Vipul Shah was projecting to release his newest venture 'Action Replayy' during Eid or post Diwali, but the megastar Akshay Kumar wants a Diwali release.

Akki called up the director to ask him to decide on a Diwali release although a big franchise movie Golmaal 3 is already planned to release at the same time.

In 2009, Akshay-Lara starrer Blue fell flat after a Diwali release so everyone must have imagined that he would never want the same time of release again.

However, Akshay has gone against the tide and settled to release the film during Diwali. Apart from acting as lead hero, Akshay is also co-producing Action Replayy.

The director Vipul Shah said, "You might get surprised to know that Akshay wants to release Action Replayy during this Diwali in spite of Blue flopping last Diwali. We can't forget that Akshay's film Garam Masala released in Diwali was a big hit."

In actual fact, Bollywood khiladi has a good reason behind a Diwali release. The actor believes that a film like Action Replayy, which is full of fun and crazy things, can keep the bad omen away during the festive season.

Shah added, "We expect both the films Action Replayy and Golmaal 3 to do well. But, given the condition, if only one has to succeed then may the best film win. We hope to be the better one."

Viewers can expect good pleasure during Diwali with Action Replayy. (With Inputs from Agencies)