"Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, Poora naam, baap ka naam Deenanath Chauhan, gaon Mandwa".Amitabh Bachan immortalized this line in 1990s cult revenge drama Agneepath directed by late Mukul Anand.Revisiting the classic is always a bad idea since it draws many comparisons to the original.And also its impossible to recreate the magic of Amitabh Bachan' voice,his screen presence or the man himself.But when i watched the 2012 version of the movie is completely different and more realistic compared to the original.
Biggest asset of the movie is menacing Sanjay Dutt as Kancha and Rishi Kapoor in a negative role as Rauf Lala.And Hrithik Roshan also did a tremendous job but unfortunately he is not man enough to carry the role of a gangster.He looks tiny and looks like a boy in front of Sanjay Dutt but the movie is all about men,muscles,revenge,action.Hrithik was very good as a sophisticated English speaking hi tech thief in Dhoom 2 but he almost failed to carry the role of a local ruffian.
The original bad boy of Bollywood, Sanjay 'The Hulk' Dutt is as good as legendary Gabbar Singh and iconic Mogambo.He brought back the memories of all the menacing,merciless screen villains of 80s and 90s.His evil smile,bald head,philosophical dialogues and his menacing 'gollum'ish looks will surely bring nightmares to women and children.
The surprise package of the movie is Rishi Kapoor,lover boy of 80s.He gave a convincing performance as a drug dealer,flesh trader Rauf Lala.All these years i thought he is just a mediocre actor but he proved me wrong and also surpassed my expectations.
In recent times Bollywood filmmakers are trying hard to copy Hollywood and on the way they are losing their own identity.In most of the movies characters will be Indian but that character behaves,speaks and dresses like an American.(Americans are dominating the world both politically and culturally)But this movie is an exception.The lead actor dresses,behaves and talks like a common Indian.Lives a middle class life,prays Lord Ganesh,goes to temple.We can easily identify ourselves with the lead character.The writer and director did a awe inspiring work.I hope at least this year main stream Bollywood film makers start to think beyond foreign locations,six packs,bikini,glamour and concentrate on doing good movies.
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