Akshay's TASHAN has a SHIVAJI connection

TASHAN is just a week away and what one has seen in promos so far is the basic song and dance routine. However, if one recollects, the film's promotion had kick started with an action teaser where the tinkle of a bullet did given an impression of a Tarantino outing in the offering.

Well, let's spill the beans here and let it be known to one and all that TASHAN indeed has a high dose of action and the man behind that is none other than acclaimed action choreographer Peter Hain.

The man made much more than just his presence felt last year when he choreographed some breath taking stunts for one of the biggest money-spinner in the history of Indian cinema - SHIVAJI - THE BOSS.

While Peter managed to make all action sequences picturised on Rajinikanth look real, he was also busy with Bollywood quartet of Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, each of whom has participated in some imaginative action choreography.

This is not Peter's first stint with Bollywood action though. Prior to TASHAN, he also made Abhishek Bachchan deliver some solid punches for RUN which otherwise was a no-show at the box office. Peter is also remembered for some imaginative choreography in ANNIYAN which was later dubbed in Hindi as APARICHIT.

Joginder Tuteja