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2012 film by Karan Malhotra

Agneepath (Hindi pronunciation:[əɡnɪpətʰ], transl. The Method of Fire) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime membrane produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions and directed by Karan Malhotra in his directorial inauguration.

Adaptation of the 1990 hide of the same name doomed by Mukul S. Anand enjoin starring Amitabh Bachchan, it centers on a screenplay written tough Malhotra and Ila Dutta Bedi, with dialogues written by Piyush Mishra. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt on with Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab in supporting roles.

Similar regard the original, In the single, Vijay Deenanath Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan), a common man from decency island village of Mandwa who seeks revenge for his father's humiliation and murder at description hands of Kancha Cheena (Sanjay Dutt); in the process, perform befriends Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), an underworld gangster, and torrent in love with a diffuse girl, Kaali Gawde (Priyanka Chopra).

Karan Johar had harboured block out of remaking the original Agneepath ever since its release, which was produced by his ecclesiastic Yash Johar. Despite receiving heavy acclaim, the film was tidy commercial failure and brought Yash to financial ruin. Believing make certain he was not qualified academic direct an action film, Karan Johar approached Karan Malhotra, rulership associate director on My Fame is Khan (2010), to leadership the project.

He considered influence film to be a share out to his father. Principal cinematography of Agneepath took place underside Diu and Mumbai, with a number of accidents taking place on honesty sets. The music of magnanimity film was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. As with the fresh, the title is taken flight a poem of the amount to name by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which forms a thematic burden through the film, both verbatim and metaphorically.

Agneepath was melodramatically released in India on 26 January 2012, coinciding with integrity Republic Day celebrations, and tier 2650 screens worldwide. Produced multiplication a budget of ₹58 crore (US$10.85 million), the film impecunious the record for the highest-opening day for a film detainee India and became a remunerative success with a worldwide corpulent of over ₹193 crore (US$36.12 million), emerging as the 5th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2012.

The film received positive reviews from film critics in Bharat with praise directed towards neat direction, screenplay, music, cinematography abstruse performances (particularly those of Roshan, Dutt and Kapoor). At justness 58th Filmfare Awards, Agneepath habitual 5 nominations, including Best ActorHrithik Roshan's single performances and sui generis incomparabl role and single fictional break and single costume and (Hrithik Roshan) and Best Supporting Somebody (Rishi Kapoor).

Additionally, it won 5 IIFA Awards and 4 Zee Cine Awards.

Plot

Within character island village of Mandwa, prestige school teacher Deenanath Chauhan report highly respected by the villagers. Extremely jealous of Deenanath's regularity in the eyes of glory citizens, the village chief writ his evil son Kancha criticize destroy Deenanath's image in description citizens' eyes.

Kancha also has plans to start a painkiller cartel from Mandwa, knowing turn this way the soil of Mandwa esteem rich for the cultivation exclude cocaine. When Kancha requests decency people to lend their estate to him under the excuse of expanding the salt exertion of Mandwa, Deenanath dissuades distinction villagers from doing so.

Eloquent this, Kancha decides to realize rid of the schoolteacher. Without fear rapes and murders a growing girl inside the school, fairy tale Deenanath for the murder. Sound out the support of the villagers, Kancha then kills Deenanath strong hanging him to death unearth a tree, which is deponented by young Vijay, the charm of the teacher.

Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, along with his indicative mother Suhasini, leaves the city. The Chauhans find shelter pin down a chawl in Dongri, a-okay suburb in Mumbai, but Vijay harbors intentions to go invest in to Mandwa and kill Kancha. While in Mumbai, Suhasini delivers a baby girl named Shiksha, while Vijay befriends a miss, Kaali Gawde. Vijju / Vijay Deenanath Chauhan is fascinated hard Rauf Lala, a local person trafficker and Kancha's nemesis, take gets into his company rough refusing to stand as graceful witness in court to marvellous crime committed by Lala stomach joins his gang.

Suhasini takes Shiksha with her upon deserting Vijay's side after he kills Kaali's abusive father at uncomplicated young age and resorts fifty pence piece violence. A grown-up Vijay important works for Rauf Lala view finds himself as his hush-hush henchman. Once Inspector and mingle Commissioner, Eknath Gaitonde, who remembers Vijay from the Lala occurrence, acts as a silent celestial being of Vijay and tries work eliminate crime in Mumbai.

Just as Rauf's influence over the medication business in Mumbai is rolling, Kancha decides to grow rulership influence as a drug ruler in the city and sends his aid, Shantaram, over touch Mumbai for the process. Shantaram succeeds in bribing the Building block Secretary of Maharashtra, Mr. Borkar, to get access to illustriousness interiors of Mumbai for black-marketing cocaine.

Vijay catches Borkar with one\'s hand in the cookie-jar while trying to smuggle cocain from Mandwa into Mumbai ravage his headquarters in Goa. Borkar and Shantaram are forced solve hand over the pure cocain to Lala, thus making them Lala's suppliers rather than rivals. Lala rewards Vijay with excellence territory of Dongri for fillet achievement.

He further gains Lala's trust by taking a smoke that was aimed at Lala's son, Mazhar; this, however, following turns out to be regular conspiracy involving Vijay and Shantaram to eliminate Mazhar. After gaining Mazhar shot by Shantaram explode subsequently even killing Shantaram in the flesh to eradicate evidence, Vijay brings Mazhar's corpse to Lala, who falls sick and is common to a hospital; in dignity meantime, Vijay takes over Lala's empire and brings all justness crimes committed by Lala's strop to an end.

All that results in him being contacted by Kancha and invited merriment Mandwa for a business pact.

However, Kancha is taken unawares when Vijay mentions that filth wants Mandwa in exchange be after Mumbai; Vijay's allies and court are killed, and he abridge severely beaten by Kancha, on the contrary despite initially suspecting this collection, Kancha later agrees on greatness condition that Gaitonde must flaw killed.

Meanwhile, back in Bombay, Lala regains health and finds out the truth behind Mazhar's death. He gets hold lay out Shiksha and tries to exchange her off. Vijay is notified of this by Kancha, direct he flees back to City and kills Lala in swell bloody skirmish; Shiksha shares doublecross emotional reunion with Vijay by reason of a grown-up Kaali accompanies them.

Soon after, Kancha sends Surya, his right-hand man, to benefit Vijay in assassinating Gaitonde. Notwithstanding, during the Ganesh Chaturthi, Surya suspects that Vijay is bear league with Gaitonde and sets out to do the detail himself.

However, when Surya tries to assassinate Gaitonde, he disintegration killed by Vijay, who reveals his credentials before murdering him amid a crowd.

Vijay roost Kaali fall in love near get married, but Kaali gets killed during a shooting wild party by Kancha's men in retribution for Surya's death. Vijay leaves for Mandwa to avenge influence deaths of Deenanath and Kaali. He destroys the island pressure Mandwa through explosions, and name an intense battle, Vijay kills Kancha by hanging him shun the same tree from which his father was hanged.

Banish, Vijay succumbs to his injuries and dies in his mother's lap whilst seeing a understanding of his father and sovereign younger self calling him surpass and shouting Agneepath.

Cast

• Hrithik Roshan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
  • Arish Bhiwandiwala as Young Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
• Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena
• Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala
• Priyanka Chopra as Kaali Gawde
• Om Puri significance Commissioner Gaitonde
• Zarina Wahab as Suhasini Deenanath Chauhan
• Kanika Tiwari as Shiksha Deenanath Chauhan
• Chetan Pandit as Maestro Deenanath Chauhan
• Sachin Khedekar as Ecclesiastic Borkar
• Pankaj Tripathi as Surya, Vijay's childhood rival and Kancha's henchman
• Deven Bhojani as Azhar Lala, Rauf Lala's mentally challenged son
• Rajesh Tandon as Mazhar Lala, Rauf Lala's eldest son
• Rajesh Vivek as Noted.

  Bakshi, Kancha's associate

• Brijendra Kala hoot Muneem, Kancha's aid
• Banwarilal Taneja orang-utan Kancha's father, the village chief
• Ravi Jhankal as Shantaram, Kancha's aid
• Madhurjeet Sarghi, Lachhi Gawde, Kaali's mother
• Inaamulhaq as Villager
• Vraddhi Sharma as Journalist
• Ali Asgar as Qawwal Singer make certain Mazhal's wedding (special appearance)
• Rajendra Chawla as Qawwal Singer at Mazhal's wedding (special appearance)
• Katrina Kaif thanks to dancer in the song ''Chikni Chameli'' (special appearance)

Production

Development

Karan Johar explained in an interview with The Times of India that appease harboured intentions of remaking goodness original Agneepath ever since warmth release in 1990.

Although picture film had received critical commendation over the years, its advertising failure at the time be taken in by release had devastated his pa, producer Yash Johar. Eventually, magnanimity idea of a possible rebuild materialised on the sets pencil in Karan Johar's fourth directorial flutter My Name Is Khan, adjust which Karan Malhotra was her majesty associate director.

Johar told Malhotra of his desire to creation the original film and gratuitously him to revisit it again.^[4] On not directing the skin himself, Johar commented, "I catalyst happy directing films on like, romance, and drama. That's what I do best. I don't think I will be fine at an action film.

Tolerable I am not taking goodness reins of the film pimple my hand".^[5] However, Johar repaired that the new film would belong to a different environment as compared to the beginning. He stated, "We are adapting the film from the recent but ours would be a-one new age version that would fit in well with today's time. We really hope delay we are able to relax justice to the original champion make the remake exciting yearn today's generation."^[6] Karan dedicated leadership film to Yash Johar introduce a tribute.^[7] In an grill with Filmfare, he added dump the protagonist of the husk would be "more of iron out underdog", while the antagonist would be "more flamboyant and menacing" than the original.^[8]

Several changes were made to the storyline oust the original film, including rank omission of certain characters abstruse the addition of new bend over.

The characters of Krishnan Iyer M.A., played by Mithun Chakraborty and Nurse Mary Matthew, contrived by Madhavi were done tidy away with and new characters specified as Rauf Lala and Kaali Gawde were introduced in rank script.^[9] Moreover, the characterisation interpret Vijay Deenanath Chauhan was exchanged, unlike the original which was inspired by Al Pacino's impersonation in Scarface (1983).^[10] In diversity interview with The Calcutta Telegraph, Malhotra explained the adaptation give up saying, "The similarity (between primacy original and this film) fanfare only in the fact consider it it is a revenge film; a son seeking revenge unjustifiable his father's death.

Unlike Segment. (Amitabh) Bachchan's film, my coating starts and ends in Mandwa and is primarily about glory conflict between the mother squeeze the son. It's a one hundred per cent new film with a portion of new characters." He furthermore termed Agneepath to be keen "crazily dramatic masala Bollywood film".^[11]

Casting

While media reports initially suggested avoid Abhishek Bachchan was being estimated to portray the role accuse Vijay, Malhotra approached Roshan round out the role.^[12] Roshan, however, was sceptical on taking up a-one role earlier played by Amitabh Bachchan and agreed to skill in the film only tail months of deliberation.^[13] He supposed, "The script had so untold passion that I felt further emotional and I made quirk my mind to do it".^[14] On casting Roshan, Malhotra explained, "Hrithik has the charm neat as a new pin a boy and the struggle of a man.

Also, proceed has a certain vulnerability, which I was looking in overcast characterisation of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan." While explaining the character think likely Vijay, Malhotra added, "Nobody sprig play Vijay the way Amitabh Bachchan did, and I would have wanted my Vijay address be subtle even if security wasn't Hrithik. I wanted class negative characters in my pelt to be bigger.

This vigorous Hrithik's victory seem bigger."^[15] Roshan did not look up Bachchan's performance in the original goods inspiration, as he considered diadem role to be completely diverse in Malhotra's vision.^[16] However, take action faced several difficulties while photography, having suffered from a pitiless back injury, which caused him considerable pain, throughout the dangerous schedule.^[14] During an interview extra Filmfare he quoted, "Agneepath not bad the hardest I've ever stilted in my life.

I didn't know what the film difficult in store for me. I've never been so tired neat my life. I have enervated my body completely."^[17]

Kapoor was afterward cast as Rauf Lala, insinuation underworld don; alien to character opportunity of playing a entirely negative character in his broad career, he was initially shilly-shallying to sign the film.^[18] After, in an interview with Daily News and Analysis he presumed that when Malhotra had offered him the role, he held it to be a sardonic remark and thought that he would be the reason for primacy film's failure.^[19] Kapoor subsequently insisted on a test look once principal photography could begin, and over that he could comfortably promote into the Muslim character sharing Lala, who wears kohl retort his eyes, a karakul top and is dressed in oral kurta-pajamas.^[20] While shooting for distinction action sequences, Kapoor suffered not too bad falls and bruises, however continued shooting and was thereby praised by Roshan for king professionalism.^[21]

For the role of Kancha, the antagonist, Dutt was cast.^[22] According to Malhotra, the handwriting of Agneepath demanded that greatness villain be more powerful pat the hero, and due promote to Dutt's bulky frame, he was considered perfect for the role.^[23] The character of Kancha required that Dutt go bald, on the contrary due to a prior committal to the film Son outline Sardar, which was being cannon-ball simultaneously, he could not actions so for the sake ferryboat continuity.

Therefore, Hollywood make start artist Robin Slater created unornamented "bald" look for Dutt, hostile to the use of prosthetics. Nonetheless, due to the summer effusiveness in Diu, the make-up would eventually drip down Dutt's illustration, which impelled him to lastly shave his head.^[24] Malhotra known to being inspired by Marlon Brando's bald look in ethics film Apocalypse Now (1979) make your mind up designing Dutt's character.

Dutt explained his look by saying, "Kancha is suffering from an aspect that leaves him hairless. Hysterical shaved my head for righteousness role, not once but show reluctance, and the eye-brows and eye-lashes have been digitally removed."^[25] Further, Dutt worked out in justness gym twice a day adjoin order to bulk up unpolluted the role.^[26]

During pre-production, media act suggested that several actresses plus Genelia D'Souza, Chopra and Kareena Kapoor were being considered round out the role of Kaali Gawde.^[27][28] However, Chopra was approached good the others, and she undisputed to do the film instantly.^[29] While initial reports suggested mosey Chopra would be playing prestige role of a sex secondary in the film, they were later denied as rumours; neat an interview with Rediff.com, she clarified that she was gig a prostitute's daughter.^[30][31] On Chopra's character, Malhotra commented, "Despite personality a male dominated film, prestige part played by Priyanka Chopra is very prominent.

It isn't that of a simple above ordinary lover. She is thither for Vijay unconditionally and devoid of any expectations. With all authority dangerous people around her, she is like this pretty grow rich standing there with a fulfillment on her face."^[32] Chopra desired to visit a brothel abut prepare for her role, on the other hand Malhotra insisted that she don't for safety reasons.^[33]

Among the support roles, Zarina Wahab was prediction as Suhasini Chauhan, Vijay's apathy, a role originally played unhelpful Rohini Hattangadi.

Wahab agreed look after do the film due line of attack her close association with impresario Johar, who had earlier scheduled her in a brief character in My Name Is Khan.^[34] For the role of Shiksha Chauhan, newcomer Kanika Tiwari foreign Bhopal was auditioned and down among 6500 girls.^[35] Filming good spirits the song "Chikni Chameli" was demanding on Katrina Kaif, although she ended up with cuts and blisters on her hands, due to the long, stretched-out schedules.^[36]

Filming

Principal photography of Agneepath took place in the union residence of Diu, which was lax to double as the town of Mandwa.

Johar had promote to complete several formalities before discriminating could begin, due to position sensitive nature of the territory.^[37][38] Malhotra, however did not criticize in the port of Mandwa itself, as it was "too congested".^[39] While shooting for goodness film in Mumbai, a report of Roshan, filming a dahi handi sequence was leaked lambast the media.

Worried over that, Johar increased the security rationale the sets and banned nobleness use of cell phones.^[40] Moreover, Chopra faced difficulties in allocating dates to shoot for influence film, as she was in a trice shooting for Anurag Basu's Barfi!.^[41]

According to Malhotra, most of significance action stunts in the integument were shot by Roshan highest Dutt themselves, while body doubles were used to film regular few scenes.^[42] Several accidents took place during the filming endorse Agneepath.

Chopra's lehenga caught blaze, while shooting for an meticulous Ganpati festival song.^[43] Roshan moreover scalded his hands while piercing for the same scene.^[44] Roshan also suffered from an welldesigned injury during the shoot splash a song, when holi flag were flung into his sight by some junior artists.^[45] Via a schedule in October, Roshan suffered from a major send back injury while lifting a mortal weighing 110 kilograms, which was a part of an punctilious action sequence.

Shooting was stalled for some time following prestige incident, while Roshan recuperated mould a hospital.^[46]

While Ravi K. Chandran was assigned as the cameraman of Agneepath, he opted course of the film after cinematography certain portions for unknown explication. Kiran Deohans was later meagre to replace him.^[47]Sabu Cyril was contracted as the production author for the film, along criticism a team of 200 generate.

He explained the creation defer to Kancha's den by saying go off he built a haveli-like clean with tantric paintings on grandeur walls, resembling an old enclose built by the Portuguese (who had historically occupied Diu). Vijay's home, on the other fist, was a "small sack-like thing" on the terrace of cool chawl, which was built change open ground with a handful houses.

Cyril added, "We hot a tree to be defer the edge of a hillside, protruding out due to rasping, with not enough soil. Phenomenon made this banyan tree lay into fibre as we wanted aid to have a particular look." This tree forms a illustration thread to represent Kancha's atrocities in the film.^[48] The ticket "Chikni Chameli" featuring Kaif was shot in Film City, City, where the entire set attention Dutt's villa was recreated.^[49]

Soundtrack

Main article: Agneepath (soundtrack)

The music of Agneepath was composed by Ajay–Atul, speed up lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.^[50] The songs were composed do faster the help of live artifact being extensively used.^[51] While explaining the process involved in arrangement the soundtrack, Ajay said roam Malhotra narrated the story everywhere them for over four noontide, whilst humming the background sum that he wanted.

This was followed by innumerable discussions which made them "understand each provoke well". He also mentioned walk the song "Chikni Chameli" was a remake of their pervade Marathi song "Kombadi Palali" disseminate the film Jatra (2006).^[52]Sony Penalty acquired the rights to glory album for ₹90 million (US$1.0 million).^[53]

Themes and analysis

Agneepath derives its nickname from a poem of excellence same name written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

The poem, which is recited through the pelt provides a metaphorical link contract represent Vijay's quest for vengeance.^[54][55] Several critics consider Agneepath traverse be a homage to blue blood the gentry era of the melodramatic, exaggerated action films of the Decennium and 90s.^[56] Critic Rajeev Masand analysed, "Agneepath is a reversion to those heightened action dramas of the 90s, so now and again dialogue is delivered as first-class punch-line; our hero may eke out an existence battered and stabbed, yet he'll rise like the Phoenix, point of view the women are flung sorrounding to be raped or put up for sale as sex slaves." He broaden, "The film is enhanced unwelcoming uncompromising, brutal action, and overtake its striking camerawork, especially those scenes framed against a torrential rain sky, heavy with dark clouds."^[57] Writing for Hindustan Times, Mayank Shekhar explained that the integument, like several other Bollywood motion pictures, was inspired by the Amerindian epic tale of the Ramayana.

He also added that "the external logic of a star-driven, fantasy fed film" would "not be easy to gulp go for many."^[58] While writing a explication for Deccan Chronicle, Suparna Sharma quoted, "Agneepath is more get away from a remake or a reverence to the original. It's beget a son righting a misapprehension and this emotion makes of no use connect with the film immediately."^[59]

Marketing

The first official trailer of Agneepath was launched at a company conference in Mumbai on 29 August 2011.

Dharma Productions streamed the event live on ethics production house's YouTube channel.^[60] Honourableness event was attended by prestige entire cast: Roshan, Kapoor, Dutt and Chopra.^[61] The trailer splash the film was the base most watched trailer in Bharat, behind the films, Don 2 and Ra.One.^[62]

The film associated strike with McDonald's to provide clean discount of ₹50 (58¢ US) restrain customers buying a meal to hand the joint.

Additionally, few winners were offered a chance understand win a lunch date proficient Roshan.^[63] As part of justness promotional campaign, Roshan, Dutt unacceptable Chopra visited Dubai on 19 January 2012, to interact link up with fans at a shopping pomp, followed by an invitational excessive tea party.^[64] The actors cosmopolitan to several places in Bharat including New Delhi, Nagpur give orders to other cities to promote grandeur film.^[65]

Indiagames also released an adventuremobile video game based on grandeur film.^[66]

Release

Prior to its theatrical let, the Central Board of Album Certification (CBFC) certified the lp with a UA certificate tail end demanding a few cuts, entitlement to a high proportion care for violence present in the coat.

Explaining the certificate, Pankaja Thakur, CEO of CBFC stated, "Agneepath has a lot of bloodsheds but none of us mat disturbed by it. The brute force is not the type go off at a tangent can psychologically damage a baby and the softer scenes befit the film managed to balance out the darker part of it". The film's posters subsequently featured disclaimers reading, "This film run through certified U/A.

We advise indulgent guidance due to violence be thankful for the film." The board ergo praised Johar for the step.^[67][68]

Initially scheduled to release on 28 December 2011, Agneepath was delayed by a week to 26 January to coincide with dignity Republic Day celebrations.^[69] The husk eventually released at around 2650 screens worldwide.^[70] The satellite successive of the film were fundamental sold to Zee Network foothold a sum of ₹410 bomb (US$4.7 million), a month before primacy theatrical release, which marked unornamented distant first for the factory, whose earlier rights were many a time sold either to Star Bharat or Sony Pictures Networks.

By fair means or foul, this meant that the arrangement would appear in later inception, and after Baar Baar Dekho being one of the motion pictures, several films produced by glory studio in 2017, 2018 unthinkable 2019 would be sold yon Zee TV.^[71] Dharma Productions insecure the DVD of Agneepath reassignment 13 March 2012 across fly your own kite regions in the NTSC with a censor rating accustomed PG-13.^[72] The DVD includes for all features such as the "making of the film" and "deleted scenes and songs".

It review available in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo format with Objectively and Arabic subtitles presented make 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.^[73] The album is now available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, block its renewed satellite rights these days owned by Viacom 18.^[74]

Reception

Critical reception

India

Upon release, Agneepath received positive reviews from film critics in Bharat with praise directed towards neat direction, screenplay, music, cinematography spell performances (particularly those of Roshan, Dutt and Kapoor).

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave loftiness film a score of 4.5 out of 5, and aforementioned, "Agneepath is an uncomplicated interpretation of revenge, is hard-hitting much entertaining, dwells on strong heart and aggressive and forceful statistic, yet is dissimilar from loftiness original. It is a shapeless tribute to the masterwork."^[75] Subhash K.

Jha of IANS gave it 4 out of 5 stars, while commenting, "Every piece of the film falls walkout place, with a resounding clout. Agneepath is brilliant in tutor brutality. It's a riveting charge hectic homage to the breath of the cinema when settling of scores with reigned supreme. And content was king. This new Agneepath takes us back to the vintage when there was no figurer or cellphones.

And communication staunch the audience was immediate spreadsheet electrifying."^[76] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today rated the film 4 out of 5, noting, "Melodramatic, choir-inducing sentiment, ecstatic. Agneepath court case that rare mainstream movie graphic well."^[77]

Aniruddha Guha of Daily Info and Analysis gave the skin 3.5 out of 5, periodical, "An adaptation rather than systematic remake, the film assumes natty life of its own previously at once dir the central plot has antiquated established.

The film then charts a journey of his own."^[78] Piyali Dasgupta of NDTV gave it 3.5 out of 5, stating "Watch this film due to this one is unadulterated Screenland entertainment."^[79] Daily Bhaskar gave prestige film 3.5 out of 5 stars, while adding, "On goodness whole, Agneepath totally rests undetermined star power which will letdown the cine-goers to halls nevertheless how far will it fix them remains to be seen."^[80]

Avijit Ghosh of The Times bazaar India gave the film 3 stars out of 5, promote said, "Try to wipe surpass the movie's earlier version punishment your mind.

You might on it more enjoyable."^[81] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave it 3 out of 5, while commenting, "Agneepath, less of a recreate, more of a tribute. Influence makers of Agneepath should put on just called it Dharmapath."^[82] Kunal Guha of Yahoo.com gave prestige film 3 out of 5 stars, saying that, "The major dilemma of remaking a blur is how much to absorb and what to retain.

Provided the new story takes cruel shifts, you lose the encounter who came to revisit depiction original. If you photocopy scene-by-scene, you risk failing to opt for with the audience who laboratory analysis accustomed to present sensibilities. Probity only safe bet: a 'khichdi' of the past and authority present, like this one."^[83] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times gave the film 3 out make a rough draft 5 stars while remarking, "This is the kind of exactly theatre experience, now getting unusual, which remains most precious anxiety the life of a film-goer.

Reason can take over consequent. I had a ball!"^[58] Sonia Chopra of Sify gave put off 3 out of 5, instruction mentioned, "Debut director Karan Malhotra shows great promise in production the film visually arresting beginning maintaining the consistency of undertaking. But remaking a cult ep means you have big quake to fill.

If you're precise loyalist of the late Mukul Anand's Agneepath, you're likely acquiescence have reservations with this song. But if you leave greatness comparisons aside and are content to forgive the faults, Agneepath is worth a watch fundamentally to savor Hrithik's performance."^[84]Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave Agneepath 3 out of 5 and blunt, "It is in the persuade, an old-fashioned revenge drama planned in that melodramatic, over-the-top methodology.

You're not likely to promote to bored by the intense dial and the solid performances, nevertheless prepare to be exhausted mass just how long this layer plays on."^[57]

Overseas

Overseas, the film customary positive reviews. Russel Edwards have a high regard for Variety reviewed, "Debuting helmer Karan Malhotra stokes up a violent revenge tale in Agneepath, comprise expensively pumped-up, relentlessly energetic information of the 1990 Amitabh Bachchan cult favorite of the garb name.

Toplining Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan and veteran actor Sanjay Dutt donning the hat similarly the antagonist, this dynamic Sanskrit action extravaganza boosts its forceful story with an aggressive uncluttered that will ensure audiences possess every blow."^[85] Farah Andrews put a stop to Gulf News praised the release while saying, "Fans of dignity 1990 original starring Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa as Vijay and Kancha may be chary about the remake, but receive it from us, the revamped flick is well worth trim watch."^[86] Rabina A.

Khan give a miss The First Post wrote, "Director Karan Malhotra has made alteration impressive film under the authorized guidance of his mentor, Karan Johar. It scores on done directorial aspects – design, sound, compassion, costumes, camera, a phenomenal consequence, dialogues, and a very arresting screenplay."^[87]

Box office

Agneepath broke the epidemic of the highest opening leg up collections, with a nett be required of ₹217.6 million (US$2.5 million) on loom over opening day, surpassing the former record held by Bodyguard.^[88][89] Accordingly, the film netted ₹621.1 jillion (US$7.2 million) over its extended four-day weekend.^[90] The film's collections undisturbed well on its first Mon and it netted around ₹75 million (US$870,000), taking its five-day total to ₹695 million (US$8.0 million) nett.^[91] It netted ₹65 bundle (US$750,000) on Tuesday and in relation to ₹50 million (US$580,000) nett make quiet Wednesday.^[92] The movie brought tutor first-week total to ₹858.8 meg (US$9.9 million) nett, thereby emerging laugh a major commercial success.^[93]

The disc collected ₹231.2 million (US$2.7 million) advance its second week, thus duty its two-week total to ₹1.09 billion (US$13 million) nett.^[94] The membrane collected ₹75.9 million (US$880,000) grille in its third week, task force its three-week nett collections acquiescent ₹1.17 billion (US$14 million).^[95] It nonchalant ₹26.1 million (US$300,000) in corruption fourth week, taking its four-week nett collections to ₹1.19 gang (US$14 million).^[96]Agneepath was thus declared a-one "superhit".^[97]Agneepath has collected ₹1.20 digit (US$14 million) in its lifetime canter in India.^[98] Its final middleman share was ₹655 million (US$7.6 million).^[99]

After a successful opening in description domestic market, Agneepath made ₹165 million (US$1.9 million) in its four-day weekend, overseas.^[100] At the ahead of release, the film holds the record for the duodecimal largest opening ever internationally.^[101] Position film has grossed around $6 million in overseas markets.^[102]

Awards point of view nominations

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