Ash and Aki are waiting to play the DJ at an Action Replayy Promo!

Ash and Aki are waiting to play the DJ at an Action Replayy Promo!: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is eagerly waiting to play the DJ at an Action Replayy promotional event scheduled for next weekend.

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar

But initially she was not expected to turn tables with co-actor Akshay Kumar. Apparently, Bachchan is not pleased that her hero hogging all the limelight when the first promos of the film were unveiled since she was out of the country.

“It was Akshay’s birthday and knowing that he’d be the focus of attention, Aishwarya stayed away from the action that day. But later, she realised that skipping the launch had majorly backfired on her,” points out a source in the unit.

So, when she learnt that her hero would be playing DJ for real, she insisted on sharing the stage with him and has been learning to turn tables since. Given that she is a global star, Bachchan believes she should get her share of the spotlight too.

Musical rewind Producer-director Vipul Shah admits that cooidinating the dates of his two busy actors is difficult. “But we’re keen to put up a good show,” he asserts. The event will be hosted at Poly Esthers, Colaba.

Quiz him on why he strayed away from the suburbs and Shah says that Poly Esthers is the only place that plays retro music in a big way. “And that suits us fine since a major portion of our movie is set in the 1970s,” explains Shah.

He admits that the audience will expect one-upmanship from his actors at the do but argues that they should  view it as “healthy competition”. Shah, meanwhile, is chalking up  his list of fave chartbusters from the swinging ’70s.

“I’ll happily share my choices with Akshay or Ash if they were to ask me but for now, I I’d rather stick to their favourites,” he smiles.

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar play as DJ in 'Action Replayy'

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay play as DJ in 'Action Replayy': ‘Action Replayy’ is the name and if you haven’t heard of this next flick of Aishwarya-Akshay, then for the next few days, you will be made to recite it (after all, it is the age of publicity and promotions).

In one such promotional strategy, Aishwarya and Akshay are set to go DJ-ing in a reputed night club in Mumbai. In fact, Akshay would be attired in his 70s costume- those printed shirts, long hippie hair and bell bottoms with belts while Ash shall revive the 70s girl with her polka dot skirts, large circular rings and platform shoes.

Director Vipul Shah confirms, “I’m expecting the magic of retro to come back. It’s the magic that Akshay will spin.

He will be playing his own list of favourite retro songs. Not only him, Aishwarya also will be playing a DJ that night. And both the stars will compete with each other. I think it’s going to be a spectacular night.”

Though, the list of songs will be chosen by Akki and Ash, we can ensure that there will be some classy, old gold numbers. So, anyone game for a night out with Ash and Akshay?