I happened to watch Agneepath for the nth time yesterday.Its amazing how I dont ever get bugged/bored watching Vijay Dinanath Chauhan ( Amitabh Bachchan ) fight it out single handedly against a succession of baddies led by Kaancha Cheena ( Danny Denzongpa). It is undoubtedly one of Amitabh's best performances ever. He got the national award for his efforts in this movie.
The story is about a man who avenges his father's death at the hands of conspiring villians, restoring the lost pride of his family and taking control of the village in the process.While the supporting cast is nothing to write home about, a very good performance by Danny complements the brilliant Amitabh in the movie.
My favourite scene is where Amitabh explains the "Jungle Raaj" that is essentially the survival of the fittest.He draws a parallel between the laws in the jungle and the life in the underworld Mumbai ( Being released in the early 1990's, Mumbai underworld had a vice-like grip on bollywood back then ).
He is absolutely amazing in all the scenes.This can be ranked as his best performance post sholay.Gives us a glimpse of what Amitabh is capable of and reminds us of the good old "angry young man" days of the legend.
Watch it for Amitabh.
p.s.: I also have to mention the performance of the child artist, Master Manjunath ( of Malgudi days fame ). He was the best child artiste in Kannada cinema and one of the best the country has ever seen.Watch this film and you will know why.He plays the young Amitabh in the movie.
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