Johnny Gaddaar What a gem!!!!!

I have always been fan of Sriram Raghavan from his starting venture, if I'm not wrong, "Ek Haseena Thi" After Andhadhun I was sifting through his filmography then I came across this movie. Though I have heard about this before and even watched it in parts on TV but never sat through it. I remember its catchy song "Move your body" it was massive hit during my school days. Now I have watched it and boy my mind is blown!! A classic neo noir one if the best Bollywood movie ever. A very well written gripping story about five partners Sheshadri (Dharmendra), Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh),Shardul(Zakir Hussain), Shiva (Daya)and Prakash (vinay Pathak) revolves around missing money... betrayal... cheating... love Pace is good basically Never leaves you to catch a breath. Editing and cinematography a treat to watch. Writer Director Mr Raghavan admitted he wanted to shoot it like "Sin City". Red color has been used beautifully throughout the movie.

Johnny Gaddaar is full of references and tributes to other classic movies and filmmakers. Right from beginning to end and even its name. Vijay Anand, Kubrick, Tarantino, and movies like Parvaana( great impact on plot) Titanic, citizen Kane, Indiana Jones, Scarface Johnny Mera Naam have been mentioned in subtly used in reference. Dharmander's character seen listening to classic song from his own movie.

Background score and music from Trio of Shankar Ehsaan Loy takes us to retro era at times. Importantly, songs Don't slow down the pace of the thriller at any point like any other ordinary Bollywood flick.

Film follows the style of the thriller author James Hadley Chase and his name flashed in movie as his novels are being read by the character in many scenes. It's not based on his story but loosely based on a sixties French noir movie. (Now I want to read his novels and watch movie Parwaana starring BigB, navun nischol).

Overall a great watch, brilliantly directed by Sriram Raghavan with everyone gave justice to their part in the film. Go watch it now for sure you would not regret it. My Rating 9/10

PS: a quote caught my eyes in a review on website Bollywood planet. "Every film has a beginning, middle, and end, but not necessarily in that order." - Jean Luc Goddard

Read once again the writer's name above. Trust me, I didn't choose it that way. Guess some things are just meant to be.🙂😁