Agneepath
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| Agneepath (Path of Fire) | |
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| Directed by | Mukul S. Anand |
| Produced by | Yash Johar |
| Written by | Kader Khan Santosh Saroj |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Mithun Chakraborty Madhavi Neelam Danny Dengzongpa Archana Puran Singh |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Editing by | Waman Bhonsle, Gurudutt Shirali |
| Distributed by | Dharma Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Running time | 174 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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For the TV series, see here.
Agneepath is a National Award-winning Hindi film produced in Bollywood, Mumbai's film industry.
It was released in 1990 and starred Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar and directed by Mukul S. Anand. Bachchan and Chakraborty received the National Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award respectively for their performances, and Hattangadi earned a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
It has earned Rs. 17,24,91,040, equivalent to US$ 4 million, after adjusting for inflation. The title was taken from a poem penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh's father, and which is recited by the main character throughout the film.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Much-loved village schoolmaster Dinanath Chavan (Alok Nath) strongly opposes the plans of Kancha Cheena (Danny Dengzongpa) and his band of gangsters to set up a base for heroin smuggling. After being discredited in a set-up scandal and lynched by the manipulated villagers, his family is evicted and made destitute much to Cheena's advantage. Swearing revenge after his father's murder and the attempted rape of his mother Suhasini Chavan (Rohini Hattangadi) go unpunished, and with a burning desire to clear his father's name, his son Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) takes on the responsibilities of caring for his mother and sister Siksha (Neelam) that, by a strange twist of fate, cause him to become a gangster in his own right. Working his way up the ladder and attaining notoriety as an underworld kingpin, Vijay suffers an assassination attempt by fellow gangsters after he refuses to co-operate with their drug-smuggling operations. Left to die, he is discovered by Krishnan Iyer M.A. (Mithun Chakraborty) who transports him to hospital and saves his life, and who eventually finds employment as Siksha's bodyguard. During his time in hospital, Vijay is cared for by Nurse Mary Matthew (Madhavi).
Vijay avenges his assassination attempt by killing his killers one by one, but his mother strongly disapproves of his murderous and gangster tendencies and drives him away from home after chastising him for dirtying the good name of his father. Vijay, hurt and upset, seeks solace in Mary's arms and begins a relationship with her. Siksha is then kidnapped and held in a slum by a gangster who wants to avenge the death of his associates killed by Vijay, and an unsuccessful rescue attempt by Krishnan ends up with the two of them brawling. Vijay hears of this and arrives to kill the gangster in a fit of rage. But this close encounter between Krishnan and Siksha causes a growing intimacy between the two of them and they fall in love with each other. Vijay is outraged and strongly protests against the relationship to his mother, but is rebuffed again when his mother disowns him a second time and considers Krishnan her "good son". Stung and deeply hurt by this slight, he again seeks solace in Mary and later marries her and resolves to do things "in the right way" to gain his mother's favour.
After cutting a deal with Kancha Cheena to allow him access into his old village, Vijay sets in motion a number of strategies that undercut Cheena's criminal operations and gain him the legal ownership of the village. Revenge is a dish best served cold as Vijay informs Cheena of his identity as the son of Dinanath Chavan, lands Cheena in jail and arranges for Cheena's associates to testify against him in court. Vijay returns the village to his mother and finds himself back in her favour, but Cheena ensures his release by arranging for the witnesses to be gunned down and Vijay's family to be kidnapped and held hostage. This is the last straw for Vijay who is forced to return to his criminal ways and to walk the "Path of Fire" in order to rescue them. An almighty struggle takes place as Cheena bombs every building and demolishes the whole village before he is killed by Vijay's bare hands. But Vijay does not survive; he dies tragically of a bullet wound in the lap of his mother at the site of his old house. His mother realises that everything Vijay had done until then had been for the ultimate purpose of restoring the good name of Dinanath Chavan, and she weeps over his body piteously along with Krishnan, Siksha and Mary.
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan
- Mithun Chakraborty as Krishna Iyer M.A.
- Madhavi as Mary Matthew
- Neelam as Siksha Chauhan
- Danny Dengzongpa as Kancha Cheena
- Alok Nath as (Master) Dinanath Chauhan
- Rohini Hattangadi as Suhasini Chauhan
- Tinnu Anand as Nathu (Kaka)
- Vikram Gokhale as Commissioner M.S. Gaitonde
- Archana Puran Singh as Shanti/Laila
- Master Manjunath as (Young) Vijay
- Sharat Saxena as Teralin
- Goga Kapoor as Dinkar Rao
- Monty as Shetty
- Avtar Gill as Usman Bhai
- Shakti Kapoor as Himself (in song "Ali Baba")
[edit] Awards
Won
- National Film Award for Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - Mithun Chakraborty
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Rohini Hattangadi
Nominated
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Agneepath at the Internet Movie Database
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