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My Thoughts on AGNEEPATH (2012)…


****Spoilers****

(Read only if you are the one who have watched the movie or you are the one who don’t mind if someone spoils your party. :D  )



If say, somehow I did not happen to know that this AGNEEPATH movie is actually a remake of old movie of 1980s, I would have guessed it perfectly right after the end of climax fight sequence. Such are the scenes in this movie that follow exact same path of old 1980s movies.

Movie starts in a village ‘Mandawa’ showing Vijay’s (Hrithik Roshan) childhood life and his relation with his father and how main villain Kaancha (Sanjay Dutt) murders his father. This part is actually well executed and builds the platform for revenge perfectly.


Then movie follows the regular path of how Vijay creates his presence in Mumbai mafia world with the help of Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), who is apparently the arch enemy of Kaancha, and rise to the power with the only motive of seeking revenge against Kaancha. And blah blah blah….

Now fighting sequences, especially in a climax one, are the main reasons why I said that I would have guessed the movie is a remake of old 1980’s movie. I mean, in the climax, Vijay singlehandedly destroys all outposts in village of Mandawa (the fortress of Kaancha) by means of dozens of explosions that too, caused almost simultaneously. And then comes the confrontation with Kaancha where Kaancha beats vijay right to left and up to down and stabs him with big knife for so many times that I actually forgot the count. And now after all this slaughter (which, by the way, would have been enough to kill a big bull in a real world.) Vijay rose to his feet and actually manages to lift Kaancha over his head.(Kaancha who is, mind you, no lesser than a big bull himself.) and finally manages to kill him. So these were the enough evidences for me to be able to deduct the fact that movie is a remake of old movie of 1980’s.

However, overall Film is not at all bad and actually quite enjoyable, though only in patches. (Especially the entry scenes of Kaancha and Vijay when public in a theater, where I saw the film, went berserk.) And you will enjoy it more if you are a fan of Extreme bloodshed or extreme emotions.

Performances of leads are excellent to say the least. Hrithik has acted his heart out. Sanjay Dutt as Kaancha is just too fabulous and quite natural. Since I have not seen the original Agneepath, I cannot imagine someone else doing Kaancha other than Sanjay. Rishi Kapoor is also very good as Rauff Lala. Priyanka chopra has done a decent job as well. Chikany Chameli Katrina was just enough to make public go berserk with all Whistles and Tallis again and again.

So my final thoughts are like this- Film is definitely a one-time watch at least for the performances of the lead actors and adrenaline filled background music of Ajay-Atul. Movie is sure shot bumper opener and most probably a weekend record breaker. But I suspect tough time ahead of weekend due to the lack of family audience’s support. Though, I would be more happy if proved wrong.



Disclaimer- This is not a review. These are only thoughts of mine and hence readers are welcome to disagree with them. And finally, since it is my first attempt here, for any mistakes., forgiveness is requested in advance.. :)
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