Agent Vinod (2012)

A series of seemingly unconnected events across the world leads to Agent Vinod undertaking a globe-trotting mission to discover why his colleague was murdered.

Director:

Sriram Raghavan

Writers:

Arijit Biswas (story), Sriram Raghavan (story)

Stars:

Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ram Kapoor

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Saif Ali Khan	...	Agent Vinod
Kareena Kapoor	...	Iram Parveen Bilal / Dr. Ruby Mendes / Josie
Ram Kapoor	...	Abu Nazer
Rajat Kapoor	...	Col. Iftekhaar
Adil Hussain	...	Colonel
Gulshan Grover	...	Tehmur Pasha (Special Appearance)
Mohommed Ali Shah
Prem Chopra	...	David Kazaan
Maryam Zakaria	...	Farah Faqesh
Ravi Kishan	...	Rajan (as Ravi Kissen)
Arif Zakaria	...	Suicide bomber
Elena Kazan	...	Tatiana Renko
Zakir Hussain	...	Associate in Tangier
B.P. Singh	...	RAW chief
Shahbaaz Khan	...	Huzefa Lokha

Storyline

In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhua, RAW Agent Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) is rescued by colleague Rajan (Ravi Kishan) from a rogue Pakistani army officer (Shahbaz Khan). In Russia/Uzbekistan, an ex-KGB Officer is tortured and murdered. In Cape Town, a group of international business tycoons discusses a rumor that the dead KGB officer possessed a nuclear suitcase bomb. In Moscow, Rajan is exposed and shot dead while trying to send a Code Red message to India. In India, the head of RAW sees the incomplete message containing just number 242. Agent Vinod undertakes a globe-trotting secret mission to discover the reason why his colleague, Rajan, was murdered. A series of twists and turns take Vinod across the globe to Morocco and Latvia, Karachi to Delhi and finally London where he discovers the actual conspiracy.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | two word title | saint petersburg russia | bomb | machine gun | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mahendra Sandhu who acted in the 1977 film Agent Vinod was offered a cameo in the film but he declined it.

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Connections

References The Train (1970)

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Soundtracks

I'll Do The Talking Tonight
Lyrics by: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music by: Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by: Neeraj Shridhar, Aditi Singh Sharma, Shefali Alvaris and Barbie Amod

User Reviews

Possibly the most underrated Bollywood film of all time...

I mean, seriously, HOW could SO many people downright LOATHE this film? Yes, it's a departure from director Sriram Raghavan's past work. Yes, Kareena's character Iram is (the only character) badly written. Yes, Vinod may rely too much on luck at times, but that's the thing, isn't it?

It's a MOVIE, a DREAM of the director, where ANYTHING can happen. And, to that respect, Agent Vinod is actually logical, and makes sense, something rare in Indian action flicks, since most are just rip-offs of South Indian actioners, with a single hero sending 20-30 baddies flying with one, hand movement, or whatever it is.

The action is frantically energetic, but still controlled and realistic. Agent Vinod has many great gunfights, and feels a lot like an action- espionage video game more than a film. Which isn't bad.

Nonetheless, Agent Vinod has great characters, and a nice plot, within all that action. Saif Ali Khan is sharp as RAW agent Vinod, and the supporting cast just add even more to the entire film by their performances as the numerous villains of Agent Vinod. Ram Kapoor and Adil Hussain, especially, are great.

There are only a few problems I had with Agent Vinod. The underwritten and unnecessary female part of Kareena, leading to lack of the Saif- Kareena chemistry (which seemed to be the only thing that the dumb people watching this film cared about), and the songs are mediocre, I guess. Otherwise, you've got a pretty bombastic, explosive, yet smart espionage thriller that SHOULD have been the flagship Indian secret agent bonanza at the box office, if only the consumers would have cared less for masala, and more for good cinema, that's wholly entertaining as well as smart.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

23 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

O praktoras me tis 9 taftotites

Filming Locations:

Riga, Latvia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$427,043, 25 March 2012

Gross USA:

$698,210

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,361,471

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eros International, Illuminati Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Color:

Color