Agneekaal review :
Most of you may believe that Director Duo Abbas-Mustan's debut film was the musical thriller Khiladi (1990) but nah, their first Bollywood film is the lesser known Agneekaal which released in Diwali 1990.
A typical 80s style actioner, Agneekaal was set in a fictitious town called Bharatnagar which is ruled by the local politician Jakotia (Sadashiv Amrapurkar carrying forward his slimy role from Aakhree Raasta (1986)) and his dreaded goon Bhika (Joginder getting a substantial part after ages!!).
Madhavi played the main protagonist Bharti who murders Jakotia's son after he attempts to rape her and kills her fiancè Vijay (Jeetendra in a special appearance). Raj Babbar appears as an upright cop who carries a set of chains with him to fight the goons. Zanjeerwala Inspector, they call him!!
Sonu Walia and Asif Sheikh appear in blink and miss roles while Tinu Anand hams it up as the local newspaper editor. Kunika gets to wear two swimsuits and one rape scene as she plays DCP Kiran Kumar's wifey who becomes an object of lust for his boss Jakotia (reminiscent of Aakhree Raasta).
Agneekaal wasnt too bad for 1990 but didnt do well at the box office. Released at Minerva cinema, Mumbai, it clashed with Anil Kapoor's Jamai Raja and both the films tanked after the Diwali weekend. The films positive is an assured act from the pretty Madhavi who lends credibility to the otherwise routine enterprise.
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
Most of you may believe that Director Duo Abbas-Mustan's debut film was the musical thriller Khiladi (1990) but nah, their first Bollywood film is the lesser known Agneekaal which released in Diwali 1990.
A typical 80s style actioner, Agneekaal was set in a fictitious town called Bharatnagar which is ruled by the local politician Jakotia (Sadashiv Amrapurkar carrying forward his slimy role from Aakhree Raasta (1986)) and his dreaded goon Bhika (Joginder getting a substantial part after ages!!).
Madhavi played the main protagonist Bharti who murders Jakotia's son after he attempts to rape her and kills her fiancè Vijay (Jeetendra in a special appearance). Raj Babbar appears as an upright cop who carries a set of chains with him to fight the goons. Zanjeerwala Inspector, they call him!!
Sonu Walia and Asif Sheikh appear in blink and miss roles while Tinu Anand hams it up as the local newspaper editor. Kunika gets to wear two swimsuits and one rape scene as she plays DCP Kiran Kumar's wifey who becomes an object of lust for his boss Jakotia (reminiscent of Aakhree Raasta).
Agneekaal wasnt too bad for 1990 but didnt do well at the box office. Released at Minerva cinema, Mumbai, it clashed with Anil Kapoor's Jamai Raja and both the films tanked after the Diwali weekend. The films positive is an assured act from the pretty Madhavi who lends credibility to the otherwise routine enterprise.
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.