This movie was heavily inspired by the 1985 Hollywood hit - 'Back to the Future'. The movie was heavily Indianised but it turned out to be a total disaster.
While shooting the film, Akshay Kumar did not like his look and also had a feeling this film won't do well at the box office but continued doing the film as per Director Vipul Amrutal Shah's will.
Released during eve of Diwali 2010 alongside of another big film Goolmaal 3 which was blockbuster while Action Replay was a disaster.
Aishwariya Rai's looks in the song Zoro Ka Jhatka was inspired from Beyonce.
Akshay Kumar took the help of mother in law Dimple Kapadia in selecting English songs belonging to the 70s era to be played in background as he was a fan of westernize music.