The sparks that flew when Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai were teamed up for the first time by Rajkumar Santoshi in KHAKEE were evident to one and all. Though not exactly paired opposite each other, the screen really lit up whenever they appeared and sparkled together. Unfortunately nobody ever thought of casting them together as a proper pair till Vipul Shah's ACTION REPLAYY. So, did it throw a huge challenge to surpass the KHAKEE chemistry?
Director Vipul Shah has a different take, "Actually it was not really a challenge. As you know Aishwarya was paired opposite Ajay Devgn and was essaying a negative character in KHAKEE. You see here the case is totally different as Akshay and Aishwarya are romantically paired so you can very well predict what the chemistry will be like in ACTION REPLAYY!"