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I usually don't prefer to watch remake of bollywood classics from past after my bad experience with ram gopal verma's AAG n many more which are more than cliché' ..disaster.....but Agneepath stand tall.Basic theme being the same...story of a child avenging his fathers death but chinematography ,sets, scenes and musics defines and take to a new level. i was really mesmerized by Rishi Kapoor's acting. This vintage actor truly shown his shine and worth in the film. Sunjay Dutt's hulk look and negative dialogue delivery perfectly described his devilish and negative role in the movie.Hrithik 's Musculer build and silent behaviour perfectly describes the violent terbulance going inside his mind of his father death. Movie has perfect mixture of emotions ,love,power,romance. go for agneepath...
"Agneepath!!!! Agneepath!!!! Agneepath!!!!" When Hrithik shouts this in the end the audience is left awestruck with a burst of emotions.
Comparing this to the original will be unjustified as both the movies have their own appeal....but certainly the Hrithik version can give you full value for your money if you are a fan of Bollywood/Hrithik.
With each movie he does, Hrithik evolves as a better actor and he has a huge fan base which can be seen by the enthusiasm of fans in movie screens throughout the country.
Both Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor did a marvelous job of portraying the bad(read evil) guys. And Sanjay Dutt surely surpasses the over hyped Voldemort through his exceptional acting and dialogue delivery. Priyanka Chopra as Kali was really impressive and sometimes very funny also.
The story-line is nothing very new, the evil villain kills father and then the son avenges his death, but no matter how many times this plot is used you cannot get bored if the movie is as well made as Agneepath.
As it is produced by Karan Johar, there is no shortage of emotions and colorful cinematography in the movie, and this time the action sequences are also very impressive.
The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. There is something with revenge that keeps the average Indian mindset always interested and the makers of Agneepath have done a commendable job to provide what the audience wants to see.
Although there might be too much violence for those who don't like action flicks. I don't have any problem in watching violence or melodrama so obviously the movie rocks for me.
Watch this only if you can bear some violence and revengeful emotions.
PS : As everyone knows, Katerina Kaif appears in the song Chikni Chameli and believe me....this girl keeps looking more and more adorable and desirable...the perfect combination of HOT and SWEET
Comparing this to the original will be unjustified as both the movies have their own appeal....but certainly the Hrithik version can give you full value for your money if you are a fan of Bollywood/Hrithik.
With each movie he does, Hrithik evolves as a better actor and he has a huge fan base which can be seen by the enthusiasm of fans in movie screens throughout the country.
Both Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor did a marvelous job of portraying the bad(read evil) guys. And Sanjay Dutt surely surpasses the over hyped Voldemort through his exceptional acting and dialogue delivery. Priyanka Chopra as Kali was really impressive and sometimes very funny also.
The story-line is nothing very new, the evil villain kills father and then the son avenges his death, but no matter how many times this plot is used you cannot get bored if the movie is as well made as Agneepath.
As it is produced by Karan Johar, there is no shortage of emotions and colorful cinematography in the movie, and this time the action sequences are also very impressive.
The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. There is something with revenge that keeps the average Indian mindset always interested and the makers of Agneepath have done a commendable job to provide what the audience wants to see.
Although there might be too much violence for those who don't like action flicks. I don't have any problem in watching violence or melodrama so obviously the movie rocks for me.
Watch this only if you can bear some violence and revengeful emotions.
PS : As everyone knows, Katerina Kaif appears in the song Chikni Chameli and believe me....this girl keeps looking more and more adorable and desirable...the perfect combination of HOT and SWEET
Agneepath (1990) to begin with, is remembered majorly for Mr Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan. Agneepath (2012), however, will be remembered for Sanjay Datt as Kancha Cheena and Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala.
First half of movie, is racy,compelling and entertaining equally, thanks to brilliantly shot sequences, tight screenplay, heart-throbbing background score and power packed performances. Sanjay Datt excels throughout the movie, this is probably his milestone performance. Rishi Kapoor on the other hand, after showing brilliance in Do Dooni Chaar, again proves that a star remains a star! How about Hrithik?
Hrithik chooses expressions rather than words. He may not have mass - appealing dialogues but his expressions works like wonder! If you compare Hrithik directly with Amitabh Bachchan, he has, still, done a commendable job.
So where this movie lags? Post interval. Movie misses the thrill that it creates prior to interval, slows down its pace to focus on sub plots, which rather adds melodrama that is unneeded. Film seems dragged a bit too. Story, predictable and yet entertaining, somewhere challenges your logic. Climax, which seems to be written for justifying Sanjay's role, is not grand.
Music is good, background score is really thrilling.
Overall, a deserved watch for sure, but somehow keeps you longing for more.
First half of movie, is racy,compelling and entertaining equally, thanks to brilliantly shot sequences, tight screenplay, heart-throbbing background score and power packed performances. Sanjay Datt excels throughout the movie, this is probably his milestone performance. Rishi Kapoor on the other hand, after showing brilliance in Do Dooni Chaar, again proves that a star remains a star! How about Hrithik?
Hrithik chooses expressions rather than words. He may not have mass - appealing dialogues but his expressions works like wonder! If you compare Hrithik directly with Amitabh Bachchan, he has, still, done a commendable job.
So where this movie lags? Post interval. Movie misses the thrill that it creates prior to interval, slows down its pace to focus on sub plots, which rather adds melodrama that is unneeded. Film seems dragged a bit too. Story, predictable and yet entertaining, somewhere challenges your logic. Climax, which seems to be written for justifying Sanjay's role, is not grand.
Music is good, background score is really thrilling.
Overall, a deserved watch for sure, but somehow keeps you longing for more.
The best thing about the movie was it was on a constant roll, never trying to fill in stuff. From the moment we witnessed the small Birju with all his intensity and the menacing Kancha, we knew something special was in store. This is the first time i have found Sanjay dutt this scary ,even more threatening that his Khalnayak Role. Rishi kapoor proves once again why is the versatile hero of bollywood. Nobody could have done that rauf lala role better.
But the person who has lent his heart and soul into the film is hrithik. He has expressed so many moods and emotions in one movie, this may be his best role till date. There are so many subtle tender moments in the movie with Hrithik alternating between vengeance(Kancha), comradeship(Gaitaonde)and Joy ( seeing his sister). However at times i felt certain scenes were overdone to intentionally create a dramatic effect. Ah but thats bollywood.
Yet another winner this movie. Go see enjoy :)
But the person who has lent his heart and soul into the film is hrithik. He has expressed so many moods and emotions in one movie, this may be his best role till date. There are so many subtle tender moments in the movie with Hrithik alternating between vengeance(Kancha), comradeship(Gaitaonde)and Joy ( seeing his sister). However at times i felt certain scenes were overdone to intentionally create a dramatic effect. Ah but thats bollywood.
Yet another winner this movie. Go see enjoy :)
the first thing comes to our mind if we see a remake of a famous film is a comparison. so if we compare this movie to the old one the story line remains the same and let me also discuss about the performances and technical fields.
The story is same it may not appeal much for some audience as it is the story which appeared 20 yrs back and has many sentimental scenes which makes the movie slow at some areas,,but still the script is good enough.
Hrithick has done a wonderful job showing both action and sentiment at very Right spots and sanju baba is awesome,,both have acted to their best but my credits go to hrithick.priyanka is OK types,legend rishi kapoor with no flaws and the chameli katrina will lift your spirits up
The best thing i can say about this movie is the background score which rises your adrenaline whenever you hear it and screenplay is good.
The story is same it may not appeal much for some audience as it is the story which appeared 20 yrs back and has many sentimental scenes which makes the movie slow at some areas,,but still the script is good enough.
Hrithick has done a wonderful job showing both action and sentiment at very Right spots and sanju baba is awesome,,both have acted to their best but my credits go to hrithick.priyanka is OK types,legend rishi kapoor with no flaws and the chameli katrina will lift your spirits up
The best thing i can say about this movie is the background score which rises your adrenaline whenever you hear it and screenplay is good.
- tejathecool
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
The old Agneepath completely belonged to AB and the new one has HR written all over it...Hrithik is at his Bloody Best..The movie doesn't belong to Sanjay or Priyanka or anybody..It completely rests on HR's muscular Shoulders which he has carried with ease...This is clearly (one of) Hrithik's best performances ever where 'one of' is optional and can be removed depending on the audience ...I should not take the credit away from Rishi Kapoor as he was outstanding too.....Sanjay Dutt looked menacing but was let down by weak dialogues.. I really missed Kader Khan from the original. ( The most underrated Dialogue writer ) Statutory Warning : The movie is violent as per Bollywood standards.
Statutory Request : Comparisons are inevitable when a remake comes, but to enjoy the movie you will have to forget the old one completely..
Its a movie with old skeleton and a completely new soul.
Statutory Request : Comparisons are inevitable when a remake comes, but to enjoy the movie you will have to forget the old one completely..
Its a movie with old skeleton and a completely new soul.
- piyush-roxo
- 26 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
- Braindead09
- 30 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
Watched Agneepath ......
It's not a complete remake. It has its own diversions but it's a wasteful effort not to compare it with the original. Some parts of the remake are a total downer. I think the original was far better. Both Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor did a marvelous job of portraying the bad(read evil) guys. And Sanjay Dutt surely surpasses the over hyped Voldemort through his exceptional acting and dialogue delivery. The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. Hrithik Roshan is brilliant, probably the best anybody could justify the real VDC. When he cries, feels happy, kills a man, runs, wants revenge, gets bruised – it's all in his eyes, he makes it real enough. He might not have been able to replace Big B's attitude but it was time they used this side of him than just counting on his looks & moves
It's not a complete remake. It has its own diversions but it's a wasteful effort not to compare it with the original. Some parts of the remake are a total downer. I think the original was far better. Both Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor did a marvelous job of portraying the bad(read evil) guys. And Sanjay Dutt surely surpasses the over hyped Voldemort through his exceptional acting and dialogue delivery. The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. The music was good and the background score was fantastic and in tone with the plot of the movie. Hrithik Roshan is brilliant, probably the best anybody could justify the real VDC. When he cries, feels happy, kills a man, runs, wants revenge, gets bruised – it's all in his eyes, he makes it real enough. He might not have been able to replace Big B's attitude but it was time they used this side of him than just counting on his looks & moves
- gurkirat1989
- 29 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
A fascinating tale of moral redemption.
Images so powerful they linger in the mind hours after they've left the screen.
And the eyes, always the eyes the eyes of Evil, the eyes of Truth.
A young man (Hrithik Roshan) must tread the dark and difficult 'path through fire' -- lit., 'agneepath' -- of challenge and personal sacrifice to avenge his family against the crimelord (Sanjay Dutt) who brutally murdered his father, dishonoured his family, and corrupted their whole community.
If the classic 1990 "Agneepath" pioneered one of the strongest stories ever in film (and was way ahead of its time, for Hindi cinema), this 2012 "Agneepath" preserves the most effective elements of that brilliant original story and revamps what needed help. Our villain is even more evil, and the road of challenges our hero must overcome to defeat him is correspondingly an even darker, more treacherous journey.
Raw. Powerful. Primeval.
Sanjay Dutt's Kancha is a villain for the ages. Visually, he scared me just on the poster! A big, bad, very bad man. The bald head, the tattoos, the smile, the laugh, the spreading shapeless pale blobbiness of his huge bulk, and above all those hauntingly sick eyes, combine to render Mr Dutt's Kancha one of the most naturally frightening villains ever conceived. Where the original 1990 Kancha Cheena played by Danny Denzongpa was sleek and smooth and sophisticated, his evil was very modern and straightforward in open pursuit of power and wealth – and thus more familiar. Mr Dutt's Kancha, however, is pure psychopath: he destroys and kills because he LIKES it. And even though the audience understand how he became so twisted, that sickness makes him very scary indeed the visual embodiment of human evil.
What I could *not* anticipate from the trailers, though, is how Hrithik Roshan's Vijay Dinanath Chauhan would prove equally intimidating and visually frightening as Mr Dutt's Kancha: with those keen clear eyes knifing through his face awash in blood, Mr Roshan's Vijay looks purely the Avenger-from-Hell. Director Karan Malhotra effectively channels Mr Roshan's natural intensity into a human sword of vengeance – a quiet character who 'says' a lot from the shadows, projects mountains of lurking threat and menace, even where he has no dialogue. Again the eyes, always the eyes in this film! Never before had any director so effectively used the sheer glow-in-the-dark luminosity of Mr Roshan's eyes. The iconic 1990 Vijay created by the great Amitabh Bachchan (one of his most memorable roles) was significantly older and more verbally aggressive, the character more seduced by the trappings of power and wealth, only refocussing on his essential task toward the very end. By contrast, Mr Roshan's Vijay leads a haunted, almost monk-like existence, never losing focus down the years toward destroying his enemy. Obsessed, relentless, deadly – and a perfect showcase for Mr Roshan to demonstrate, yet again, his great dramatic range as an actor.
Mr Roshan and Mr Dutt are so riveting in this film that any scenes they are not in, separately or together, honestly feel like a distraction.
Despite 12 intervening years these two great actors have lost none of the chemistry that powered 2000's excellent "Mission Kashmir". Mr Roshan is slightly the taller actor, Mr Dutt significantly the heavier, but the two are so perfectly matched and the build-up so well laid that by the climax of this "Agneepath" audience anticipation could not be higher ... or more well-rewarded.
An unforgettable, 'must-see' film!
This, despite certain of the supporting roles being poorly cast (rather shockingly, for such a high-profile project from a major production house). The performances of both Vijay's new parents were competent but undistinguished; Alok Nath as Vijay's father in the 1990 film was far superior. I quite liked the concept behind the new dark character Rauf Lala; however, naturally clown-faced Rishi Kapoor brought inadequate menace to this baddie, at least for me. (And I'll swear they made Mr Kapoor's wig out of cheap carpeting!) But easily the worst miscasting? The 12-year-old Vijay – any boy less likely, in form or colouring or behaviour, to grow into 'Hrithik Roshan' as an adult Vijay would be seriously hard to find! What were they thinking? Anyone curious about what did grow into Hrithik Roshan need look no further than 1986's "Bhagwaan Dada", wherein you'll discover that Hrithik Roshan himself at age 12 looked exactly as any reasonable person might expect: a tall skinny boy with fair skin, light green eyes, brown hair, and already the distinctively-perfect profile. But the young Vijay cast here looked so glaringly out of place – too loud, too heavy, too dark, too coarse – that every flashback (of which there are far too many) with this boy jerked me completely out of the story. Again, the original casting in the 1990 film was much more believable in that specific role.
On the plus side, however, certain female characters are much stronger and more three-dimensional in this 2012 version. Priyanka Chopra was simply outstanding as Vijay's lover and only friend, the new character Kaali – one of her best-ever performances, despite limited minutes.. Newcomer Kanika Tiwari also impressed, as Vijay's younger sister.
Veteran actor Om Puri was also extremely effective as Commissioner Gaitonde, Vijay's sometime-conscience and sometime-ally. His scenes with Mr Roshan were particularly good.
Even Katrina Kaif's jaw-dropping item number, "Chikni Chameli", may prove classic: who would have thought one could do THAT with a booze bottle!
Special credit is due the highest standards of craft professionalism that distinguish this 2012 "Agneepath", notably these departments: Cinematography (exceptional lighting and shot selection, especially with the principal actors) – Kiran Deohans and Ravi K Chandran; Sound and Sound Editing (variety and scope, silent private moments to mass public festivals, all perfectly managed) – Stephen Gomes; and Stunts/Fight Choreography (so many action scenes, but each distinct and cumulatively building to the truly epic climax) – Abbas Ali Moghul.
Images so powerful they linger in the mind hours after they've left the screen.
And the eyes, always the eyes the eyes of Evil, the eyes of Truth.
A young man (Hrithik Roshan) must tread the dark and difficult 'path through fire' -- lit., 'agneepath' -- of challenge and personal sacrifice to avenge his family against the crimelord (Sanjay Dutt) who brutally murdered his father, dishonoured his family, and corrupted their whole community.
If the classic 1990 "Agneepath" pioneered one of the strongest stories ever in film (and was way ahead of its time, for Hindi cinema), this 2012 "Agneepath" preserves the most effective elements of that brilliant original story and revamps what needed help. Our villain is even more evil, and the road of challenges our hero must overcome to defeat him is correspondingly an even darker, more treacherous journey.
Raw. Powerful. Primeval.
Sanjay Dutt's Kancha is a villain for the ages. Visually, he scared me just on the poster! A big, bad, very bad man. The bald head, the tattoos, the smile, the laugh, the spreading shapeless pale blobbiness of his huge bulk, and above all those hauntingly sick eyes, combine to render Mr Dutt's Kancha one of the most naturally frightening villains ever conceived. Where the original 1990 Kancha Cheena played by Danny Denzongpa was sleek and smooth and sophisticated, his evil was very modern and straightforward in open pursuit of power and wealth – and thus more familiar. Mr Dutt's Kancha, however, is pure psychopath: he destroys and kills because he LIKES it. And even though the audience understand how he became so twisted, that sickness makes him very scary indeed the visual embodiment of human evil.
What I could *not* anticipate from the trailers, though, is how Hrithik Roshan's Vijay Dinanath Chauhan would prove equally intimidating and visually frightening as Mr Dutt's Kancha: with those keen clear eyes knifing through his face awash in blood, Mr Roshan's Vijay looks purely the Avenger-from-Hell. Director Karan Malhotra effectively channels Mr Roshan's natural intensity into a human sword of vengeance – a quiet character who 'says' a lot from the shadows, projects mountains of lurking threat and menace, even where he has no dialogue. Again the eyes, always the eyes in this film! Never before had any director so effectively used the sheer glow-in-the-dark luminosity of Mr Roshan's eyes. The iconic 1990 Vijay created by the great Amitabh Bachchan (one of his most memorable roles) was significantly older and more verbally aggressive, the character more seduced by the trappings of power and wealth, only refocussing on his essential task toward the very end. By contrast, Mr Roshan's Vijay leads a haunted, almost monk-like existence, never losing focus down the years toward destroying his enemy. Obsessed, relentless, deadly – and a perfect showcase for Mr Roshan to demonstrate, yet again, his great dramatic range as an actor.
Mr Roshan and Mr Dutt are so riveting in this film that any scenes they are not in, separately or together, honestly feel like a distraction.
Despite 12 intervening years these two great actors have lost none of the chemistry that powered 2000's excellent "Mission Kashmir". Mr Roshan is slightly the taller actor, Mr Dutt significantly the heavier, but the two are so perfectly matched and the build-up so well laid that by the climax of this "Agneepath" audience anticipation could not be higher ... or more well-rewarded.
An unforgettable, 'must-see' film!
This, despite certain of the supporting roles being poorly cast (rather shockingly, for such a high-profile project from a major production house). The performances of both Vijay's new parents were competent but undistinguished; Alok Nath as Vijay's father in the 1990 film was far superior. I quite liked the concept behind the new dark character Rauf Lala; however, naturally clown-faced Rishi Kapoor brought inadequate menace to this baddie, at least for me. (And I'll swear they made Mr Kapoor's wig out of cheap carpeting!) But easily the worst miscasting? The 12-year-old Vijay – any boy less likely, in form or colouring or behaviour, to grow into 'Hrithik Roshan' as an adult Vijay would be seriously hard to find! What were they thinking? Anyone curious about what did grow into Hrithik Roshan need look no further than 1986's "Bhagwaan Dada", wherein you'll discover that Hrithik Roshan himself at age 12 looked exactly as any reasonable person might expect: a tall skinny boy with fair skin, light green eyes, brown hair, and already the distinctively-perfect profile. But the young Vijay cast here looked so glaringly out of place – too loud, too heavy, too dark, too coarse – that every flashback (of which there are far too many) with this boy jerked me completely out of the story. Again, the original casting in the 1990 film was much more believable in that specific role.
On the plus side, however, certain female characters are much stronger and more three-dimensional in this 2012 version. Priyanka Chopra was simply outstanding as Vijay's lover and only friend, the new character Kaali – one of her best-ever performances, despite limited minutes.. Newcomer Kanika Tiwari also impressed, as Vijay's younger sister.
Veteran actor Om Puri was also extremely effective as Commissioner Gaitonde, Vijay's sometime-conscience and sometime-ally. His scenes with Mr Roshan were particularly good.
Even Katrina Kaif's jaw-dropping item number, "Chikni Chameli", may prove classic: who would have thought one could do THAT with a booze bottle!
Special credit is due the highest standards of craft professionalism that distinguish this 2012 "Agneepath", notably these departments: Cinematography (exceptional lighting and shot selection, especially with the principal actors) – Kiran Deohans and Ravi K Chandran; Sound and Sound Editing (variety and scope, silent private moments to mass public festivals, all perfectly managed) – Stephen Gomes; and Stunts/Fight Choreography (so many action scenes, but each distinct and cumulatively building to the truly epic climax) – Abbas Ali Moghul.
This Vijay Dinanath Chauhan is not interested in comparisons. All he wants is a fair chance to payback the killer Kancha (Sanjay Dutt), who remorselessly murdered his father Dinanath Chauhan, when Vijay was a kid. Gaon Mandwa, this is where Vijay was born and since the time he could remember, his father used to recite poems for him. Poems that would talk about path of fire.
To say that "Agneepath" is simply a technologically superior version of the original Vijay played by Amitabh Bachhan would be being unfair to the interesting spirals plugged into the story by Ila Dutta Bedi and Karan Malhotra. The most absorbing spiral is the drug dealer and pimp Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), a character assayed so earnestly that in a few scenes Lala fills all the space offered by the movie. The cinematography by Kiran Deohans and Ravi K Chandra blends beautifully with the story as well as the costumes and explanation of the characters; but tries too hard to add an epic feeling to the climax, which spoils the sympathy for the rendition by overstuffing it with filmy shibboleths.
The passionate craving for penalizing Kancha separated a 12-year-old Vijay (Hrithik Roshan) from his mother Suhasini (Zarina Wahab) and his newly born sister and found a medium in Lala. Roshan's adaptation of the cult character has a calmness in his deep-rooted anger, a silence in his hatred and a fire in his eyes - all of which combine to a mighty performance. Thankfully, the burdensome task Arish Bhiwandiwala has left for Roshan with his sharp illustration of the character of the young Vijay Chauhan, has been done justice to. Hrithik's description could have been unexampled had the dialogues by Piyush Mishra been weighty enough and the editing by Akiv Ali wiser.
The screenplay and the editing, following the traditions of Bollywood, has reduced Kaali Gawde (Priyanka Chopra) to a beautiful piece of furniture, the only difference being that this one dances. Pity. While the director Karan Malhotra tries hard to make a thunderous appeal to the audience with the electrifying decibels between Vijay and Kancha, an unaware Lala steals the thunder from the two for the larger part of the movie. Sanjay Dutt as Kancha is a solid institution of wickedness in a way that hating Kancha would make someone feel better about himself/herself as a human being. Lala, with his unashamed spontaneity, is few notches higher though in my opinion.
A film crowded with powerful performers leaves little inspiration for Indian directors to focus too much on the story. With responsible editing and lesser concentration on dressing, "Agneepath" could easily have been 45 minutes shorter and more compelling. The movie reveals a certain degree of naivety in the direction. There is an immaturity in the way the clichés lifted from the 1980's and the brother-sister angle have been treated.
Vijay Chauhan's disinterest in Chikni Chameli is understandable; what is worrying is that a movie from Dharma Productions behaves so poorly in the music department. Ajay-Atul must have good reasons behind the heavy-duty background music and the pointless songs of "Agneepath". Chikni Chameli is long forgiven.
Mind you, don't practice comparing while watching "Agneepath", even if you are an ardent fan of either of the Vijays. Life would be simpler.
To say that "Agneepath" is simply a technologically superior version of the original Vijay played by Amitabh Bachhan would be being unfair to the interesting spirals plugged into the story by Ila Dutta Bedi and Karan Malhotra. The most absorbing spiral is the drug dealer and pimp Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), a character assayed so earnestly that in a few scenes Lala fills all the space offered by the movie. The cinematography by Kiran Deohans and Ravi K Chandra blends beautifully with the story as well as the costumes and explanation of the characters; but tries too hard to add an epic feeling to the climax, which spoils the sympathy for the rendition by overstuffing it with filmy shibboleths.
The passionate craving for penalizing Kancha separated a 12-year-old Vijay (Hrithik Roshan) from his mother Suhasini (Zarina Wahab) and his newly born sister and found a medium in Lala. Roshan's adaptation of the cult character has a calmness in his deep-rooted anger, a silence in his hatred and a fire in his eyes - all of which combine to a mighty performance. Thankfully, the burdensome task Arish Bhiwandiwala has left for Roshan with his sharp illustration of the character of the young Vijay Chauhan, has been done justice to. Hrithik's description could have been unexampled had the dialogues by Piyush Mishra been weighty enough and the editing by Akiv Ali wiser.
The screenplay and the editing, following the traditions of Bollywood, has reduced Kaali Gawde (Priyanka Chopra) to a beautiful piece of furniture, the only difference being that this one dances. Pity. While the director Karan Malhotra tries hard to make a thunderous appeal to the audience with the electrifying decibels between Vijay and Kancha, an unaware Lala steals the thunder from the two for the larger part of the movie. Sanjay Dutt as Kancha is a solid institution of wickedness in a way that hating Kancha would make someone feel better about himself/herself as a human being. Lala, with his unashamed spontaneity, is few notches higher though in my opinion.
A film crowded with powerful performers leaves little inspiration for Indian directors to focus too much on the story. With responsible editing and lesser concentration on dressing, "Agneepath" could easily have been 45 minutes shorter and more compelling. The movie reveals a certain degree of naivety in the direction. There is an immaturity in the way the clichés lifted from the 1980's and the brother-sister angle have been treated.
Vijay Chauhan's disinterest in Chikni Chameli is understandable; what is worrying is that a movie from Dharma Productions behaves so poorly in the music department. Ajay-Atul must have good reasons behind the heavy-duty background music and the pointless songs of "Agneepath". Chikni Chameli is long forgiven.
Mind you, don't practice comparing while watching "Agneepath", even if you are an ardent fan of either of the Vijays. Life would be simpler.
- partopd-275-978217
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
This movie was sadly disappointing. A decent attempt by Karan Johar, but failed to make the mark. A strong beginning with grand effects, which keeps audience captivated for the first 30 minutes, but all downhill after that.
I wouldn't compare this to the original, but since the director tried to literally re-make the original, I'm left with no other choice. Sanjay - just a big bad ugly villain. I'm not sure if Sanjay was supposed to look like an Indian Voldemort or Uncle Fester from The Adam's Family. Either way, it was comical at times. Mithun played the character, whereas Sanjay played a villain. I'm not sure if Hrithik was a miscast or if he was mis-directed. Either way, his good looks got in the way of Vijay's character. Few boring and uninspiring dialogues and same expressions throughout the film. Again, Amitabh created the character depth and Hrithik played a superficial angry protagonist, who had nothing more to offer than tearful or angry eyes.
Priyanka had slightly more than a guest appearance. Rishi proves he's still a star and parts of Sanjay's performance (pre-intermission) were worthwhile. The boy who played young Vijay was the only saving grace of the film and is largely responsible for keeping audiences interested in the first half. Hope to see more of him.
The commercial Karan Johar-type dance songs and choreography was completely out of place and quite distracting. Overkill of tears reminded me of K3G - Kjo ingredients but not right for this dish.
Karan Johar should have focused on developing the plot, connecting the loose ends of the scenes and building on the intensity and drama on which the movie started.
Agneepath should have been remade with INSPIRATION from the original, rather than trying to emulate the original. It seems that the director focused on creating more dramatic context and settings by using 300-like and Harry Potter-like effects - this was done well in the banyan tree scenes - but the director failed to make similar impact throughout. Farhan A and Amir K achieved this in Don and Gajini, respectively.
Hrithik should also have taken INSPIRATION from Amitabh and developed his own unique version of Vijay rather than trying to copy Amitabh's role. This may have been more believable. Shahrukh K was able to do so for Don. However, I put the blame on the script and direction, which was far too limiting and amateurish for the best of actors to do more than what Hrithik did. Sorry, Hrithik - tough break.
On a brighter note, excellent pre-launch publicity and fantastic opening, so kudos on that. Regardless of my 2 cents worth, I think the film will have appeal to mass audiences and do well at the box office.
I wouldn't compare this to the original, but since the director tried to literally re-make the original, I'm left with no other choice. Sanjay - just a big bad ugly villain. I'm not sure if Sanjay was supposed to look like an Indian Voldemort or Uncle Fester from The Adam's Family. Either way, it was comical at times. Mithun played the character, whereas Sanjay played a villain. I'm not sure if Hrithik was a miscast or if he was mis-directed. Either way, his good looks got in the way of Vijay's character. Few boring and uninspiring dialogues and same expressions throughout the film. Again, Amitabh created the character depth and Hrithik played a superficial angry protagonist, who had nothing more to offer than tearful or angry eyes.
Priyanka had slightly more than a guest appearance. Rishi proves he's still a star and parts of Sanjay's performance (pre-intermission) were worthwhile. The boy who played young Vijay was the only saving grace of the film and is largely responsible for keeping audiences interested in the first half. Hope to see more of him.
The commercial Karan Johar-type dance songs and choreography was completely out of place and quite distracting. Overkill of tears reminded me of K3G - Kjo ingredients but not right for this dish.
Karan Johar should have focused on developing the plot, connecting the loose ends of the scenes and building on the intensity and drama on which the movie started.
Agneepath should have been remade with INSPIRATION from the original, rather than trying to emulate the original. It seems that the director focused on creating more dramatic context and settings by using 300-like and Harry Potter-like effects - this was done well in the banyan tree scenes - but the director failed to make similar impact throughout. Farhan A and Amir K achieved this in Don and Gajini, respectively.
Hrithik should also have taken INSPIRATION from Amitabh and developed his own unique version of Vijay rather than trying to copy Amitabh's role. This may have been more believable. Shahrukh K was able to do so for Don. However, I put the blame on the script and direction, which was far too limiting and amateurish for the best of actors to do more than what Hrithik did. Sorry, Hrithik - tough break.
On a brighter note, excellent pre-launch publicity and fantastic opening, so kudos on that. Regardless of my 2 cents worth, I think the film will have appeal to mass audiences and do well at the box office.
Simply fantastic! Agneepath has set very very high standards, and what a brilliant start to the year 2012. This film is not a remake! This version may use the same concept, and character names, however it dies not run on the star power of any of the actors. The two Karan's are very brave to even consider this film, especially after the cult status of the original Agneepath, but by changing the story to make it unique, they have delivered a power house film.
Hrithik Roshan is the life and soul of Agneepath, and it is clear why Karan Malhotra had chased him for 7 months to do this film - He is perfect for it! Hrithik looks every bit the real hero in this film, and puts across a performance on the same level of Jodhaa Akbaar. The intensity, passion and emotion he has put into this role will take him a long way, and certainly very close to another award. I always thought Hrithik suffered when it came to dialogue delivery, but a long with Jodhaa Akbaar, his delivery is second to perhaps the likes of Amitabh, Aamir Khan and Sunny Deol.
Sanjay Dutt is going to rewrite the manual of a Bollywood villain. He puts across one of his best roles to date a long with the likes of Khalnayak and Vaastav. When watching the film you sit and wonder how is Vijay going to defeat this giant, and at times there doesn't seem like there is way. For once I am happy to say that the villain looks like a villain - something that went missing in the original Agneepath.
Rishi Kapoor is the show stealer. Why has he never done a negative role before I will never know, but after this film he will surely get more chances to do so. He carries off every scene with pure class, and it is obvious to see why he is regarded as such a great actor.
Priyanka Chopra plays the role of Kaali perfectly. She does not have much screen time, but neither should she, and it is a credit to her to take such a back seat role. However, she excels on screen and her chemistry with Hrithik is fabulous.
Other notable performances are Zarina Wahab as Vijay's mother, and the child actor playing Vijay in his early years - some of the early scenes certainly leave you enticed.
If you are a Hrithik fan, this is a must see, and even if you're not a Hrithik fan, you will become one after watching this. He simply oozes class, and plays the simple guy image with ease.
Hearing that the film broke Bodyguard's opening day record is no surprise. If you compare the content of Agneepath to Bodyguard or Ra One, then you will be confused why they did so well compared to this film. All in all, Agneepath rewrites how a film should be made, and with help of quality actors - will go into the all time record books.
Hrithik Roshan is the life and soul of Agneepath, and it is clear why Karan Malhotra had chased him for 7 months to do this film - He is perfect for it! Hrithik looks every bit the real hero in this film, and puts across a performance on the same level of Jodhaa Akbaar. The intensity, passion and emotion he has put into this role will take him a long way, and certainly very close to another award. I always thought Hrithik suffered when it came to dialogue delivery, but a long with Jodhaa Akbaar, his delivery is second to perhaps the likes of Amitabh, Aamir Khan and Sunny Deol.
Sanjay Dutt is going to rewrite the manual of a Bollywood villain. He puts across one of his best roles to date a long with the likes of Khalnayak and Vaastav. When watching the film you sit and wonder how is Vijay going to defeat this giant, and at times there doesn't seem like there is way. For once I am happy to say that the villain looks like a villain - something that went missing in the original Agneepath.
Rishi Kapoor is the show stealer. Why has he never done a negative role before I will never know, but after this film he will surely get more chances to do so. He carries off every scene with pure class, and it is obvious to see why he is regarded as such a great actor.
Priyanka Chopra plays the role of Kaali perfectly. She does not have much screen time, but neither should she, and it is a credit to her to take such a back seat role. However, she excels on screen and her chemistry with Hrithik is fabulous.
Other notable performances are Zarina Wahab as Vijay's mother, and the child actor playing Vijay in his early years - some of the early scenes certainly leave you enticed.
If you are a Hrithik fan, this is a must see, and even if you're not a Hrithik fan, you will become one after watching this. He simply oozes class, and plays the simple guy image with ease.
Hearing that the film broke Bodyguard's opening day record is no surprise. If you compare the content of Agneepath to Bodyguard or Ra One, then you will be confused why they did so well compared to this film. All in all, Agneepath rewrites how a film should be made, and with help of quality actors - will go into the all time record books.
One of the most awaited movie of this year, is a good blend of action and emotion, where every actor fits into his character perfectly. The new generation Chavan is intense and deep, even if it is quite impossible to make Hrithik, with his chiseled body and erupting muscles, look poor.:) The popular Munna bhai will from now on be remembered as the terrifying Kancha Cheena though Rauf Lala too will be a strong contender for the 'Best Villain' award this year. Despite the fact that Piggy Chops doesn't have much role in the movie, she is fresh and lively. I just couldn't help admiring her in the beautiful maharashtrian bridal ware.:) Though chikni chameli was not as sizzling as excepted, the other songs in the movie, especially the romantic Saiyyan and the emotional Abhi Mujh Main Kahin made up for it.
The famous dialog said by shehenshah of bollywood in the original, sounds equally enthralling when the new Vijay Deenanath Chavan says it during the Deva shree ganesha song. Though a few of my friends felt the movie dragged a bit ,for me, there was never a dull moment in the entire movie.
Last but not the least, as one of my friend said, this movie is not for weak souls. ENJOY!
The famous dialog said by shehenshah of bollywood in the original, sounds equally enthralling when the new Vijay Deenanath Chavan says it during the Deva shree ganesha song. Though a few of my friends felt the movie dragged a bit ,for me, there was never a dull moment in the entire movie.
Last but not the least, as one of my friend said, this movie is not for weak souls. ENJOY!
- tejasmankodi
- 29 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
I watched the movie today, in 2 consecutive shows. The second time I loved it even more. I watched it again for Hrithik and Rishi. What gr8 performances. Hrithik is undoubtedly the best actor in the industry today. He gives the perfect expressions, he has the perfect body and tremendous acting skills. The last scene is just awesome and when Hrithik recites the poem in the end, it gives goosebumps. In this age of Iphone and gadgets, its very difficult for this type of movie to awe the audiences, but the performances itself lifts the movie. But, I am sure, as always, the performance of Hrithik will still go unnoticed. What more can I say, when in our film industry, SRK bags the award for his stupid performance in MNIK and Hrithik is dejected after his awesome performance of a quadriplegic in Guzaarish!!!! I would suggest that this movie should be watched by everyone. Its not much near the original. Some important character has been removed here and the new character of Lala is introduced here. The rest of the plot is the same for almost many old bollywood movies, so why compare it to Agneepath....only becoz of the name? So frndz, don't compare it to any other movie and just watch it...u will surely love it. I would rate this movie 10 on 10 stars. What a gr8 start to the year 2012!!! Enjoy....Hey I want to add again to my existing review..I watched it two more times and I loved the movie and the performances again and again. Even weekdays are having quite packed houses. In the hall, I found that I am not the only one watching it so many times. There were numerous persons who was watching it nth number of times....this all shows the power of the movie.....so thats the best judging criterion for the brilliance of the movie and its performances.....Well, enjoy again and again and again......love you all.....
- varun-mentor
- 26 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
Agneepath,Agneepath , Agneepath OR revenge, revenge, revenge Before reviewing i must say please don't compare with Amitabh Bachchan's Legend.
Why to watch: Awesome acting, emotions, screenplay, background score,music and songs. In all typical bollywood entertainer, and last but not the least Chikni chameli.
Why not to watch: Movie storyline is old with no twists.
Please don't watch if you are going to compare and
if you are a critic.
Paisa vasool time-pass movie.
Why to watch: Awesome acting, emotions, screenplay, background score,music and songs. In all typical bollywood entertainer, and last but not the least Chikni chameli.
Why not to watch: Movie storyline is old with no twists.
Please don't watch if you are going to compare and
if you are a critic.
Paisa vasool time-pass movie.
- Abhastiwari
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
- ihatebabiessss
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
- krishtheboss5
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
- bmtripathi09
- 25 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
The reviewer 'Disappointing, 27 January 2012' (Amber) pretty much summed up everything I have to say. This movie was simply awful! Top actors failed to meet the mark and the superficial movie failed to captivate or challenge a very predictable story all the way through.
The movie entirely focuses on Hrithik and Sanjay and both have done a pathetic job of acting. The lack of a plot makes the movie just another violence filled dishoom dooshoom c-grade movie - one I didn't not wish I had wasted 2.5 hours and £30 for! Save yourself some time and money and watch something else instead.
Just to see how Amitabh did it back in 1990 I watched his version on youtube and yes that is another level. Amitabh can take any role and make it interesting whereas the 2012 remake was the worst movies I have seen in the last few months (yes even worse than RA One).
The movie entirely focuses on Hrithik and Sanjay and both have done a pathetic job of acting. The lack of a plot makes the movie just another violence filled dishoom dooshoom c-grade movie - one I didn't not wish I had wasted 2.5 hours and £30 for! Save yourself some time and money and watch something else instead.
Just to see how Amitabh did it back in 1990 I watched his version on youtube and yes that is another level. Amitabh can take any role and make it interesting whereas the 2012 remake was the worst movies I have seen in the last few months (yes even worse than RA One).
- planktonrules
- 12 जुल॰ 2012
- परमालिंक
Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Hrithik Roshan have done full justice to their roles but it was Rishi Kapoor this time who took everyone's heart away with his powerful and realistic acting. Apart from that background scores are amazing. It has been a totally engaging watch despite of a running duration of approx 3 hrs and 5 minutes! You can see the shady effects of Dharma Productions all over the movie.. ( 4 useless songs and instead the worthy one was deleted to make it a "family" movie, and more than 2 hrs of melodrama.. seriously..do we need this much now in Bollywood? It cud have been an easy 4... Things like these acted like a splash of wet mud on the performance part of the legendary trio... ! Am i in 2012 or still 2001 with k3g? Bollywood and Dharma productions( specially ) needs a serious reality check now after movies like Ready, Bodyguard, Ra 1 in 2011 and this one.. 3 stars are justified ...if u are planning to make an action movie...give one or stick to your old genre of family drama ( duhh! ) :O Say shaava shaava! :p
Overall- good watch! But i wish i would have gone out for a walk or something in between the over-sweet and melodramatic scenes! It would have given me a less headache and more of good stuff!
Overall- good watch! But i wish i would have gone out for a walk or something in between the over-sweet and melodramatic scenes! It would have given me a less headache and more of good stuff!
- pkt_kumar511
- 27 जन॰ 2012
- परमालिंक