Agent Vinod is a is a 2012 Indian Suspense/Thriller film directed by Sriram Raghavan. The movie borrows it's name from the 1977 film of the same name and is produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in leading roles and also features Prem Chopra, Ram Kapoor, Anshuman Singh, Shahbaz Khan, Gulshan Grover and Maryam Zakaria in supporting roles.
Plot
Somewhere in the Dasht-E-Margoh desert in remote Afghanistan, inside a
fortified Taliban camp, an ISI colonel is interrogating a captured man
suspected to be an Indian agent. The man calling himself 'Mahendra
Sandhu' offers up details about RAW's operations in Afghanistan in
exchange for safe passage across the border. He betrays his colleague,
Major Rajan of the Bihar Regiment, who has also infiltrated the camp
posing as an electrician from Quetta. This is only a ruse, as both
overpower their captors and fight their way out of the camp. Along the
way, they also rescue a girl called Farah. The man, as it turns out, is
actually a RAW agent and his nom-de-guerre is Agent Vinod.
Meanwhile in Russia, a mafia don called Andrei Sukharov, who has
obtained a miniature nuclear device, is summarily executed in an
deserted cemetery by a group led by a beautiful Russian girl. The
nuclear device is stolen and put up for sale. A hasty teleconference is
arranged among prominent international businessmen, who are apparently
concerned that the device may be misused. An Indian tycoon, Sir
Jagadishwar Metla, offers to handle the situation.
Abu Nazer, an Indo-Russian mobster and money-launderer for the
Lashkar-e-Toiba, meets a ISI official code-named 'Colonel' on the
Trans-Siberian Express. One of Abu Nazer's bodyguards is actually Major
Rajan, who is listening into their conversation. They discuss a future
operation in India, for which Abu Nazer is to send $50 Million to
Morocco to purchase '242'. Before he can find out more, Rajan is
discovered. He jumps off the train and escapes.
In New Delhi, Agent Vinod, back from Afghanistan, enters RAW
headquarters to meet his boss Hassan Nawaz. Nawaz shows him Major
Rajan's final message from Russia. Just as he completes his message,
Rajan is killed by a man who has a scorpion tattoo on his forearm. Nawaz
asks Vinod to find out what '242' actually is.
Vinod travels to Moscow, and enters a nightclub owned by Abu Nazer.
He manages to capture and interrogate Nazer, who tells him a man called
Freddie Khambatta is to smuggle the $50 million to Morocco. Vinod is
almost captured by Nazer's men, but he manages to escape, killing Nazer
in the process.
Vinod boards a flight to Marakkesh, Morocco. Freddie Khambatta, the
man who is smuggling the $50 million on board, is the flight steward.
Vinod seduces him and picks him up from the airport, only to steal the
money and assume his place. As Freddie, Vinod meets local mafia boss
David Kazan, who is accompanied by his personal Doctor Tanya Ruby, a
Pakistani. Kazan suspects Vinod, and gets Ruby to administer him a truth
serum. Vinod blurts out that he is a RAW agent and killed Abu Nazer.
Kazan confronts Vinod when he regains consciousness, but Vinod manages
to convince him he is Freddie Khambatta, and explains he had to kill Abu
Nazer to protect the mission.
In the meantime, Vinod also gets closer to Tanya Ruby, and tries to
find out what '242' actually is. Tanya Ruby is actually Iram, a
British-Pakistani who is working undercover for the ISI. He learns that
many International terrorist groups are converging on an antiques
auction in Marakkesh, to purchase lot '242'. He brings Tanya to the
auction, where Kazan is also present along with Sir Jagadishwar Metla.
Vinod spots an LTTE agent he had encountered previously in Sri Lanka,
and from him, learns that '242' is actually the detonator for the
nuclear device, disguised as an antique volume of Omar Khayyam's
'Rubaiyyat'. A bidding war ensues, and Kazan manages to secure the
detonator.
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan as Agent Vinod
- Kareena Kapoor as Dr Iram Parveen Bilal/Dr. Ruby Mendes
- Prem Chopra as Mafiosi David Kazaan
- Ram Kapoor as Abu Nazer
- Anshuman Singh as Jimmy
- Shahbaz Khan as Huzefa Lokha
- Gulshan Grover as Tehmur Pasha
- Maryam Zakaria as Farah Faqesh
- Adil Hussain as Colonel
- Mallika Haydon (Special appearance in song "I'll Do the Talking" & "Pyaar Ki Pungi")
- Dhritiman Chaterji as Sir Jagadishwar Metla
- LeeAnn Roberts
- Ravi Kishan as Major Rajan
- Babu Antony as Colonel
Production
According to Khan, The film is not a remake of the 1977 film of the same name.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack has been composed by Pritam. The track "Steal the Night (I'll Do the Talking)" is a partial interpolation of the 1978 song "Rasputin", composed by German disco group Boney M.[4]
| Agent Vinod | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam | ||||
| Released | Feb 22, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Pritam chronology | ||||
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| Track listing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Steal the Night (I'll Do the Talking)" | Neeraj Shridhar, Aditi Singh Sharma, Shefali Alvaris, Barbie Amod | |||||||
| 2. | "Raabta (Kuch To Hai)" | Shreya Ghoshal, Arijit Singh, Joy | |||||||
| 3. | "Aakhri Hero" | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Rags | |||||||
| 4. | "Govind Bolo Gopal Bolo" | Shubhojit | |||||||
| 5. | "Dil Mera Muft Ka" | Nandini Srikar, Muazzam, Rizwan, Shadab Faridi, Altamush Faridi, Shabab Sabri | |||||||
| 6. | "Pungi" | Mika Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Nakash, Pritam | |||||||
| 7. | "Raabta [Siyaah Raatein]" | Hamsika, Arijit Singh, Joy | |||||||
| 8. | "Raabta Unplugged" | Arijit Singh, Joy | |||||||
| 9. | "Raabta [Night In Motel]" | Aditi Singh Sharma, Arijit Singh | |||||||
| 10. | "Pungi Remix" | Mika Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Nakash, Pritam | |||||||
| 11. | "Dil Mera Muft Ka Film Version" | Richa Sharma | |||||||
| 12. | "Dil Mera Muft Ka Remix" | Malini Awasthi | |||||||
| 13. | "Agent h Vinod Theme" | Instrumental | |||||||
Release
The film released on 23 March, 2012. Few days before release, the film was banned by the Central Board of Film Censors of Pakistan, for containing various controversial references to the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence.[5]
Reception
Critical reception
Agent Vinod received mixed to negative reviews.[6]Kunal Guha of Yahoo!
rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, saying, "Let’s just say foreign
locales, weapons to annihilate the world, designer suits and
not-so-excruciating interrogations don’t cumulatively justify Agent Vinod as a thrilling movie-watching experience."[7] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama
gave it 4 out of 5 stars, stating: "Agent Vinod is a hi-octane
espionage thriller with a heart. It is not just brawny and dynamic, but
witty and crazy too. Ultra slick and stylish, this desi Bond movie
adheres to the formula and succeeds in meeting the humungous
expectations. [It] has all the potential to develop into a triumphant
franchise!"[8] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "As a film, Agent Vinod
must be termed a disappointment, a slick and well-produced throwback to
the spy thriller that feels both overlong and under-conceived."[9] Zee News commented that, "Agent Vinod
is a genuine attempt at entertaining in a sensible manner. But it
somehow falls short of being declared as a brilliant piece of work.
Watch it for its stylish presentation, it hasn’t got anything else to
offer."[10] Gaurav Malani of The Times of India called the film "above average" and said "The film is entertaining but not in entirety. Agent Vinod gets the nod though not whole-heartedly!"[11] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times
gave 2.5 out of 5 noted "The result is that Agent Vinod never becomes
more than the sum of its parts and even though it picks up speed in the
second half, it leaves you both exhausted and unsatisfied".[12]
Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, saying, "Agent Vinod
is not campy enough to be fun, not intelligent enough to be taken
seriously, and not entertaining enough to override the first two
points."[13] Mrigank Dhaniwala of Koimoi gave the film 2 out of 5 stars as well, commenting, "Agent Vinod is a bold experiment gone wrong; certainly not something that entertains in its entirety."[14] Mihir Fadnavis of Mumbai Boss rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, commenting that "Agent Vinod
doesn’t explode—it fizzles with a damp whimper. The story is hideously
convoluted and the second half and finale are so clichéd that even a
novice moviegoer would know exactly what’s going to happen 20 minutes
into the film."[15] Khalid Mohammed of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, commenting, "Suggestion: if you do venture into this at best, average Agent Vinod, carry a huge thermos of coffee to stay awake."[16] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave the film a mixed review, saying, "If only Sriram Raghavan had not gone weak on his knees at the thought of love, Agent Vinod would have been a smarter, sharper, cooler film."[17] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2 out of 5 feels "Agent Vinod with so many varied influences that it never finds its own distinct identity".
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