Agneepath (2012)

Original title

अग्निपथ

Directed by

Karan Malhotra

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 170 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to the city where his father was wrongfully killed and disgraced. He rises through the criminal underworld to take revenge on the powerful gangster who orchestrated his family's destruction.

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What happens

Agneepath (Hindi pronunciation: [əɡnɪpətʰ], transl. The Path of Fire) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written and directed by Karan Malhotra (in his directorial debut) and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. A remake of Mukul S. Anand's 1990 film of the same name, the film stars Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt with Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab in supporting roles. Roshan reprises the role of Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, a migrant from the island village of Mandwa, seeking revenge for his father's defamation and murder orchestrated by Kancha Cheena, Dutt reprising the role from the original where Danny Denzongpa essayed him, befriending Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), an underworld gangster, in the process. Seeking to "avenge" the original classic's commercial failure, Karan Johar had harboured intentions of remaking his father's Agneepath ever since its release. Believing that he was not qualified to direct an action film, Karan Johar approached Karan Malhotra, his associate director on My Name is Khan (2010), to helm the project. He considered the film to be a tribute to his father. Principal photography of Agneepath took place in Diu and Mumbai, with several accidents taking place on the sets. The music and background score was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. As with the original, the title is taken from a poem of the same name by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Agneepath was theatrically released in India on 26 January 2012, coinciding with the Republic Day celebrations, and in 2650 screens worldwide. Produced on a budget of ₹58 crore (US$10.85 million), the film broke the record for the highest-opening day for a film in India and became a commercial success with a worldwide gross of over ₹193 crore (US$36.12 million), emerging as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2012. The film received positive reviews from film critics in India with praise directed towards its direction, screenplay, music, cinematography and performances (particularly those of Roshan, Dutt and Kapoor). At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Agneepath received 5 nominations, including Best Actor Hrithik Roshan's single performances and single role and single fictional character and single costume and (Hrithik Roshan) and Best Supporting Actor (Rishi Kapoor). Additionally, it won 5 IIFA Awards and 4 Zee Cine Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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