Cast-
Debutante
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh,
Dharmendra,
Rimi
Sen,
Zakir
Hussein,
Vinay
Pathak,
Daya
Shetty,
Ashwini
Kalsekar,
Govind
Namdeo
Director-Shriram
Raghavan
Rating-**1/2
Shriram
Raghavan
re
emerges
after
petty
long
and
true
to
his
style,
attempts
something
unconventional
yet
again
with
'Johhny
Gaddar".
The
film
has
been
dedicated
to
thriller
master
James
Hadley
Chase
and
the
film
does
end
up
paying
homage
to
its
inspiration.
There
are
plenty
of
references
to
the
Chase"s
novels
as
well
as
old
Hindi
flicks.
So
much
so
that
the
protagonist
gets
inspired
by
an
old
Hindi
film
to
commit
a
crime
and
importantly
to
use
the
name
Johnny.
Just
like
Saif
Ali
Khan
in
'Ek
Haseena
Thi",
the
protagonist
here
played
by
newcomer
Neil
Mukesh
is
a
dark
character.
Interestingly
in
this
unconventional
thriller
the
viewer
knows
beforehand
who
the
killer
is.
Young
Vikram
(Neil
Mukesh)
is
part
of
a
gang
spearheaded
by
Dharmendra
which
specializes
in
making
quick
bucks.
When
there
is
a
chance
to
win
a
huge
sum
in
just
four
days,
he
and
his
gang
members
(which
also
include
Zakir
Hussein
and
Vinay
Pathak)
chalk
out
a
perfect
plan
to
get
this
happen.
It
is
then
that
greed
takes
over
Vikram
who
is
in
love
with
the
much
married
Mini
(Rimi)
and
he
decides
to
double
cross
his
partners.
He
ends
up
killing
one
after
the
other
and
they
come
to
know
very
late
that
he
is
actually
the
bad
guy
amongst
them.
There
are
a
lot
of
interesting
moments
which
hold
the
film
together.
Another
big
strong
point
is
the
casting.
The
performances
are
quite
strong
which
works
in
its
favor.
Dharmendra
enters
the
skin
of
his
cool
and
calm
and
the
veteran"s
touch
makes
a
hell
lot
of
difference
in
the
film.
Neil
Mukesh
is
not
only
a
good
looker
but
also
a
good
performer.
In
this
debut
film
he
has
carried
off
the
performance
oriented
role
with
elan.
He
plays
the
suave
baddie
with
very
few
emotions
well.
Inpsite
of
all
that
he
does
it
become
difficult
to
hate
the
character.
Rimi
Sen"s
presence
is
brief
but
she
suits
the
role.
The
film
is
replete
with
fine
actors
like
Zakir
Hussein,
Vinay
Pathak,
Govind
Namdeo,
Ashwini
Kalsekar
who
suit
their
roles
and
help
the
cause
of
the
film.
The
film
has
been
shot
unconventionally
and
it
goes
with
its
'different" feel
well.
The
music
too
suits
the
movie.
This
movie
should
appeal
to
a
section
of
the
audience,
those
who
are
okay
with
enjoying
different
cinema.