Agneepath (2012) (Hindi Movie / Bollywood Film / Indian Cinema DVD)

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• Actors: Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rishi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
• Directors: Karan Malhotra
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Dharma Productions
• DVD Release Date: March 13, 2012
• Run Time: 174 minutes
  

 

Agneepath (2012) (Hindi Movie / Bollywood Film / Indian Cinema DVD)

 

Customer Reviews

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!
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); Sound and Sound Editing (variety and scope, silent private moments to mass public festivals, all perfectly managed); and Stunts/Fight Choreography (so many action scenes, but each distinct and cumulatively building to the truly epic climax).

People applauded the acting but said the film was too long and overall was a failure. What does that even mean? Noone wanted to go watch it because of the reviews. I really wondered what Karan Johar would do with this film tossed in the air so I convinced one of my best friends to go with me when I was visiting Dubai. We both did not speak a word for about ten minutes after the film ended. So how was Agneepath? I think the sooner we make a golden throne for Hrithik Roshan in Mumbai the better for all of us. I loved Johar's vision, I mean who on earth makes a film about revenge in 2012 and gets away with such a thoroughly entertaining film? My friend and I both thought it was just stunning, man.
I think Sanjay Dutt should do more villainous roles. This is easily among his top performances and his character build up was amazing. The film is bloody noisy but none of that ever takes you away from the script, it only brings you closer into the world, the film is trying to portray. Hell, it was a very poetic film.
Some outstanding acting performances, some great scenes, I didn't feel the film was long at all despite not having any intermissions. The climax is stunning, death defiant and the first twenty minutes should make you switch your phone off (whether at home or at the movies)
Welcome back, Karan Johar.