Johnny Gaddaar is an original, honest, well-made and truly "different" attempt. It has a gripping storyline with twists paced out evenly every 15-mins. You will see shades of Tarantino'ism including the retro music played in the background. And the movie does transport into the 70's era.
Johnny Gaddaar and then Om Shanti Om! Is the "70's era" the new buzzword in Bollywood today?
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Performances::
Dharam-paaji:: Role shorter than expected. And why a South Indian name?
Niel Nitin Mukesh Promising indeed. Needs to polish his skills as he progresses and choose wisely or else risk himself turning into poor-man's Hritik.
Rimmi Sen Confident.
Zakir Hussain As usual dependable. Liked his flamboyant shirts.
Vinay Pathak Piece of advice:: Don't just stick to comedy, your versatility in this role speaks for itself.
Govind Namdeo Reminds of Danny's role in "Aitbaar".
Ashwini Kalsekar Gives her heart and soul into every little she does.
Daya Patel Short role, but leaves an impact (he is macko-man "Shiva", btw).
Rasika Joshi Well suited role (unlike Aag or Bhool Bhulaiya)
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I thought Sridhar Raghavan's "Ek Hasina Thi" was a fluke owing to two factors namely RGV banner backing it (flying high then) and Sidney Sheldon's novel which it heavily borrowed the basic premise. With Johnny Gaddaar, Mr. Raghavan proves that he can pull off a spectacular feat.
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Shortcomings::
Too much of reference to Faraar
Dev Anand's howling got better off me a while later
If the movie is trimmed by about 20-minutes it can translate into a sleek, edge-of-seat entertainment.
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Moral of the story:: Plain-lucky Johnny shouldn't press his luck too far.
Johnny Gaddaar and then Om Shanti Om! Is the "70's era" the new buzzword in Bollywood today?
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Performances::
Dharam-paaji:: Role shorter than expected. And why a South Indian name?
Niel Nitin Mukesh Promising indeed. Needs to polish his skills as he progresses and choose wisely or else risk himself turning into poor-man's Hritik.
Rimmi Sen Confident.
Zakir Hussain As usual dependable. Liked his flamboyant shirts.
Vinay Pathak Piece of advice:: Don't just stick to comedy, your versatility in this role speaks for itself.
Govind Namdeo Reminds of Danny's role in "Aitbaar".
Ashwini Kalsekar Gives her heart and soul into every little she does.
Daya Patel Short role, but leaves an impact (he is macko-man "Shiva", btw).
Rasika Joshi Well suited role (unlike Aag or Bhool Bhulaiya)
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I thought Sridhar Raghavan's "Ek Hasina Thi" was a fluke owing to two factors namely RGV banner backing it (flying high then) and Sidney Sheldon's novel which it heavily borrowed the basic premise. With Johnny Gaddaar, Mr. Raghavan proves that he can pull off a spectacular feat.
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Shortcomings::
Too much of reference to Faraar
Dev Anand's howling got better off me a while later
If the movie is trimmed by about 20-minutes it can translate into a sleek, edge-of-seat entertainment.
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Moral of the story:: Plain-lucky Johnny shouldn't press his luck too far.