Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

Director:

Sriram Raghavan

Writer:

Sriram Raghavan (writer)

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (India)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Police officers traveling a police van in Mumbai's Khar Danda area recount the story of five crooks: Sheshadari...

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Gambling | Anti Hero | Loss Of Husband | Con Artist

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dharmendra	...	Sheshadri 'Seshu'
Rimi Sen	...	Mini (as Rimi)
Ashwini Khalsekar	...	Varsha (as Ashwini Kalsekar)
Neil Nitin Mukesh	...	Vikram
Vinay Pathak	...	Prakash 'Pakiya'
Zakir Hussain	...	Shardul
Daya Shetty	...	Shiva
Govind Namdeo	...	Inspector Kalyan
Rasika Joshi	...	Shiva's mother
Shankar Sachdev	...	Naidu
Priyanka Bose	...	Ola-Ola main dancer
Farah	...	Co-dancer 1
Radhika	...	Co-dancer 2
Neeraj Khetrapal	...	Parekh Bhai
Sonia Rakkar	...	Sheshadri's wife

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

India:A

Filming Locations:

Goa, India

Company:

Adlabs Films

Trivia:

When all the gang members sit together to count money using automatic counting machines, the crew had to use original currency worth INR 25 Lakhs. It was needed because the counting machine automatically detects fake notes and throws them out.

Movie Connections:

References Zanjeer (1973)

Soundtrack:

Chotisi Zindagi

True Blue Thriller

There have been very few proper thrillers in Indian film industry, and counting few good ones in them is easy task. However here comes a movie that has the potential to redefine the genre. Most probably this movie will prove to be a dud at Box office, however it will sure go down as a cult for generations to come.

In most of the thrillers that I have seen, I am able to second guess the director on what he is going to show. However this movie is something that didn't let me do that. Even though the pacing seemed to be slow in parts, however it actually was never slow. Every few minutes the events took a dramatic change, and even though you realize that this could have been expected, however it was not.

This is type of cinema that I prefer to enjoy alone, not with friends Or with family. Simply go into the theater and immerse yourself.

My only regret is the way the music was used. Initially only the title track was released but later there was an elaborate album. And it was one of the best score to hit the shelves in a long time. The album gave an impression that it was not typical Bollywood fare, however would be used in background. It had some excellent themes and instrumental pieces and sometimes it gave an impression if modern day Hollywood themes were inspired from Bollywood of 70's, and one expected those pieces to play a pivotal role to elevate the movie. However they were hardly used in the movie, except for couple of occasions.

Since I have heard the original album, that is the reason my expectations were sky high from the background music and theme music of the music, but still its a rare masterpiece coming out of Bollywood. This one deserves an elaborate DVD version.

***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED at ANY COST !! *****