By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
Glamsham
Thursday,
September
13,
2007
There
are
few
debutant
film
makers
who
make
an
instant
impression
with
their
very
first
outing.
Sriram
Raghavan
is
one
of
them.
After
making
a
twisted
thriller
like
Saif&Urmila
starrer
Ek
Haseena
Thi,
he
is
now
back
with
noir
thriller
Johnny
Gaddaar
that
stars
Dharmendra
along
with
debutant
Neil
Mukesh,
Rimmi
Sen
and
Vinay
Pathak.
This
film
did
take
some
time
to
reach
the
finishing
line
but
now
is
being
noticed
for
its
slick
promos.
On
being
asked
if
it
has
been
quite
a
wait
for
the
director
to
get
his
second
film
before
the
audience
after
an
acclaimed
Ek
Haseena
Thi
(2004),
Sriram
says,
"Yes,
I
do
feel
a
bit
stupid;
I
won't
deny
that.
However,
there
were
circumstances
beyond
my
control.
The
gap
was
not
intended
and
I
intend
to
make
up
for
it."
Still,
when
a
director's
second
film
comes
after
years,
doesn't
it
become
a
tiring
exercise
to
re-establish/re-market
yourself?
Not
showing
a
hint
of
remorse
Sriram
responds,
"You
can
either
worry
about
these
things
or
move
on
to
work
on
interesting
projects.
Anyways,
thankfully
I
have
been
too
busy
with
the
post
production
of
Johnny
Gaddaar
to
worry
about
these
things.
The
film
has
shaped
up
well
and
now
it
is
time
for
me
to
look
forward
to
what
audience
has
to
say
about
the
film."
Presented
by
ADLABS,
this
much
awaited
film
is
looking
at
a
28th
September
release.