Johnny Gaddaar

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Johnny Gaddaar

2007

2h 15m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Five men who manage a gambling house in Mumbai, India, decide to get involved in a drug deal based on information given to them by Kalyan (Govind Namdeo), a corrupt police inspector. One of the five, Sheshadri (Dharmendra), entices the others by telling them that the drugs can be resold for a tidy profit. Each of the others involved, including Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Shardul (Zakir Hussain), contributes one-fifth of the sum to make the purchase. Then the money goes missing.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

[Sriram] Raghavan nails the grimy, grotty feel of a James Hadley Chase novel, where everyone is is either bad, greedy, villainous, plain amoral, or simply, a combination of all of the above.

May 24, 2019

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Namrata Joshi

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Mukesh is well cast in the lead role, handsome and reptilian at the same time. But it's characters on the side-Zakir Husain, Ashwini Kalsekar and Vinay Pathak-who steal the show.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 25, 2019

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Priyan B

Some cliche scenes in the first half but second half was a payoff 7.5/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Audience Member

An edge of the seat suspense. The screenplay is pacy and along with the sleek camera work and performance one can say that this is one of the best Hindi movies of the 2000s.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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With interesting characters, adn a riveting screenplay, JOHNNY GADDAAR is the best adaptation of THE WHIFF OF MONEY by James Hadley Chase.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

The curse of Hindi Movie Industry are none other than its 'lazy' film makers. They are good at making some lame romantic movies with pointless songs and dances. But when it comes to making an action or a thriller, they spare their grey matter. All they do is to 'google' out the latest Hollywood flicks and find someone to translate the script. But Sriram Raghavan's Johnny Gaddaar is something exceptional, original, and a fabulous movie. Its a story of a series of fateful events among a gang of five men, partners of a gambling club when they go for some illegal quick money. The script was carefully crafted out and shot with a talented cast. The film don't play the usual 'Guess who' - game with you, but still good to give you the 'unexpected' at regular intervals. In short, it is an enjoyable treat.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Totally unpredictable !!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful thriller...loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Sriram Raghavan

Director

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Vikram

Dharmendra Deol

Sheshadri "Seshu"

Zakir Hussain

Shardul

Vinay Pathak

Prakash "Pakiya"

Ashwini Kalsekar

Varsha

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Synopsis

Five men who manage a gambling house in Mumbai, India, decide to get involved in a drug deal based on information given to them by Kalyan (Govind Namdeo), a corrupt police inspector. One of the five, Sheshadri (Dharmendra), entices the others by telling them that the drugs can be resold for a tidy profit. Each of the others involved, including Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh) and Shardul (Zakir Hussain), contributes one-fifth of the sum to make the purchase. Then the money goes missing.

Director: Sriram Raghavan
Screenwriter: Sriram Raghavan
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2020
Runtime: 2h 15m

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