A loud, overbearing film that is saved only by its two unpredictable and devilish villains.

To say that "Agneepath" is simply a technologically superior version of the original Vijay played by Amitabh Bachhan would be being unfair to the interesting spirals plugged into the story by Ila Dutta Bedi and Karan Malhotra.

The keen must watch on screen; else DVD.

And this is how you make a remake! Weed out the unnecessary elements, fill in the blanks, and be ready for the brickbats from those for whom the original is now "cult". For those like me, who are not a part of that sect, it was a pleasure to see the 90s style of narration blend beautifully with contemporary aesthetics and sensibilities to form a pakka entertainer. So, steer clear if you don't like that kind of masala in your films. But, make sure you go for it, if intense drama mixed with song and dance entertains you. And while at it do lend a special applause to makers for resisting the urge to use exotic locales and most importantly, slapstick/lame comedy!

Final Few words : Karan Johar's Agneepath is his revenge saga against the box office. Looks like he will get his revenge.

Rating : ***(Good in parts)

Ticket Meter : Worth going to the theatre if you have 3 hrs to spare for a few good moments.

Karan Johar was running short of new stories. Karan Malhotra wanted to make his mark in the industry. They went through old DVDs of some cult classics and came up with Mukul Anand's Agneepath. It seems. But with a strong creative team. The writers are puzzled, particularly with the dialogues, to write a new Ramayan or a Mahabharata. And end up scripting the old tale of "baap ka badla." We are convinced that it is not a remake but adaptation. Bollywood remains Bollywood. Cliched remains cliched.