Source: Mumbai Mirror
Date: August 30, 2011
Yesterday Dharma Productions released the trailer of their much-awaited remake of the movie - Agneepath, which was launched simultaneously on the social video portal It was his father who produced the original classic directed by that time’s ace director late Mukul Anand with a star cast that was considered to be the best of that time. It was the super hit Hindi film of 1990, a film that left its mark in the B-Town. A name that became the punch line of every Indian and Bollywood fanatic; ‘Vijay Dinanath Chauhan’, one of Amitabh Bachchan’s most remembered and cherished characters of all times. To create the same magic Dharma Productions released the first look trailer of their upcoming movie Agneepath along with the whole cast of the movie.
The movie is likely to hit the box office on January 13, 2012, though this version of Agneepath will get a new ‘Vijay’ in the form of Hrithik Roshan. When you remake a classic there are bound to be comparisons and that’s what the stars of this flick had to face during this event. Explaining his character Hrithik who plays the main lead said, “I am not Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, I am simply Vijay and my Agneepath is the journey of one man on a mission.” “Even though, I feel that Agneepath is not a remake I still think the plot and the soul of the film remains the same. Eventually, it’s our presentation to the generation who missed out on the legacy of what Agneepath was all about” said Priyanka Chopra who looked quite excited about the film. Besides Hrithik and Priyanka, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor along with producer Karan Johar and director Karan Malhotra were also present at the event. Although, the trailer looks quite impressive it’s only after the release of the movie, we’ll get to know whether Dharma Productions is able recreate the magic of the original Agneepath or not