Agneepath (2012)
76
out of 100
Agneepath gets FR Rating of 76 based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Dharma Productions
Director
Karan Malhotra
Cast
Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
Music
Ajay Gogavale, Atul Gogavale
Producer
Karan Johar, Hiroo Johar
Screenplay
Karan Malhotra
Dialogues
Piyush Mishra
Recent Critic's Reviews
Agneepath is an uncomplicated story of revenge, is hard-hitting yet entertaining, dwells on strong emotions and aggressive and forceful action, yet is dissimilar from the original. Debutant director Karan Malhotra sponges from the original, but bestows the new version with a fresh texture. Agneepath is a fitting tribute to the masterwork. The movie has all the potential to scale dizzy heights of victory and catapult Hrithik Roshan as the newest member of the 100 cr Club, besides providing the Hindi film industry with the first giant Blockbuster of 2012. A definite winner!
It is Rishi Kapoor's wily turn as Rauf Lala, representing the collective villainy of Terelin, Usman and Shetty, that is the greatest revelation of this piece. He has done some awe-inspiring work in the last couple of years (Luck By Chance, Chintuji, Do Dooni Chaar) but nothing tears down his sweater-clad lover boy reflection like Agneepath. To me, that's exactly how Agneepath works, less of a remake, more of a tribute. They should have just called it Dharmapath.
What puts Agneepath a notch above the recent mindless actioners is that it has a basic human connect which it reasonably balances with the extreme action and never blatantly exploits any emotion. Karan Malhotra succeeds in extracting inspiring performances from the impressive cast. With Bollywood being obsessed with remakes in recent times, Agneepath is an important lesson on how to pay proper tribute to the original. Agneepath has the fire for a lustrous entertainer!