ThiefHott Too much of everything

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

morrison-dylan-fan With the very under-rated 2008 Bollywood Neo-Noir Maharathi having given me a preview of what excellent Neo-Noir work could be done in Bollywood,I decided to search round on Google,with a small amount of hope that I would eventually run into another Bolly-Noir.To my surprise,one of the first results that I was very lucky to find,was an a essay which took a look at the modern rise of Film Noir in Bollywood, that had a completely unknown ,(to me) film as the centre for the discussion on Film/Neo-Noir in Bollywood.Checking up for more info about this intriguing Neo-Noir,I was thrilled to see almost nothing but complete praise for this exciting looking movie.After reading as much as I could about the film,I felt that it was about time for me to meet the one and only Mr Johnny Gaddaar. The plot: Barely missing from hitting a car,a police van patrol the local streets as a mysterious stranger at a near by house,shoots someone who is attempting to unlock a garage door. A few weeks earlier: Stopping a coach from allowing his on-off again girlfriend from leaving him behind,"business man" Vikram impersonates a cop to successfully grip his runaway girlfriend .Desperately trying to win her trust,Vikram is given a tough ultimatum by his girlfriend:either go with her,or carry working in a group of four other "businessmen" who run an illegal gambling operation.Thinking about the hand that he's been dealt,Vikram tries to make his girlfriend forget about the "problems,by successfully charming her to his hotel bed.Whilst Vikram keeps trying to patch things up with the girl,the other four gangster businessmen, ( Seshadri, Shardul, Shiva and Prakash) begin to plan on how they can all finally leave the "chicken feed" behind,and at last enter the big league's.Building up a series of fairly high-level congestion's,the gang eventually decide that they will each contribute a good part of their own personal savings,in order to have complete control over a huge intake of drugs,which are to be brought into the city in a few days time by a corrupt cop.As each of the "loyal" gang members start to gather up their cash,Vikram begins to consider that,instead of fully cooperating with his friends plan of climbing up the ladder,if he should instead make the drug deal a bust,and cunningly take the money and run? View on the film: From this amazing film's pastel colour opening credits,co-writer/ (along with Vinay Choudary) director Sriram Raghavan shows an astonishingly stylised,intelligent eye which gives even the most "normal" moments in the movie a real flair.Using the pre-credits scene to cleverly set the movie in a James Hadley Chase inspired Neo-Noir world,Siram smartly uses bold neon colours in the film (from Vikram tossing a coin to decide his destination,to the bright objects hanging by a characters window) to give the film a fantastic,sharply-lit gritty Noir feel,which intensifies into an abrasive mood,as the film reaches its stunning down beat end.Looking at the screenplay of the film,Raghavan and Choudary brilliantly have their web of deceit and back stabbing gradually come to the surface of the movie.As the impressively non-tangled web allows for the viewer to pick up on "hints" in the initial first section of the film,Sriram and Vinay choose the best moments to progress the films story with shocking,grim twist & turns that allow the film to end in the murky Noir rain.

Kaustubh Rajnish The fifth frame to hit the screen in Johnny Gaddar marks a dedication to Vijay Anand and James Hadley chase and the tributes just don't stop coming from the seventy style beginning on a fantastically remixed Johny Mera Naam theme to clips of parwana and even references to modern day thrillers to Scarface.Johnny Gaddar is an old fashioned double crossing thriller made with as much fun as the audience is expected to have. Five partners decide to buy in some smuggled good (possible some French antique – just like all self respecting gangster movies the viewer is never properly explained what the deal is about) one of them sees parwana and decides to get the entire pooled in 2.5 crore for himself except things go horribly wrong like they should and the body count begins to rise Unlike other gangster movies of recent times like Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local and d etc. the films antiheroes have style and families to look after. They are not hardened criminals yet very sleazy guys. Johnny gaddar is full of racy characters, violent situations and a cold calculating anti hero just like a James Hadley chase which has a provocative cover but is too slick to waste time on sex.The supporting cast is extremely good too with Vinay Pathak as a sleazy gambling den owner leading the way and Dharmendra as a 'respectable' retired smuggler stealing the scenes. Neil Nitin Mukesh as the suave anti hero remains expressionless for most of the film but then his role is one which demands it. You don't hate him for what he does for he fools you with his straight face but just wait for his next move which makes him one of the best anti heroes to hit the screens in recent memory.Prior to Johnny Gadaar u could only count jaane bhi do yaaron as a true cult film Bollywood ever produced but gaddar is without the cult of film of our times. From a zany background score to the keeps you guessing climax johhny Gadaar is highly recommended to those who love and know their movies. Bollywood if you can call it that is definitely moved a step closer to coming of age with this Johnny.Watch out for the Johny johny yes papa remix as the credits roll!!

morphheus I finally saw this movie out of sheer boredom and I must say.... WHAT A MOVIE!!! The story is pitch perfect and fine tuned to perfection. The acting is top notch. The songs are almost non existent which is good as there is nothing to pause the excitement. Neil Nitin Mukesh shows that a newcomer can stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the finer character actors of Bollywood.The plot is fairly simple. The story revolves around group of five men, headed by Dharampaaji, who conduct business beyond the fringes of the law. All is fine until one day Neil Nitin Mukesh's character decides to screw his buddies over for money and love. After that the story is one hair raising episode after another as the protagonist tries hard to cover his tracks.Dharampaaji as the patriarchal leader of the gang is perfectly chosen. He has screen presence but does not end up overshadowing the remaining cast. Neil Nitin Mukesh could not have chosen a better movie for showcasing his fine acting prowess. Vinay Pathak plays his bit really well showcasing his ability to handle serious characters as well. Even Rimi Sen isn't her usual irritating self and acquits herself nicely in her role as the love interest.This movie is the benchmark for scriptwriting in Bollywood. I suggest all those desi writers whose script writing kits include a DVD player and a catalog of a Hollywood movie rental place be made to watch this film just to make them realise how refreshingly good an original script can be. I think Hollywood should pay a tribute to us by ripping this one off.

bollywoodplusplus 3 hrs back: Had seen some references to various characters in Johnny Gaddaar in some blogs, and the song Move your body tonight's guitar riff was infectious. So just picked up the DVD without a lot of expectations. After all the only two familiar faces in the movie were Dharmendra and Vinay Pathak.Now after 3 hrs: The movie is nothing shot of brilliant, in all film-making departments.The script: Tight from the first frame till the last, never leave you to catch a breath.The cinematography: a treat! Well, nothing out of the world, spectacular, of sort, but very very subtle, and simply rocks! Some shots create a tension/curiosity and resolves itself few moments later. Some shots like when Neil is dreaming of getting beaten by Shiva and then camera pans onto a sleeping Neil, on the same shot - more than the shot itself, I admire the thought process of the cinematographer. This whole create-tension-then-reveal aspect of the cinematography is truly in-sync with the movie. Some shots like Zakir Hussain falling on the glass center table in slowmo is very well shot. I kept rewinding many scenes like that. Truly artistic. A+Music: The tremolo efct of the guitar in the title song is even more infectious than the Hard Kaur's guitar riff (in 'Move your body')! And btw, the harmonium and 'doob ja mere pyar mein' over a hip-hop number is absolutely a riot.Editing: Sleek. Of course, half of my appreciation for cinamtography couldn't have been possible without a solid editing.Acting: Everyone from main characters to the SHiva's mom character do a very good job. Zakir Hussain and Vinay Pathak are just treat to watch. As newcomers, if 2007 belonged to Deepika Padukone (of OSO) lookwise, I think the year belongs to Neil for both look and acting! Would love to watch more of him.Direction: Bravo! I must admit, haven't seen any of Sriram's movies before, but its my homework to watch some of them! Hope to see more of his work in future. I hear the movie was not released worldwide, its sad to see many junk movies are released with much fanfare, but gems like this goes unnoticed. Fantastic direction, and to bring out such stellar performance out of newcomers as well as lesser known actors, is admirable.Overall, the movie Rocks, and one of the best of the year (2007) alongwith Metro, Bheja Fry, Jab We Met, Chak De India, and a few others.