Johnny Gaddaar
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| Directed by | Sriram Raghavan |
| Produced by | Adlabs Films Ltd. |
| Written by | Sriram Raghavan |
| Starring | Dharmendra, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Rimi Sen, Vinay Pathak, Zakir Hussain, Ashwini Khalsekar, Govind Namdeo |
| Music by | Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
| Cinematography | C.K. Muraleedharan |
| Editing by | Pooja Ladha Surti |
| Distributed by | Adlabs Films Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | 28 September 2007 |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
Johnny Gaddaar (Hindi: जॉनी गद्दार), (meaning Johnny the Traitor in English) is a 2007 Indian crime thriller noir film written and directed by Sriram Raghavan; produced under the banner Adlabs. It stars Neil Mukesh, in his film debut, alongside Dharmendra, Zakir Hussain, Rimi Sen, Vinay Pathak, Dayanand Shetty and Ashwini Khalsekar. The film received critical acclaim.[1][2], went on to be 'sleeper hit' of the year [3] and was later remade into a Telugu film in 2011.[4]
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[edit] Plot summary
The movie starts out on a rainy night with a conversation between 4 cops in a van, patrolling the streets. A car narrowly misses colliding into them on the road, brakes and then continues on towards a house with iron gates. A man in a jacket gets out from the car, opens the garage door and is shot from behind multiple times.
The entire movie is then shown as a flashback, building up to the present shooting, a tool used numerous times in the film when the story goes back and forth between the flashback and flashbacks within the flashback.
The story is about a gang of five that run a gambling club and conduct other underhand deals. The five members are Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh), Seshadri (Dharmendra), Shardul (Zakir Hussain), Prakash (Vinay Pathak) and Shiva (Dayanand Shetty). When one of Seshadri's police contacts from Bangalore, Kalyan (Govind Namdeo) promises him "French furniture" (code word for drugs) worth Rs. 5 crores for Rs. 2.5 crores, Seshadri calls for all 5 members to contribute Rs. 50 Lakh each to set the deal in motion. Based on Shardul's promise of being able to sell the furniture for more than Rs. 5 crore, each member anticipates a profit of a further Rs. 50 lakh each, at least.
[edit] Tribute and Reference
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In the opening credits the movie is dedicated to legendary Indian Cinema director Vijay Anand and writer James Hadley Chase. The film is a tribute to Vijay Anand's influence on the Hindi noir/thriller genre. It pays tribute to him in a scene in which Anand's movie Johny Mera Naam is being watched by a character. At the lobby of a hotel room, the receptionist is seen watching Vijay Anand's movie Johnny Mera Naam, starring Dev Anand. It is from the scene of that movie that this one gets its title.[5]
While the story is not based on any of James Hadley Chase's novels, it does follow a similar plot line. There are numerous references to James Hadley Chase within the film, the lead character himself is seen holding a copy of one of Chase's books. Director Sriram Raghavan has presented the same genre in his previous venture Ek Hasina Thi also.
The film also makes multiple references to Amitabh Bachchan classic Parwaana and also shows scenes of a major plot sequence of the movie.
There are multiple tributes to the actor Dharmendra himself. While dying, Dharmendra plays the song " Mera Gora Rang Le Le" - his character's favourite song sung by the character's wife in the movie, which is from his movie Bandini in which played in the movie. They are from Yakeen, Aadmi Aur Insaan and Naya Zamana.
The color Red is used predominantly in the movie, as a homage to Sin City. Raghavan himself had confessed wanting to shoot the whole film in Black and White.
[edit] Cast and crew
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as Vikram
- Rimi Sen as Mini
- Dharmendra as Sheshadri 'Seshu'
- Zakir Hussain as Shardul
- Vinay Pathak as Prakash 'Pakiya'
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Varsha (Prakash's wife)
- Dayanand Shetty as Shiva
- Govind Namdeo as Inspector Kalyan
- Vyjayanthi as Nurse Vaijanti
- Rasika Joshi as Shiva's mother
- Shankar Sachdev as Naidu
- Soniya Rakkar as Seshadri's wife
- Hard Kaur Special Appearance in song 'Move Your Body'
- Director of Photography: Muraleedharan C K
- Editing: Pooja Ladha Surthi
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[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Star Screen Awards
Nominated
[edit] Stardust Awards
Nominated
[edit] IIFA Awards
Winner
- 2008: Fresh Face of the Year; Neil Mukesh [6]
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
Winner
- 2008: Special Award; Neil Mukesh
[edit] Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Winner
- 2008: Best Performance in a negative role; Neil Mukesh
[edit] References
- ^ "Review: Johnny Gaddaar is a delicious thriller". CNN-IBN. Sep 29, 2007. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-johnny-gaddaar-is-a-delicious-thriller/49544-8.html.
- ^ "Movie reviews: Johnny Ghaddar". Indian Express. Sep 30, 2007. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Movie-reviews/222703/.
- ^ "Thanking the Stars". Indian Express. May 26, 2008. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/thanking-the-stars/314564/.
- ^ "Exclusive: Johnny Gaddaar being remade in Telugu". Rediff.com. November 25, 2011. http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/johnny-gaddaar-being-remade-in-telugu/20111125.htm.
- ^ Chaudhary, Swati R (August 2007). "'Johnny Gaddaar is the opposite of a thriller'". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/09sriram.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ http://filmikhabar.com/2008/06/09/iifa-2008-award-winners/
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