Agneepath Movie Review
Starring Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra
Amongst the first recall values of the originalAgneepath is Amitabh Bachchan's trademark self-introduction dialogue of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. While evaluating its official remake, the first thing that crosses your mind is how it is that the reinterpretation with this signature scene could be. Unlike in the original, the monologue plays pretty late in the remake, whereby it establishes Vijay's identity over merely introducing him and with such individuality and elegance so it pays an awesome homage into the original, while at the same time not blatantly imitating it. That's the way in which a remake is intended to be! Retaining the spirit of your original and eating a soul of its own. This dialogue kinda summarizes the entire aura of your remake. The initial backdrop remains the same. Kancha Cheena (Sanjay Dutt) is the uncrowned king of Mandwa Island and terminates the rebellious village schoolmaster. The master's son swears revenge and grows approximately be Vijay Dinanath Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan) underneath of the wings of Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor). Lala who trades in human and drug trafficking, rules the Mumbai underbelly. Vijay uses Lala to attain Kancha and thereby reclaim his island and self-esteem. Even though the primary plotline remains the same as Mukul Anand's classic, director Karan Malhotra alongside co-writer Ila Bedi Datta refreshingly revamps the screenplay giving it a fresh structure and approach.
Therefore you never miss the omission of Mithun Chakravarthy's award-winning Krishnan Iyer out of your original and welcome the induction of Rishi Kapoor's foul-mouthed and despicable kasai character. Whether the film gets to be predictable zone, it is really not because you have the ability to versed in the first but because for the core of the metal, the story remains fundamental revenge drama. The film employs the age-old conflict of your reformist school-teacher versus the conniving zamindar, duping the villagers with their lands. The remake isn't essentially remodeled to modern times for the reason that film retains its original era thereby reviving the raw answer to the 1990 film. And beyond the epoch, Malhotra also imparts the cinematic remedy for that time period to his film. So both the villain and hero have stylized entries, their confrontations boast of high-voltage drama and, in the climax, when the bruised and battered protagonist rises to take revenge (in just precisely the same manner like his father was killed), he wins instant applause. As well as understanding of Vijay concealing his identity from his teenaged sister is so intrinsic of your era (a la Anil Kapoor's Jeevan Ek Sanghursh).
Exactly where the new Agneepath raises the bar is by casting Sanjay Dutt as the baddie. In his black-attire and bald-look, Dutt has such solid screen-presence the fact that director makes things difficult himself that has a challenge of precisely how would Hrithik's hero overpower the villain. Thereby the film employs some extreme action, which happens to be more brutal than boisterous, to justify Kancha's imposing persona as well as the subsequent seethe in Vijay's revenge. Thankfully, what putsAgneepath a notch above the recent mindless actioners is that it has a basic human connect which it reasonably balances in the extreme action and never blatantly exploits any emotion. Piyush Mishra's dialogues are impressive with rhetoric punches every now and then. And when the lines go unrefined for Rishi Kapoor's crude character, it leaves immense impact without crossing the familial domain. Cinematography by Ravi K Chandran and Kiran Deohans is remarkable. Akiv Ali's editing is accomplished and despite the film having a three-hour runtime, it's impossible to lose the narrative for only a moment. The one slacker is the obligatory romance track (Priyanka Chopra) but thankfully even that could be kept short. Ajay-Atul's music and esp. the biographical score work effectively. Abbas Ali Moghul's action is raw and unrestrained. Beyond his hold on your subject, Karan Malhotra succeeds in extracting inspiring performances out of your impressive cast. The usually suave Hrithik Roshan convincingly glides into his coarse character here but has a towering presence. He completely redefines Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and never in his act do you see even a glimpse of the first. Sanjay Dutt reeks of menace and malice through his sadistic laughs. At times he overdoes his guffaws but therein lays his strength, which he uses into the hilt. Rishi Kapoor has never looked or played so mean onscreen before.
Since the kohl-eyed Rauf Lala, the affable actor reinvents his screen image that has a beastly streak to his character. So good is the actor that you never get enough of him. Arish Bhiwandiwala as the young Vijay Chauhan puts in a confident act. Priyanka Chopra, Zarina andOm Puri are functional. With Bollywood being captivated with remakes just quite lately, Agneepath is a vital lesson on how to pay for proper tribute into the original. Despite the original being his home production,Karan Johar attempts twiddling with fire (treading uncharted territory) with Agneepath and emerges victorious. Agneepath has got the fire for only a lustrous entertainer!
Remarks: Didn't live up to the hype created!
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