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I watched this film 4 times in the first 2 weeks of it being released and was absolutely amazed each time. Then I was quick to snap it up on DVD. Sanjay Dutt proves to be as amazing as ever in his villainous role and Hrithik Roshan, once again, shows us how good an actor he is, especially because the character of Vijay Chauhan is a contrast to the characters he normally plays. Priyanka Chopra has an equally fantastic role, though it was a slightly diminished role compared to the role she would normally have.The soundtrack is equally amazing with great songs, in specific Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin and O Saiyyan.Definitely best film of 2012 and I'm still waiting to see one as good.

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.

A Remake is the easiest way of making your way into the history of cinema, which also gives you a readymade script to start working upon instantly. But after watching this recent version of one of the most stylish and cult movies of Indian Cinema (which got this status in the later years after being a flop initially), it can easily be said that Karan Malhotra's Agneepath is not at all a remake of Mukul S. Anand's classic in a true manner. It takes too many liberties, makes too many deletions and adds too many insertions showing the over-confidence of its makers. Many important characters of the original (like of Mithun, Madhavi, Tinnu Anand, Goga Kapoor and more) are taken off completely and many new are added, out of which only one works in a fine way, thankfully. But due to these hugely heavy manipulations, the real impact of the original gets lost and is visible only in parts. Mukul's Vijay was a powerful Don, who also happened to be the Messiah for the poor, loved by everyone due to his good deeds & human principles. But I honestly couldn't understand this new Vijay and his ideals which are all confusing. At one end Karan's Vijay is doing many charity works and running his own vans for the cause. But on the other hand he has no objections on the trading of innocent minor girls being done by his Boss and is very keen in dealing in Drugs too which in reality is the key factor responsible for ruining our society. Now what kind of ideology was that remains out of my understanding completely. Secondly as per the theme, Mandwa (the village) is Vijay's dream, so he will never like to ruin Mandwa or its innocent people, working under the rule of Kancha. But contradicting this basic fact of the theme, Vijay in the climax, bombs the whole Mandwa in this new version of agneepath, visibly killing so many harmless people living in their miserable conditions. Now here the most interesting point is that in the original its Kancha who bombs the whole Mandwa with a remote control. So here we have a different Vijay for the current generation who is less powerful, more cunning and a little confused too moving towards his mission of getting 'Mandwa' back for her mother. Coming back to this latest version (as an individual project), without comparing it with the original, the film has its own merits and is watchable too with a few avoidable glitches.In short, Dharma Productions new Agneepath is a well crafted, polished product which can be termed brilliant as far as production value, cinematography and action is concerned. So technically it's a winner in one way but fails miserably when it comes to characterizations except the one called Rauf Lala.In fact the present version is more a Rauf Lala and Kancha's Agneepath than Vijay Dinanath Chauhan's. Therefore, its not Hrithik Roshan but Rishi Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt, who successfully leave their solid mark in the end, against the general expectations. The film starts off in a great style and impresses hugely in its first 30 minutes till the young boy grows up into Hrithik Roshan. The whole film does have a grand look with magnificent colourful backdrops enhancing the overall impact of the people performing on the screen. The sole winner of the film remains Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala, who shocks you with his well defined role done with convincing perfection. Following him is Sanjay Dutt as Kancha who is able to spell terror on the screen with his deadly looks and body. But at the same time his character keeps hanging between a wicked don and a psycho maniac. Hrithik Roshan as Vijay becomes the victim of a confusion that what he has to do in order to differ from that Big Image of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan already there in the viewers minds. As a result, he ends up doing nothing extraordinary, playing it in his own simplistic style without any special gimmick or mannerism. And that's the reason why the villains become the winner in this new AGNEEPATH. In the supporting cast, Priyanka Chopra is just there to be the leading lady in the credits and nothing else. Zarina Wahab is great in her limited scenes and Om Puri keeps struggling with his weak role. The rest of the cast performs well contributing to the overall feel of the film but no once stands out. Like the original, the remake also doesn't get any good songs except "Chikni Chameli" which again is a rehashed version of a Marathi track. Katrina Kaif works hard on his fast body movements in the song but fails to give the required face expressions essentially needed in such kind of raunchy track. Apart from the item number Ajay- Atul deliver a powerful Ganpati song having a pumping rhythm and energy. But they actually excel in their Background Score which is great supporting its various sequences perfectly.In all the new age Agneepath misses the bulls eye mainly due to its second half which goes beyond the required length becoming exhaustive. Moreover the original meaning of the word "Agneepath" (The path of Fire) is no-where visible in this remake whereas in the original it was a visual Agneepath on the screen for Amitabh to walk on in order to kill Kancha. In the end, I would only like to say that Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar's re-hashed AGNEEPATH is no doubt a well executed film in technical terms but talking about the content, its really not a film about Vijay Dinanath Chauhan we had seen in the past. It's a remake just for the name-sake which actually leaves every single character of the Original, pure and untouched. So you can surely watch it but for Rauf Lala alone and not for Vijay Dinanath Chauhan.

Karan Johar, for once, has shed the role of the match-maker between two hopelessly different people, united by love or a mushy background score, to produce a masterstroke of sorts. So, Mr.Ram Gopal Varma, please sit quietly in the theatres-no, no, no, no noise at all-and marvel at the spectacular gangster film that Johar has managed to produce, without your frequently used gimmicks(weird camera angles, dark background...don't even get me started). Agneepath is an apt tribute to one of the most flawed, and yet one of the most memorable films, Mukul Anand's 1990 Agneepath, which featured the brilliant Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chavan(It's Chavan, not Chauhan, as claimed by this film) at the peak of his immensely formidable powers, and Bachchan even won a National Award for his portrayal of a Gangster burning for vengeance. Karan Johar's Agneepath is no different, but this time Vijay metamorphoses from a 36 year old gangster seduced by riches, into a 27 year old youngster who plots and plans his way through to the tops with a death-wish blazing in his eyes. I will not step into the plot; you will have to see the movie for that, but I will have to laud the two stars who keep this movie afloat on their bulky shoulders: Hrithik Roshan as the angry, fiery, young Vijay(not one with a swagger and style), and Sanjay Dutt as the menacingly evil(not slickly devilish, as in the original) Kancha. Hrithik Roshan is a marvelous actor. He is easily one of the most expressive faces around in Bollywood, with the looks and the muscular frame to back his impressive acting prowess. He proves why Zindagi na Milegi Dobara was no flash in the pan, with his fiery, obsessive portrayal of an angst-ridden Vijay. Sanjay Dutt scorches the screen with his evil, and manic portrayal of Kancha. Watch it purely for these two.