Agneepath (2012 film)

Agneepath
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Karan Malhotra
Written by	Screenplay: Karan Malhotra Ila Dutta Bedi Dialogues: Piyush Mishra
Story by	Original Story: Santosh Saroj Curated Story: Karan Malhotra
Based on	Agneepath by Mukul S. Anand
Produced by	Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar
Starring	Hrithik Roshan Sanjay Dutt Rishi Kapoor Priyanka Chopra
Cinematography	Kiran Deohans Ravi K. Chandran
Edited by	Akiv Ali
Music by	Ajay–Atul
Production company	Dharma Productions
Distributed by	AA Films
Release date	26 January 2012 (2012-01-26)
Running time	174 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹58 crore[2]
Box office	est. ₹193 crore[3]

Agneepath (Hindi pronunciation: [əɡnɪpətʰ], transl. The Path of Fire) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions and directed by Karan Malhotra in his directorial debut. Adaptation of the 1990 film of the same name directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, it centers on a screenplay written by Malhotra and Ila Dutta Bedi, with dialogues written by Piyush Mishra. The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kanika Tiwari, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab. Similar to the original, In the film, Vijay Deenanath Chauhan (Hrithik Roshan), a common man from the island village of Mandwa who seeks revenge for his father's humiliation and murder at the hands of Kancha Cheena (Sanjay Dutt); in the process, he befriends Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), an underworld gangster, and falls in love with a loquacious girl, Kaali Gawde (Priyanka Chopra).

Karan Johar had harboured intentions of remaking the original Agneepath ever since its release, which was produced by his father Yash Johar. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film was a commercial failure and brought Yash to financial ruin. Believing that he was not qualified to direct an action film, Karan Johar approached Karan Malhotra, his associate director on My Name is Khan (2010), to helm the project. He considered the film to be a tribute to his father. Principal photography of Agneepath took place in Diu and Mumbai, with several accidents taking place on the sets. The music of the film was composed by Ajay–Atul, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. As with the original, the title is taken from a poem of the same name by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which forms a thematic link through the film, both literally and metaphorically.

Agneepath was theatrically released in India on 26 January 2012, coinciding with the Republic Day celebrations, and in 2650 screens worldwide. Produced on a budget of ₹58 crore (US$10.85 million), the film broke the record for the highest-opening day for a film in India and became a commercial success with a worldwide gross of over ₹193 crore (US$36.12 million), emerging as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2012. The film received positive reviews from film critics in India with praise directed towards its direction, screenplay, music, cinematography and performances (particularly those of Roshan, Dutt and Kapoor). At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Agneepath received 5 nominations, including Best Actor Hrithik Roshan's single performances and single role and single fictional character and single costume and (Hrithik Roshan) and Best Supporting Actor (Rishi Kapoor). Additionally, it won 5 IIFA Awards and 4 Zee Cine Awards.