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Agneepath (English: Path of Fire) is a 2012 Indian action thriller film produced by Karan Johar. It is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name and is directed by Johar's former assistant Karan Malhotra. Though publicized as a remake; the film borrows only the basic plot of the original, while making the characters and incidents completely different. The title of the film is taken from a poem of the same name called 'Agneepath'[2] which was penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh's father, and is recited at the beginning of the movie and creates a thematic link that continues through the movie, particularly in the climax, both literally and metaphorically.
While Hrithik Roshan plays the lead role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, Sanjay Dutt plays the role of the main antagonist Kancha Cheena, originally played by Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa respectively.[3] The film stars Priyanka Chopra as the female lead. Other members of the cast include Rishi Kapoor playing a newly introduced negative character, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab among others.[4][5][6] The award winning character of Krishnan Iyer M.A played by Mithun Chakraborty in the original has been totally done away with. Shooting of the film mostly took place in Diu and Mumbai's film city. Originally slated for release on 20 January, Agneepath was postponed by a week to 26 January 2012, making it a Republic Day release. Upon release, the film broke the highest opening day collections record and became a critical and commercial success, unlike the originanal.
In an interview with The Times Of India, Karan Johar explained that he had the intention of remaking the original Agneepath ever since the film released 22 years ago, because according to him, the commercial failure of the film broke his father's heart. The idea of the remake materialized on the sets of Johar's film My Name Is Khan in which Karan Malhotra was an associate director. Johar told Malhotra his desire to remake the original film and asked him to revisit it again for which he agreed immediately.[9]
According to the art director Sabu Cyril, Mandwa and Diu, the villages where the events of the film take place were chosen because they were completely isolated from the urban areas. A big haveli like structure with tantric paintings on the walls, resembling an old fort built by the Portuguese (who had historically occupied Diu) was created as the den of film's main antagonist Kancha Cheena which was later recreated in Mumbai to shoot the song Chikni Chameli. Vijay's (main protagonist) shelter, a small sack-like thing on the terrace in a chawl was built on some open ground with a hundred houses.[10]
Initially, Karan Malhotra approached Sikander Kher for the role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan as he wanted a fresh and strong face for the portrayal of Vijay. However, Sikander turned it down due to his prior commitment to Players.
Filming started in January 2011. The entire film was shot in Diu with a few scenes shot in a mill in Mumbai. Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt both undertook a strict exercise regime to gain muscles for the film. On October 18 it was reported that Hrithik Roshan had injured himself during shooting and thus the shooting was delayed by 15 days.
21.75 crore (US$4.34 million) on the opening day, breaking the record of the first-day collections of Bodyguard. The film also set new circuit records in Mumbai, CP Berar, Nizam, and Mysore.[32] Agneepath grossed 62.11 crore (US$12.39 million) nett over its extended four-day weekend.[33]
The film's collections held very well on Monday and it netted around7.50 crore (US$1.5 million), taking its five-day total to 69.50 crore (US$13.87 million) nett.[34] It further did well and grossed 6.50 crore (US$1.3 million) nett on Tuesday and another 5.00 crore (US$1 million) nett on Wednesday.[35] In doing so, Agneepath brought its first-week total to 85.88 crore (US$17.13 million) nett.[36] The film collected 23.12 crore (US$4.61 million) in its second week, thus taking its two-week total to 109 crore (US$21.75 million) nett.[37] The film collected 7.59 crore (US$1.51 million) nett in its third week, taking its three-week nett collections to 116.59 crore (US$23.26 million).[38] Agneepath collected 2.61 crore (US$520,695) in its fourth week, taking its four-week nett collections to 119.20 crore (US$23.78 million).[39] It was declared a "Blockbuster" by Box Office India[40]Agneepath Domestic Life time Collection is 125.06 crore (US$24.95 million) finishing Fourth In all time nett grosses in the history of Hindi film industry.[41]
16.5 crore (US$3.29 million) in its four day weekend overseas.[42] The film recorded the 12th largest opening overseas and was marginally behind the other Hrithik Roshan starrer, Dhoom 2.[43]
Agneepath (English: Path of Fire) is a 2012 Indian action thriller film produced by Karan Johar. It is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name and is directed by Johar's former assistant Karan Malhotra. Though publicized as a remake; the film borrows only the basic plot of the original, while making the characters and incidents completely different. The title of the film is taken from a poem of the same name called 'Agneepath'[2] which was penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh's father, and is recited at the beginning of the movie and creates a thematic link that continues through the movie, particularly in the climax, both literally and metaphorically.
While Hrithik Roshan plays the lead role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, Sanjay Dutt plays the role of the main antagonist Kancha Cheena, originally played by Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa respectively.[3] The film stars Priyanka Chopra as the female lead. Other members of the cast include Rishi Kapoor playing a newly introduced negative character, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab among others.[4][5][6] The award winning character of Krishnan Iyer M.A played by Mithun Chakraborty in the original has been totally done away with. Shooting of the film mostly took place in Diu and Mumbai's film city. Originally slated for release on 20 January, Agneepath was postponed by a week to 26 January 2012, making it a Republic Day release. Upon release, the film broke the highest opening day collections record and became a critical and commercial success, unlike the originanal.
| Directed by | Karan Malhotra |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Karan Johar |
| Screenplay by | Ila Dutta Bedi Karan Malhotra |
| Based on | Agneepath by Mukul S. Anand |
| Starring | Hrithik Roshan Priyanka Chopra Sanjay Dutt Rishi Kapoor Om Puri |
| Music by | Ajay-Atul |
| Cinematography | Kiran Deohans Ravi K. Chandran |
| Editing by | Akiv Ali |
| Distributed by | Dharma Productions |
| Release date(s) | 26 January 2012 |
| Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 62 crore (US$12.37 million) |
| Box office | 206.50 crore (US$41.2 millio |
STARCast
- Hrithik Roshan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
- Priyanka Chopra as Kaali Gawde
- Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena
- Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala
- Om Puri as Commissioner Gaitonde
- Zarina Wahab as Suhasini Chauhan
- Rajesh Tandon as Mazhar Lala
- Sachin Khedekar as Home secretary, an aide of Kancha
- Deven Bhojani as Azhar Lala, young mentally challenged son of Rauf Lala
- Chetan Pandit as Master Deenanath Chavhan
- Arish Bhiwandiwala as Young Vijay Deenanath Chavhan
- Kanika Tiwari as Shiksha Chauhan
- Rajesh Vivek as a police who is an aid of Kancha
- Madhurjeet Sarghi as Lachhi
- Katrina Kaif in a special appearance in and as "Chikni Chameli"
In an interview with The Times Of India, Karan Johar explained that he had the intention of remaking the original Agneepath ever since the film released 22 years ago, because according to him, the commercial failure of the film broke his father's heart. The idea of the remake materialized on the sets of Johar's film My Name Is Khan in which Karan Malhotra was an associate director. Johar told Malhotra his desire to remake the original film and asked him to revisit it again for which he agreed immediately.[9]
According to the art director Sabu Cyril, Mandwa and Diu, the villages where the events of the film take place were chosen because they were completely isolated from the urban areas. A big haveli like structure with tantric paintings on the walls, resembling an old fort built by the Portuguese (who had historically occupied Diu) was created as the den of film's main antagonist Kancha Cheena which was later recreated in Mumbai to shoot the song Chikni Chameli. Vijay's (main protagonist) shelter, a small sack-like thing on the terrace in a chawl was built on some open ground with a hundred houses.[10]
[edit] Casting and filming
Debutant director Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar approached Hrithik Roshan in 2010 for the lead role of protogonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan. He agreed to the play the role even before he finished hearing the script.[11] Priyanka Chopra was cast as Kaali Gawde, the female lead. Sanjay Dutt was signed on to play the character of Kancha Cheena, the main antagonist.[3] The award winning character of Krishnan Iyer M.A., originally played by Mithun Chakraborty was totally done away with and rather a completely new negative character, Rauf Lala was introduced and was played by actor Rishi Kapoor.[5] Other members of the cast include Om Puri & Zarina Wahab. Actress Katrina Kaif was approached to do an item number for the film, which she eventually agreed.[12]Initially, Karan Malhotra approached Sikander Kher for the role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan as he wanted a fresh and strong face for the portrayal of Vijay. However, Sikander turned it down due to his prior commitment to Players.
Filming started in January 2011. The entire film was shot in Diu with a few scenes shot in a mill in Mumbai. Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt both undertook a strict exercise regime to gain muscles for the film. On October 18 it was reported that Hrithik Roshan had injured himself during shooting and thus the shooting was delayed by 15 days.
Reception
The music of Agneepath got positive reviews from some of the top reviewers. Joginder Tuteja gave 3.5 stars, quoting "Chikni Chameli would be a good enough reason to set up brisk sales for the album.".[15] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and said that the film's music was "promising".[16] "After a couple of false starts earlier this year, Ajay Atul have truly arrived in Bollywood with Agneepath", said Music Aloud which rated it 8.5/10.[17]Release
Agneepath released e on around 2650 screens worldwide.The film lost out in screens in West Bengal due to the release of a major Bengali film on the same day.[18]box office India Agneepath collected
21.75 crore (US$4.34 million) on the opening day, breaking the record of the first-day collections of Bodyguard. The film also set new circuit records in Mumbai, CP Berar, Nizam, and Mysore.[32] Agneepath grossed 62.11 crore (US$12.39 million) nett over its extended four-day weekend.[33]The film's collections held very well on Monday and it netted around
7.50 crore (US$1.5 million), taking its five-day total to 69.50 crore (US$13.87 million) nett.[34] It further did well and grossed 6.50 crore (US$1.3 million) nett on Tuesday and another 5.00 crore (US$1 million) nett on Wednesday.[35] In doing so, Agneepath brought its first-week total to 85.88 crore (US$17.13 million) nett.[36] The film collected 23.12 crore (US$4.61 million) in its second week, thus taking its two-week total to 109 crore (US$21.75 million) nett.[37] The film collected 7.59 crore (US$1.51 million) nett in its third week, taking its three-week nett collections to 116.59 crore (US$23.26 million).[38] Agneepath collected 2.61 crore (US$520,695) in its fourth week, taking its four-week nett collections to 119.20 crore (US$23.78 million).[39] It was declared a "Blockbuster" by Box Office India[40]Agneepath Domestic Life time Collection is 125.06 crore (US$24.95 million) finishing Fourth In all time nett grosses in the history of Hindi film industry.[41][edit] Overseas
After a successful opening in the domestic market, Agneepath made16.5 crore (US$3.29 million) in its four day weekend overseas.[42] The film recorded the 12th largest opening overseas and was marginally behind the other Hrithik Roshan starrer, Dhoom 2.[43]
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