''Bhaag Johnny'' () is a 2015

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directed by Shivam Nair, and produced by

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, Krishan Kumar,

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, and Ajay Kapoor. The film stars

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and Zoa Morani in leading roles. It was released on 25 September 2015.

Plot

Bangkok-based Janardhan "Johnny" Arora is called in by his conniving boss Ramona Bakshi where she accuses him of cheating and gives him a chance to redeem himself by going to Pattaya on a vacation. Whilst there, he learns from Ramona's right-hand man Mr. Nobody that she sent him to murder a girl named Tanya Malik who appears to pose some threat to Ramona. Although intent on saving his job, the moment he sets his sight on the beautiful Tanya, he is drawn into a state of confusion as to whether he should save the innocent girl's life or his job. However, a genie Jinn appears to help him and gives him an offer to live 2 different lives of his own at once, where one life will be completely isolated from another, Johnny won't remember that he even met the Jinn. As he accepts this offer, Johnny finds himself at the head of a conspiracy and several events unfolding fast.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by

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(DSP).

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and Sunil Kamath sang for the film. The song "Daddy Mummy" is a

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remake of the song "Akalesthey Annam Pedatha" from the

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film ''

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'' (2007).

Production

Casting

Earlier, Deepak Tijori was first to direct the film with Indian television actor Karan Singh Grover. Later on, Vikram Band Tijori will not be a part of project instead of this, Kunal Khemu will play leading role.

Critical reception

Subhash K. Jha rated the film one and half stars out of five, saying, "Not that Bhaag Johnny was ever meant to be a dud. It must have sounded promising on paper, a crime thriller with a twist to the telling."Bhaag Johnny Review: Bhaag, Audience, Bhaag!
. Skjbollywoodnews.com. Retrieved on 13 March 2016.

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References

External links

* * {{Vikram Bhatt 2015 films 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s Indian films T-Series (company) films Indian action thriller films 2015 thriller films Hindi-language thriller films