Bollywood Film Review: Agneepath

Bollywood Film Review: Agneepath

I recently got an opportunity to watch Karan Johar’s revival of Agneepath, a project that was originally done by his father a couple of decades ago. While the original film had been a colossal flop, to say the least, the re-make of the film was nothing short
of an experience of a life-time.

During the course of the film, I pretty much experienced all sorts of emotions. Joy and sadness kept triggering a smile or a tiniest drop of tear. However, the most strong and prominent emotion that I felt was anger. This did not have anything to do with
the make of the film. Instead, it was attributed to some of the characters that Karan Johar and film-director Karan Malhotra had managed to present a bit too well. These characters included the Kancha, played by Sanjay Dutt, and Rauf Lala that was being played
by Rishi Kapoor.

If there were any images of Sanjay Dutt’s “Munna Bhai MBBS” in my brain, his role of Kacha completely eradicated them from my mind. From the time he made his first appearance in the film to the time he made an exit, courtesy of Hrithik Roshan who was playing
the role of Vijay Deenanth Chauhan, originally played by Amitabh Bachan, the character of Kancha was disgusting in the sense that one could feel real hatred for him. His loathsome personality and lack of humanity depicted him as a demon. Unfortunately, Sanjay
Dutt’s excellent portrayal of the character turned out to be a boon for him as the entire hatred that one felt for Kancha was unconsciously shifted to Sanjay Dutt. Even to this day, images of a bald-headed Sanjay Dutt keep flashing in my head, making me wish
I never get to set my sight on him again.

Another character that was extremely well done and as a result filled me up with fury was that of Rauf Lala’s. If Kacha was loathsome, Rauf Lala was someone I felt like killing with my own hands without caring about the consequences. Being the underworld
king of Mumbai, Rauf Lala dealt not only in drugs but sold young girls to the highest bidders from around the world, majority of which were not-so-subtly shown as Muslims. Rishi Kapoor’s role as a cuddly father in “Hum Tum” and “Namastay London” became but
a distant memory as he acted as a heartless and inhumane dealer of drugs and females.

The plot of the movie may not have been as strong as one would have liked, but Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor indeed took the movie to new heights. Rather than the good, it was evil that worked out wonders for this movie. The hero of the film
was indeed a strong character, but the impact made by the villains was indeed a show-stealer.

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