Movie Review
Name : Agni
Rating : 3 Stars
Cast. : Pratik Gandhi, Divyendu Sharma, Saiyami Kher, Sai Tamhankar, Jitendra Joshi
Director : Rahul Dholakia
Release Date : Jan 01, 1900
Platform : Amazon Prime Video
Language : Hindi
Budget : N/A
In one scene of the film, a fireman says that the favorite word of the fire brigade is ‘paagal’. In ‘paagal’, Pa means water, Ga means gas and L means light. These are the three points that everyone should turn off before leaving their house, so that there is a minimum risk of fire. The work of the fire brigade is not as easy as it looks. Firemen save people’s lives by risking their own lives. Despite this, they do not get the respect and acceptance they deserve.
This topic has been raised by Rahul Dholakia in the film ‘Agni’. The story is of Lower Parel, Mumbai. The head of the fire brigade team, Vitthal Rao (Pratik Gandhi) is angry that firemen are not given due respect. His son considers his uncle Samit (Divyendu Sharma), who is in the police, as his ideal instead of his father. Vitthal’s wife (Sai Tamhankar) remains scared when she gets a call about a fire somewhere. Film based on incidents of arson
Vitthal rushes to the incidents of arson in the city with his team, which also includes a female firefighter Avni (Saiyaami Kher). Vitthal and his team also investigate the causes of the fire. He also has a dispute with Samit regarding this, who does not take the investigation of these cases very seriously. Whether there is a conspiracy behind the incidents of arson or something else, the story moves forward on these aspects.
Rahul Dholakia’s comeback after 7 years
About seven years after directing Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Raees’, Rahul Dholakia has made ‘Agni’. With what promptness do firefighters work to rescue people trapped in a building when it catches fire? How are rules ignored? Rahul has tried to show that like our army, police and security forces at all levels, the role of a firefighter is also like that of a soldier.
Star cast shows power
Among the actors, Pratik Gandhi shines in portraying the inner fire of fire brigade personnel in the role of the dutiful chief fireman. Divyendu‘s acting as the selfish policeman is commendable. Saiyami Kher impresses in the role of Avni. Sai Tamhankar gives full contribution in the role of Rukmini Surve. Agni succeeds in giving an important message despite some shortcomings.
