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MUMBAI:
Cash, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Risk are
competing for best action film at the AXN Action Awards.
From
15 May viewers can vote by sending an sms to 52525 or by logging
on to www.axnactionawards.com.
The
AXN Action Awards will have on ground activities in six cities. At each of the
events, on-ground paper ballot voting will be available where the fans will receive
a form to be filled in their respective cities to vote for their favourite stars.
The
channel adds that the spate of action movies last year shows
that Bollywood is moving forward from the formulaic Dishoom
Dishoom towards more stylised stunts brooding on stark reality.
Sanjay Dutt who portrayed the honorary SS Khan in Shootout
at Lokhandwala, is one of the nominees in the category
of the Best Action Actor. Keeping him company are Ritesh Deshmukh
for Cash and Randeep Hooda in Risk.
Amitabh
Bachchan who essayed the role of Gabbar in RGV Ki Aag has also bagged a
nomination for Best Action Actor in a Negative Role. Also nominated are Vivek
Oberoi for Shootout at Lokhandwala and Vinod Khanna in Risk.
Cash
, Black Friday and
Shootout at Lokhandwala are competing in the action sequence category.
The
channel wil also bestow a Lifetime Achievement Award which is aimed at paying
tribute to a veteran action star.
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