"Agneepath" has grown into a strong cult film over the years. It is considered a milestone in Bachchan's career, and in the league of his all-time highly successful movies. Amitabh Bachchan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor at the 38th National Film Awards for his performance. At the 36th Filmfare Awards, Mithun Chakraborty and Rohini Hattangadi won the Best Supporting Actor and the Best Supporting Actress respectively. The film, despite being the 4th highest-grosser of 1990, had collections way below its high budget, and thus, the film recorded as a "flop" at the box-office. The film was remade in 2012 with the same title, by Johar's son Karan Johar, as a tribute to his father.