Director Vipul Shah is on cloud nine these days. Even after his film starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 'Action Replayy', getting jolted at the Indian box office collections, the ace director does have a reason to smile.
The reports doing the rounds are that 'Action Replayy', has been given a place in the coveted library of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Thedirector is busy making arrangements to have a copy of the movie sent to the Margaret Herrick Library.
If reports are anything to go by then thisfilm will be kept in the permanent script collection of the library, and the students will be made to learn some tricks of the trade from this retro inspired flick. Director Vipul Shah is well known to make filmswhich strike an instant chord with the International audiences. Even his film 'Namaste London' starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif had been given a similar invitation to be given a place in the well recognized library.
The flick, owing largely to its connection of the East and the West had elements of both societies beautifully portrayed and according to experts, is one of the few films that have left an impact on International audiences.
Even this film,' Action Replayy', has some very retro ideas instigated really cleverly by the writer and director, and the backdrop along with the costumes do have a lot of colorful magic of Indian cinema of then and now beautifully put together.
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