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Mahesh Bhatt is known for lifting Hollywood films, though as a director he did give several great films though some were copied ANGAAREY is Akshay's only film with Bhatt and it shows, as during those days Akshay didn't do good films and his films were flopping and his acting was criticised, in this film however his act is better and also the film is better then his films those days like KEEMAT and Barood. The film is a remake of STATE OF GRACE but it's well handled, the film also seems similar to Salman's AUZAAR(1997) and later Vikram Bhatt remade it as FOOTPATH(2003). The film has Akshay as a cop who is sent to reform his friends who are gone on the wrong path. Mahesh Bhatt is a pro as a filmmaker and he handles the film very well, the drama scenes as always are the best though the film is quite stereotypical and does have some 90s clichéd scenes but yet that can be overlooked Music is good, Tanha Tanha being the best song, rest songs are decent

Akshay Kumar does a superb job, under the guidance of Bhatt who mostly extracts good performances from actors, though his hairstyle is inconsistent throughout Pooja Bhatt is decent and looks hot in the film, Sonali Bendre too is superb Nagarjuna is good in his role, Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover are good in their roles

Angaaray is a copy of State of Grace, the film is directed by veteran director Mahesh Bhatt and he is one reason people should like this movie. The movies main focus is on how a police inspection Amar(Akshay Kumar) is sent to investigate on the underworld of Banglore. The film is sort of similar to Ashaant(1993) another Akshay film where Kumar gets shocked when he find out his friends are in the underworld. But, in Ashaant, Kumar doesn't try to reform his friend. Here, it's different. The film drags with romance and comedy but catches up with more suspense and mystery. The sleazy underworld life is shown well, cinematorgraphy is good. But, the some scenes should have been editied better. Also, Kumar's voice modulation is a bit irritating. The film does end with the reformed friends and Akshay defeating the forces of the villain(Gulshan Grover). The screenplay is good, most decent Kumar film of that period. Direction by Bhatt is good(Mahesh is awesome). Acting is good, but Pooja Bhatt only looks good, she can't act. But, sadly this movie was also a flop. I think it should have at least been a hit. Overall, one of the few decent movies of Akshay I have seen during that period where he was only flopping.