Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Rawal Afzal Each time I watch this and as it gets older and older, I happen to come to admire this classic more and more, a lot of which though can be put down to myself being a huge fan of Sanjay Dutt and quite an admirer of Hrithik Roshan too (his best film in my opinion. Awesome performance by him!). I know people have this habit of over-rating things from the past, but in my opinion there is no match at all between this and the one in 1990. This classic is a story of blood and flames, of emotions and vengeance, respect and hatred, above all, immense brutality. This beats any of the million Bollywood films, particularly made in the 1980s and 1990s, that revolve around the hero wanting to avenge his father's killing.From Vijay to Gaitonde sahib to Kaali to Lala Rauf, everyone was brilliant but a special mention should go to Kaancha. What a stunning performance! It goes down as one of the best performances ever in the negative roles. His reciting the Bhagavad Geeta throughout the film and coming up with his own twisted interpretations itself was a unique idea that added so much to his role, coupled with the way he looked. Can't help but think that his role was somewhat inspired from the historical description and depiction of the Pharaoh who opposed Prophet Moses. Just a thought.....As for the emotions aspect, not too many scenes would touch you as much as the the scene from this film does when Shiksha visits Vijay for the first time to meet him, and then that brilliant song "Abhi mujh mey'n kahi'n..... " Truly depicts in a great way as if Vijay had found his world.The 'Agneepath' poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan is such an inspirational one that I couldn't resist basing one of my own poems upon it, titled as "Walk in the sunshine." So I have got bit of a personal attachment too with this film due to that.If I had to come back to the film from 1990, I don't want to go into any deeper details given that the review by itself is about the 2012 film, but in short I would just add that I felt really annoyed and irritated with the way Amitabh Bachchan spoke in the film, and the same applies to Mithun Chakraborty's role - a South Indian Pathan (considering his background shown and the way he talked)! Kaancha's role however in that too was well performed by Danny Denzongpa, who was in general a very good actor. The mere look on his face made him look like a villain.

Siddhartha Rauniar Saw it on the second day. Acting...Acting...Acting...watch it for some great acting. Hrithik and Sanju Baba(Sanjay Dutt)rocked...though I would have loved some more on-screen interaction.Rishi Kapoor was a delightful surprise..amazing acting from him... The "iitr tapke" line, gave goosebumps.(My favorite part of the movie other than the climax)A bit disappointed from the storyline, may be over-expected due to the classical Agneepath(Amitabh Bachchan). Though the adaptation from the original movie has been great, the focus shifting from Vijay to Kancha worked.Amazing Bollywood action...a breath of fresh air. Nice dialogs by Piyush Mishra, liked. In love with this guy.Money's worth. The 150 INR got repaid.

mitultiku@yahoo.com The generation that grew up on the ORIGINAL "Agneepath" starring Amitabh Bachchan, Danny D, Mithun knows that USP of that movie were dialogues written by Kader Khan and not the plot, the plot was primarily lifted from "Scarface" starring Al Pacino. Only mistake Dharma Productions made while re-making the movie was not hiring Kadar Khan to re-write the dialogues again. This is not a judgment on the acting or making of the new version, but just a fans observation. The dialogues of the original are still talked about and remembered like dialogues of "Sholay" or "Sharaabi". I don't think someone who watched the NEW "Agneepath" will remember the dialogues of the movie two hours after they are done watching it.

XxMaverickxX The old Agneepath, released in 1990, was not a commercial success because it was ahead of its time. However, the film received critical acclaim and Amitabh Bachchan had a National Award bestowed upon him for one of his best ever performances. Due to the fact that the film failed at the box office and shattered the hopes of Yash Johar, Karan Johar's father, his son decided to burden débutant director Karan Malhotra with the task of doing justice to the original. Let's consider the extent to which this film works and the flaws in it.The story, first of all, is simply one of revenge. Vijay Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan) witnesses the humiliation and subsequent murder of his father as a child, masterminded by the ruthless Kancha (Sanjay Dutt). This provides him with the desire for revenge. He wishes to establish himself in the underworld with the aim of facing Kancha to exact his revenge some day. However, law and morals appear to stand firmly in his path. Is he successful? Director Karan Malhotra deserves praise for a thorough exploration of the themes central to the film.Hrithik Roshan has once again shown why he is one of the finest actors in the industry today. His character is dissimilar to Amitabh's in the original. I don't think this is a National Award winning performance, but it will definitely contend for the Filmfare Awards next year.Priyanka Chopra plays the bubbly Kaali with finesse. She provides apt seasoning in the form of humour. However, her character seemed grossly underdeveloped for one in such role in the film.Sanjay Dutt, as Kancha, is one of the most naturally evil-looking villains to ever be conceived. His sheer bulk coupled with his strange mannerisms makes his presence felt on screen. After the Vaastav, the Munna Bhai films and so on, this is yet another highlight of his career.We see Rishi Kapoor in a supporting role as the cunning Rauf Lala. Surely, all the awards for best supporting actor, including the National Award, must be handed to him come awards season next year. There's nothing more to say.Om Puri is a very fine actor; there's no two ways about that. He delivers a sincere performance but could have done with more screen space. On one hand he seems to be wasted but on another his contribution is important to the plot.Special mention goes to Arish Bhiwandiwala who is the young Vijay Chauhan. An impressive performance by a child artist.The cinematography by Ravi K. Chandran, a cinematographer who has worked with the likes of Mani Ratnam, is eye- catching.He manages to capture the locales perfectly in every scene to adhere to the goings on.There are a few scenes, such as the scene in Rauf's 'market' with him and Hrithik, the murder of Hrithik's father and the climax that leave a lasting impression. A treat for the viewers.However, the original Agneepath was more violent than this. I felt that this needed to be more violent in order to be adequately moving for a film whose name translates as 'path of fire'.There are an unnecessary number of sub-plots in the second half that disrupt the course of the movie as set up by the first half. Consequently, the viewer hardly reacts to the outcome of the climax.Finally, the arrogance and swagger of Amitabh's character in the original was missing here. His presence isn't felt as much as a result.Overall, this film is a good tribute to the original that's not to be missed for its four aces: the first half, Hrithik, Rishi and Sanjay. Highly recommended!! 8/10