soap operas. She is a Nirankari and is from Amritsar.- External links :* *...
as Tanya Gonsalves - Om PuriOm PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
as Rai Bahadur - Kirron KherKirron KherKirron Kher is an Indian theatre, film and television actress and a TV talk show host.- Early life :Kirron Kher was born in Bangalore in a JatSikh family of Punjabi background. She was brought up in Chandigarh, Punjab, where she did her schooling and later college from Panjab University, Chandigarh...
as Bholi Devi - Rannvijay SinghRannvijay SinghRanvijay Singh Singha , is a VJ and Bollywood actor. He was a participant and also the finalist in the first season of MTV Roadies and that lead to him becoming the host for the MTV show, Roadies. He also became a part of the judging panel for MTV Roadies 8 along with Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman....
as Kundan - Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
as Bhiku - Randhir KapoorRandhir KapoorRandhir Kapoor is a Bollywood actor, producer and director. His nickname is Daboo.-Early life:Randhir Kapoor hails from the legendary Kapoor family. He is the eldest son of Raj Kapoor. He is a fourth generation Kapoor and comes from a distinguished Punjabi Hindu family who have been part of the...
as Professor Anthony Gonsalves - Alok Kumar as Sri Kumaran
Production
Filming scheduled for Manali in July 2010 was rescheduled when landslides blocked the roads near Rohtang PassRohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass , is a high mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas some from Manali...
and the crew was evacuated by the army.
Critical reception
Action Replayy mainly received negative reviews from critics.. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated it 1.5/5: "Sorely lacking in drama and genuine humour, Action Replayy is mind-numbingly dull because there’s no conflict or plot progression, and everything seems to fall into place too conveniently". Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan TimesHindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
rated it 1.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a musical, the soundtrack is pure third rate". Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster". Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3/5: "Action Replayy is a light-hearted rom-com that should be viewed without really seeking much rationale or logic behind every action and reaction". Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
rated it 2.5/5: "Action Replayy needed a much smarter script to keep the laughter ringing".
Box office
Action Replayy’s opening day net collections in India were Rs 2.75 crore. One of the lowest openings ever for any Akshay Kumar starrer. Since the movie released on the day of Diwali, collections were not as high as they otherwise would have been.however,it picked up pace at the box office on Saturday, its Day 2 net collections substantially increased to Rs 8 crores. but the film saw a huge drop after it's first weekend, grossing a mere Rs 3 crores on it's second week and an additional Rs 2.5 crores on it's third. The film was declared a 'flop' by box office IndiaAwards and nominations
2011 Zee Cine AwardsZee Cine Awards
The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...
Nominated
- Best Male Playback Singer - Daler Mehndi for "Zor Ka Jhatka"
- Best Female Playback Singer - Richa Sharma for "Zor Ka Jhatka"
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains nine original songs and four remixes composed by PritamPritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zor Ka Jhatka" | Daler Mehndi Daler Mehndi Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies... , Richa Sharma |
4:10 |
| 2 | "O Bekhabar" | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:29 |
| 3 | "Nakhre" | Francois Castellino | 5:34 |
| 4 | "Chhan Ke Mohalla" | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... , Ritu Pathak |
5:16 |
| 5 | "Tera Mera Pyaar" | Karthik Karthik (singer) Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers... , Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi and Tamil songs. She has sung over a thousand songs in many Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada and Malayalam.-Career:Mahalakshmi made her singing debut with Dus,... , Antara Mitra Antara Mitra Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :... |
5:57 |
| 6 | "Dhak Dhak Dhak" | Mika Singh | 4:14 |
| 7 | "Luk Chup Jaana" | KK, Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar is an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films.-Early life:Tulsi Kumar is the daughter of the late Gulshan Kumar and the sister of Indian film producer Bhushan Kumar.-Music career:... |
4:22 |
| 8 | "I'm Dog Gone Crazy" | Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan is an Indian playback singer. He is noted for the song Give Me Some Sunshine from the award-winning movie 3 Idiots. The song received the "Best Emerging Male Performer" award in the Max Stardust Award. Jagan's singing career began in 1990, and has included both solo work and as front... |
3:26 |
| 9 | "Baaki Main Bhool Gayi" | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:43 |
| 10 | "Zor Ka Jhatka - Remix" | Master Saleem Master Saleem Master Saleem sometimes referred as Saleem Shahzada is an Indian singer from Punjab, known for his work as a playback singer in Bollywood films, like Heyy Babyy , Dostana and Love Aaj Kal... , Richa Sharma |
3:54 |
| 11 | "Chhan Ke Mohalla - Remix" | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... , Ritu Pathak |
4:49 |
| 12 | "Tera Mera Pyaar - Remix" | Karthik Karthik Karthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:... , Antara Mitra Antara Mitra Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :... |
5:57 |
| 13 | "Nakhre - Remix" | Francois Castellino | 5:02 |