Film-making has come a long way from the 90s. Cinema then was synonymous to loud. Today the word is 'subtlety.' The new Agneepath carefully and wittingly blends both the worlds, delivering on all fronts, though primarily it is really about well-etched out characters and overwhelming performances. Needless to say, how effective Rishi Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt were in making us believe it was all for real. But the show-stealer indisputably was Hrithik. His impeccable Vijay Deenanath Chauhan act catapults him leaps above his contemporaries (and is more than enough to fetch him a few awards this year ;)
Highpoint of the film: the Ganesh Chathurthi festival. Hrithik's arresting voice and hard to match expressions had me empathizing with the character. He pushes himself beyond limits and couldn't have gotten better.
Special mentions - Chetan Pandit (playing Deenanath Chauhan), Rajesh Tandon (playing Rishi Kapoor's sane son) and Zarina Wahab (playing Hrithik's mother).
The music of the film (except Abhi mujh mein kahin by Sonu Nigam where Hrithik reunites with his sister) is pretty much useless and distractive. Chikni Chameli stuck out like a sore thumb.
Somebody once said, a bad film looks twice as bad on the wide screen. I have to say this for the seemingly crowd-puller song. [Tidbit - Apparently, the song too is a remake of Marathi song].
Never mind the minor distractions, the film, overall, surely makes for a decent watch.
