Johnny Gaddaar

Johnny Gaddaar

Year: 2007

Runtime: 141 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Sriram Raghavan

CrimeDramaThrillerCrime drugs and gangstersBollywood emotional dramas

Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer, but the plan goes awry when the youngest member decides to steal the money.

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Timeline & Setting – Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

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Time period

Location

Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Goa

Primarily set in Mumbai, the film opens on a rainy night in the city’s streets and its shadowy underworld. The plot threads through a gambling club front, a train journey to Bengaluru, and side trips to Pune and Goa as the deal unfolds. The setting shifts between a gated house, crowded city streets, and hotel rooms that serve as staging points for deceit and confrontation.

🎭 Crime 🏙️ Urban setting 🌧️ Rainy night

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Main Characters – Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

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Vikram (Neil Nitin Mukesh)

One of the five members of the gambling gang, Vikram is calculating and ambitious. He engineers the plan to steal the money on the train and moves between Goa, Mumbai, and Bengaluru using alibis and manipulation. He kills rivals as the truth comes to light and pursues an immigrant dream with Mini, making him the central force behind the plot.

🎯 Ambitious 🧠 Cunning 🗡️ Ruthless

Prakash (Vinay Pathak)

A steady member who contributes to the scheme and stands to gain from the deal. He helps coordinate the plan and remains calculating under pressure. His presence anchors the group’s pragmatic side, even as Vikram’s deception unfolds and consequences unfold for everyone involved.

🎯 Strategist 💰 Calculated 🧩 Loyal

Shiva (Dayanand Shetty)

One of the five, tasked with delivering the money to Bengaluru. His role as the courier makes him vulnerable when the conspiracy unravels. He is killed after being unmasked, highlighting the danger that loyalty to the plan entails.

🚚 Courier 💼 Loyal 🗡️ Victim

Shardul (Zakir Hussain)

A member who promises to sell the 'furniture' for more and dreams of larger profits. He is married to Mini, tying his fate and Vikram’s plan together and intensifying the tension. He becomes a casualty as Vikram’s true nature surfaces.

💰 Ambition 💑 Rival 🗡️ Betrayal

Seshadri (Dharmendra)

A key member who uses a Bengaluru contact to arrange the drug deal. He is the strategic link across cities and a force within the gang who is ultimately overcome by Vikram’s deception.

🧠 Strategist 💼 Power 🗡️ Ruthless

Mini (Rimi Sen)

Shardul’s wife and Vikram’s love interest. Her jealousy and emotional involvement intensify the plot, and her mistaken identity of Vikram as Shardul leads to pivotal moments that push the story to its violent conclusion.

💖 Lover 💥 Catalyst 🧭 Misled

Kalyan (Govind Namdeo)

A Bengaluru-based police contact for Seshadri who informs the gang about the 'French furniture' deal. He functions as the external link that ties Mumbai’s criminals to Bengaluru’s law enforcement landscape and acts as a catalyst for the exchange.

🕵️‍♂️ Connection 🔗 Link to Bengaluru 🧭 Catalyst

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Major Themes – Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

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🔎 Deception

Deception drives the narrative as each member hides motives and alibis. The heist relies on misdirection, shifting loyalties, and the constant threat of exposure. Truth surfaces piece by piece, only to be overturned as the conspiracy unravels. The film builds a tense cycle of concealment and revelation, keeping viewers guessing who is really in control.

💰 Greed

Greed fuels the plan and inflates expectations among the five members. Each man bets on bigger profits, hoping to extract more than the stated Rs. 5 crore deal. The pursuit of wealth drives riskier decisions and accelerates the violence. The clamor for more money ultimately destabilizes the fragile alliance.

🩸 Violence

Violence erupts as the web of deceit tightens, with killings carried out in cold blood. The trust within the group dissolves as each man pursues his own survival. The climax underscored by murder reflects the cost of betrayal and the fragility of loyalty. The ending remains unsettled, echoing the sudden, brutal shifts in fortune.

Last Updated: October 03, 2025 at 14:41

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