I went to the theatres the opposite day to catch the Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt starrer, Agneepath. The movie was meant to be pure masala fare meant to maintain one thrilled for an even three hours. The expectancies were quite high on account of Agneepath’s trailer and accomplished actors reminiscent of Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt starring in it. Unfortunately, it did not keep me gripped for the plot was loose with several illogical gaps and it was simply too much Bollywoodism packed in for one film.
Synopsis
Based on Mukul Anand’s original cult film, the plot of Agneepath is very simple. It’s belongs to the great old fight-for-right and avenge-with-revenge form of Bollywood films.
Agneepath is the tale of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan) who's out on a mission against, Kancha (Sanjay Dutt), the bald, evil looking villain to avenge his father’s (Master Deenanath played by Chetan Pandit) death within the village of Mandwa.
Agneepath star cast
After his father is wrongfully murdered by Kancha, young Vijay (Arish Bhiwandiwala) with his mum Suhasini Chauhan (Zareena Wahaab) leave to Bombay. There he rises from a little bit kid to a little bit gangster under Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), the leader of Bombay’s underworld.
Kali (Priyanka Chopra) is his only friend who's pining away for his love. Inspector Gaitonde (Om Puri) is the long arm of justice who understands Vijay and needs to assist him.
Where Agneepath Failed
A plot in line with fighting for righteousness and vengeance is a hackneyed story line for Bollywood films. But within the original Agneepath, Kader Khan’s superbly written dialogues and Amitabh Bachchan’s delivery of them managed to create an impressive impression. It had eventually turned out to be considered one of Amitabh Bachchan’s most epic performances.
Cut to 2012, when debut director Karan Malhotra and producer Karan Johar choose to rip off remake a cult classic by shredding the unique screenplay to bits and adding masala to fit the taste of the brand new generation. They just thing epic in regards to the new Agneepath it will likely be Sanjay Dutt’s style and performance.
If you go watch Agneepath, be prepared to peer Hrithik kill an entire gang of villains armed with automatic machine guns with a single revolver and later, dying within the arms of his mother with cheesy Bollywoody dialogues spilling off his tongue. Some find these items good but for some, it could get too ludicrous to digest.
They have gone too far to make the brand new Agneepath a crowd puller. There really was little need for ear blasting background scores or irreverent action scenes.
A Few Good Points
Cinematography.
Some of the visuals within the movie are beautifully painted at the screen, giving Agneepath a surrealist tinge to it. Color and depth appear to have has been meticulously worked up in almost each frame. Kudos to Sabu Cyril and Kiran Deohans for such stunning visuals.
Sanjay Dutt – The most efficient Bollywood Villain in recent years
Sanjay Dutt in as Kancha in Agneepath
The most noteworthy and original section of Agneepath is Sanjay Dutt’s role of Kancha which had originally been played by Danny Dezongpa. Bollywood villains have often entertained audiences greater than the heroes. Within the new Kancha is looks disturbingly evil and is a thousand times meaner. That is one among his best performances after Munnabhai and I’m quite sure he'll dispose of many awards for the role.
Conclusion – Quite a lot of noise, little substance
Agneepath has all of the characteristics of a Bollywood film which usually make us love Bollywood. It has conflict, it has souped up drama and emotion, unbelievable action scenes, a much mentioned Chikni Chameli, powerful dialogue, a hero, heroine and villain.
But it just somehow doesn’t make the cut for a blockbuster. It could make 70-80 crores on the Bollywood box office and push off into the archives without making that impact which we thought it could make.
Watch it for Sanjay Dutt and his constant reminder from the Bhagavad Gita:
Tum Kya Laye Thay, Tum Kya Leke Jaoge
