The
first
look
of
Action
Replayy
is
out
and
as
was
promised
by
the
makers
when
the
movie
had
gone
on
floor,
this
Akshay
Kumar
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan
starrer
indeed
carries
a
retro
look
based
on
the
70s.
In
fact
if
one
closely
notices
the
attire
and
get
up
of
Akshay
Kumar,
it
is
not
difficult
to
draw
parallels
with
the
lead
heroes
of
the
yesteryears.
Says
a
senior
unit
member
of
Action
Replayy,
"The
actors
were
supposed
to
look
totally
different
from
how
they
have
been
presented
on
the
big
screen
so
far.
Akshay
has
gone
through
different
wardrobes
in
films
like
Khatta
Meetha
and
Housefull
in
the
past
where
he
played
a
common
man.
However,
when
it
came
to
donning
a
totally
different
look,
he
last
went
through
a
drastic
change
only
in
Chandni
Chowk
To
China.
Now
again
in
Action
Replayy,
he
has
taken
the
big
step
and
totally
reinvented
himself."
Results
can
be
seen
in
not
just
the
manner
where
he
is
shown
driving
a
scooter
but
also
the
guts
he
has
shown
by
wearing
a
pink
shirt
with
a
black
web
print
over
it.
His
blue
coloured
bell
bottom
trouser
is
another
highlight
of
his
attire
while
the
hairstyle
reminds
one
of
a
kind
that
Sunil
Dutt
donned
in
late
70s/early
80s.
"That's
right",
he
adds,
"Looking
at
Akshay's
hairstyle,
you
immediately
tend
to
remember
Sunil
Dutt
from
his
Zakhmee
(1975)
days.
Such
thick
hair
and
the
way
it
was
parted
over
the
forehead
was
quite
a
trend
during
those
days.
It
is
apparent
that
Akshay
was
inspired
by
Sunil
Dutt
here
and
with
Action
Replayy,
he
is
reliving
the
era
gone
by."
Producer
and
director
Vipul
Shah
claims
though
that
it
wasn't
just
Sunil
Dutt
but
many
other
leading
men
from
the
70s
who
were
kept
in
mind
while
designing
Akshay's
look.
"Amitabh
Bachchan,
Vinod
Khanna,
Sunil
Dutt
-
these
were
the
men
who
brought
with
them
their
own
personality
during
the
70s",
says
Vipul
who
is
working
with
Akshay
for
the
fourth
time
after
Aankhen,
Waqt
and
Namastey
London,
"We
all
have
grown
up
in
that
era
and
their
look
has
been
etched
in
our
memories.
Once
the
subject
of
Action
Replayy
and
it's
setting
(the
70s)
was
finalised,
it
was
imperative
that
I
look
to
all
these
stars
who
were
followed
and
copied
by
their
fans."
In
fact
Vipul
goes
on
to
add
that
other
than
the
aforementioned
actors
who
were
huge
stars,
his
styling
team
was
inspired
by
other
men
as
well.
"We
even
had
Vinod
Mehra
in
mind
while
we
the
look
was
being
designed",
Vipul
adds,
"Also,
some
of
the
cricketers
during
that
time
were
no
lesser
stars
either.
They
too
carried
a
distinct
charisma
both
on
and
off
the
fields.
All
these
men
were
thought
of,
hence
leading
to
getting
the
look
in
place
for
the
character
that
Akshay
plays."
With
no
mystery
surrounding
Akshay's
look,
it
is
now
time
for
makers
to
get
talking
about
Aishwarya's
baby
doll
mini
skirted
look
as
well
which
should
also
become
the
talk
of
the
town
soon!
Story first published: Monday, August 16, 2010, 15:53 [IST]