Agneepath (2012)
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A migrant seeking vengeance for his father's murder rises through the ranks of the underworld to dismantle a drug empire.
The story
Deep within the secluded island village of Mandwa, the village chief aspires to set up a drug empire by borrowing land from villagers under false pretenses. The villagers are warned by a revered school teacher, Deenanath Chauhan, who advises against surrendering their lands. The chief's son, Kancha, plots to eliminate Deenanath, framing him for a crime. Deenanath is lynched by an angry mob. His son, Vijay, and pregnant wife, Suhasini, are forced to flee to Mumbai. Fueled by an unrelenting desire for vengeance against Kancha, Vijay joins the gang of Rauf Lala to gain power.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After the lynching of his father Deenanath in Mandwa, Vijay and his wife Suhasini flee to Mumbai. Vijay joins the underworld gang of Rauf Lala, eventually becoming his trusted lieutenant. He secures a monopoly for Lala's syndicate and eventually seizes control of Lala's empire after conspiring to kill Lala's sons. Vijay immediately begins dismantling Lala's criminal operations involving the trafficking of teenage girls. This draws the attention of Kancha, who seeks an alliance. Vijay offers Kancha control of Mumbai in exchange for Mandwa, but Kancha demands the assassination of Commissioner Gaitonde. After a series of betrayals and deaths, including the death of Vijay's wife Kaali, Vijay makes a suicidal journey to Mandwa to face Kancha. He disables Kancha's gang with bombs and faces Kancha at the site of his father's lynching. After a brutal fight where Kancha overpowers him, Vijay finds new strength, injures Kancha, and hangs him from the same tree where his father died. Having avenged his father, Vijay succumbs to his injuries in Suhasini's arms.
- First release year
- 2012
- Runtime (minutes)
- 174
- Production countries
- India
- Original languages
- Hindi
- Directors
- Karan Malhotra
- Writers
- Karan Malhotra · screenplay; Ila Bedi Dutta · screenplay; Santosh Saroj · story; Karan Malhotra · story
- Cast and characters
- Hrithik Roshan · Vijay Deenanath Chauhan; Sanjay Dutt · Kancha Cheena; Rishi Kapoor · Rauf Lala; Priyanka Chopra · Kaali Gawde; Om Puri · Commissioner Gaitonde; Zarina Wahab · Suhasini Deenanath Chauhan; Kanika Tiwari · Shiksha Deenanath Chauhan; Chetan Pandit · Master Deenanath Chauhan
- Genres
- action; crime
- Themes
- revenge; father-son relationship; underworld crime
- Tone and mood
- melodramatic; over-the-top; brutal
- Setting
- Mandwa (island village) and Mumbai, India during the late 20th century (specifically 1992)
- Premise and plot tags
- remake; revenge drama; underdog protagonist
- Source material / true-story basis
- Original Story: Santosh Saroj; Curated Story: Karan Malhotra
- Content notes
- violence; bloodshed
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics in India and overseas, praised for its direction, screenplay, music, cinematography, and performances, while being noted for its melodramatic and over-the-top style.
- Reported review scores
- Bollywood Hungama · score: 4.5 · scale: 5; IANS · score: 4 · scale: 5; India Today · score: 4 · scale: 5; Daily News and Analysis · score: 3.5 · scale: 5; NDTV · score: 3.5 · scale: 5; Daily Bhaskar · score: 3.5 · scale: 5; The Times of India · score: 3 · scale: 5; Rediff · score: 3 · scale: 5; Yahoo.com · score: 3 · scale: 5; Hindustan Times · score: 3 · scale: 5; Sify · score: 3 · scale: 5
- Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Awards · Best Supporting Actor (Rishi Kapoor) · 58th · nomination
- Production trivia
- The title is taken from a poem of the same name by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.; The film broke the record for the highest-opening day for a film in India.; The production was a tribute to Yash Johar, the father of producer Karan Johar.
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