By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
04,
2007
The
film
fraternity
rarely
showers
praises
on
films
they"re
not
associated
with,
but
Sriram
Raghavan"s
Johnny
Gaddaar
seems
to
be
an
exception.
Although
the
film
has
under-performed
at
the
box-office,
several
respected
film-makers
are
extolling
praises,
calling
it
one
of
the
finest
films
to
hit
the
Indian
screens
in
a
long,
long
time.
“It"s
an
incredible
film,"
No
Smoking
director
Anurag
Kashyap
tells
me,
“One
of
the
finest
thrillers
to
have
come
out
of
Bollywood." Madhur
Bhandarkar
cannot
stop
praising
the
film.
“It
swept
me
off
my
feet.
Sriram
has
done
a
fantastic
job.
And
Neil
is
a
star.
Not
only
is
he
blessed
with
great
looks,
the
level
of
performance
is
rare
for
a
first-timer,"
Madhur
states.
Meanwhile,
Adlabs
is
hopeful
that
the
business
would
gather
momentum
in
days
to
come
since
the
word
of
mouth
is
very
positive.
“October
2
[Gandhi
Jayanti]
is
a
holiday
and
the
business
should
show
an
upswing," an
Adlabs
personnel
told
this
writer.