In 1965, much-loved village schoolmaster Deenanath Chauhan Strongly opposes the plans of Kancha Cheena, an underworld don, and his band of gangsters to set up a base for heroin … See more

• Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan
• Mithun Chakraborty as Krishnan Iyer M.A.
• Madhavi as Mary Mathew
• Danny … See more

The film was inspired by the life of Mumbai don Varadarajan Mudaliar and gangster Manya Surve. Bachchan modelled his mannerisms and voice on Surve for his character. See more

Upon release the film received polarized reviews. Film Trade Analyst Komal Nahta wrote about Bachchan's voice: "But the biggest undoing of the film is Amitabh Bachchan’s voice. He has spoken the dialogue in a different voice (similar to what See more

In an interview with The Times of India, Karan Johar explained that he had the intention of remaking the original Agneepath ever since the film released 22 years ago, because according to him, the failure of the film broke his father's heart. The idea of the … See more

• Official website
• Agneepath at IMDb See more