Bhaag Johnny

Cast: Kunal Khemu, Zoa Morani, Mandana Karimi, Vikram Bhatt, Elli Avram

Director: Shivamm Nair

Producer/s: Vikram Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar

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Rating: 1.5/5 Stars (One and half stars)

Star Cast: Kunal Kemmu, Zoa Morani, Mandana Karimi, Vikram Bhatt, Elli Avram

Director: Shivam Nair

What’s Good: Bhaag Johnny has a unique storyline but that does not make it a sensible movie.

What’s Bad: A thriller that engages you at first and then starts with its stupid twists. If only, the story was stronger, the film could have been a decent watch.

Loo Break: Yes please!

Watch or Not?: Bhaag Johnny is completely passable. The mediocre content is not worth your time and money.

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Janardan Arora aka Johnny (Kunal Kemmu) is a Casanova who is happy with his life until his boss, Ramona Bakshi (Manasi Scott) forces him to become a contract killer for her, in exchange of not reporting his illegal insider trading activities. Ramona sends him off for three days to Pattaya to kill Tanya (Zoa Morani).

Not prepared to turn a murderer, Johnny’s story gets a supernatural twist as he meets a genie. Ahem! Difficult to digest but yes, director Vikram Bhatt is his spirit guide and he gives Johnny a choice of leading two lives to tackle the situation. One in which he kills Tanya and the second one where he flees saving her life.

What will happen in the end? Which life will Johnny choose? Why is Tanya’s murder important for Ramona? This is what the film culminates further into.

Bhaag Johnny Review: Script Analysis

After watching the first half of the film itself, we are left saying ‘Bhaag’ to ourselves from the theaters. Till the time, the story was revolving around a simple blackmail and murder mystery genre, I was under the impression that it was just another bad thriller but what’s with the ‘genie’ twist?

There is a  scene where the ‘genie’ sends Johnny to a lonely desert when he says ‘leave me alone’ to prove him that he is actually a genie. In that scene, Johnny retorts ‘What the f*ck’ and I was like, that’s exactly my reaction to where this story is going. The characters are written so badly that you could laugh at their conversations.

Iranian Model Mandana Kari make her debut in the film and her character of an embassy interpreter is pathetic. No detailing at all. The life lessons that this thriller tries to convey through its ‘good vs evil’ act is boring. The climax of this tiring three day tirade of Johnny’s life is even more yawn-inducing.

The love angle that is forcibly added is also not impressive in any way. Towards the end there is a dialogue that Johnny cracks ‘Olympics mein bhaaga hota toh gold medal milta’. Well, I would say give me a medal for ruining my Friday morning start with this film.

Bhaag Johnny Review: Star Performance

Kunal Kemmu is actually a decent actor but always seems to find the worst of the scripts. His talent is getting wasted with these films and well, it’s disappointing.

Zoa Morani has learnt nothing after her debut Always Kabhi Kabhi. She is still quite stiff with her body language and her dialogue delivery is extremely weak.

Manasi Scott as Ramona Bakshi does nothing other than wearing corporate suits and strutting around like a hot mean boss.

Mandana Kari hardly has a role. Her character is introduced in the second half and of course she gets a bikini scene in the film without a necessity. There is nothing impressive about her debut.

Straight out of Meeruthiya Gangsters, Mukul Dev essays the role of Pathan, another shoddy character of a cop.

Director Vikram Bhatt plays a genie (LOL). He is dressed in a black overcoat and flashes a know-it-all smile all the time as he gives ‘gyaan’ on life. His first appearance in the film is your WTF moment!