Agneepath-Return of the Angry Young Man!!!

Kar Shapath,Kar Shapath,Kar shapath....Agneepath,Agneepath,Agneepath!!...These lines of poetry by Harivanshrai Bachchan might sound familiar to a lot of people thanks to the original movie as well as Amitabh's rendition of it on KBC numerous times....It's a poem that was the inspiration for not just the title but the emotions and decisions of our very own Vijay as well...Now before I get started, I must say that this review is completely individual and will bear no comparison with the original.Reason being that I honestly haven't seen it...So that is good in a way to give an unbiased review I guess...so let's get down to it...
It's been a week since this released in cinemas and is making the money that it expected for sure...While some people are finding the length too long, others seem to find it too old of a plot to be relevant today.The first bit, yes I agree that the length could have been shorter keeping in mind the sensibilities and patience of audiences today...but the latter I absolutely disagree with.
The retro strory of typical Bollwood Ishtyle Revenge is what is the high point of this movie and you can still get a charge by the emotions even today as well.The raw action is what people have been craving for rather than wires and stunts done in front of green screens. if that wasn't the case, then movies like Singam, Dabanng and Wanted would have not done as well as they have, and therefore that's something that goes down well with me about the movie.
The story is a typical revenge story where Hrithik's character, Vijay Deenanath Chauhan is out to avenge his father's death against the evil villian, Kancha and the movie is the journey of how it all happens.
 One of the most chilling and well shot scenes is thje initial one where Vijay's dad passes away.It's heartbreaking and you can feel the pain that Vijay is going through as a mere 12 year old boy. It's a scene which is re-visited time and again in the movie and stays with you for long.
Another of my favorite scenes from the movie is when Hrithik renders the super famous Vijay Deenanath Chauhan dialogue on a beach in Mumbai during ganesh visarjan while stabbing his childhood rival repeatedly. It's a scene that guarantees the seetees.
While Hrithik's intro shot reminded me a lot of Krrish, I still tried to keep those painful memories away and I must say that this is one of Hrithik's best performances to date. i do not know how Amitabh acted in the original but I guarantee you that you will love Hrithik as Vijay as well.
Sanjay Dutt is terrifying as Kancha and although his acting is not quite up to the mark, the 'Voldemort' look-alike looks take him through as the perfect villian for the movie.
The surprise package has got to be Rishi Kapoor who we are not too used to seeing in a negative role but he does his role to perfection as Rauf lala-a drug and human trafficer.
Now in the midst of all this it seems like Katrina and Priyanka were playing a game of-'Who is more irrelevant?' in the movie because Chopra literally has just a 15 minutes role and Katrina's item number is far from being hot!!!...
Overall, a movie that will take you back to the good old simple days of Bollywood Masala and definitely worth a watch with a huge group, in the theatre where you know there's going to be a lot of people making a lot of noise.I'm going with 3.5 out of 5 for Karan Malhotra's Agneepath!!

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