Watch out for Johnny – Johnny Gaddaar

If you grew up reading James Hadley Chase and his prototype stories of the not so bad (but not good) protagonists, who always fell for the wrong woman, tried to make it big, but things went wrong in a very bad way – then this is a must watch for you! I am still stunned by the sheer quality, charisma and entertainment of this film. Dharam was Garam, Neil does a credible job as a heart-throb and the film probably shows him at his best, even Rimi Sen was competent.

Lafangey Parindey reviews

Khalid Mohammed, PFC: 1 star ("as original as a half a dozen xerox copies")
Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL Bollywood: 3 stars ("sweet love story")
Indiaglitz: 3 stars ("go if you don't have anything more important")
Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV: 3 stars ("soars just high enough")
Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama: 3 stars ("decent watch")
Sonia Chopra, Sify: 3 stars ("immersing, sensitive story")
Angel Rani, Deccan Herald: "average"
Deccan Chronicle: 3 stars ("warm, decent, wholesome")
Sukanya Venkatraghavan, Filmfare Magazine: 3 stars ("sweet love story")
Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 2 stars ("pointless, boring film")
Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 3 stars ("pleasant viewing")
Komal Nahta, Koimoi: 1.5 stars ("fails to touch the heart. Loser")
Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express: 2 stars ("strictly passable")
Sanjukta Sharma, Livemint: "long, boring, poorly-performed romance"
Renuka Vyavahare, Indiatimes: 3 stars ("YRF finally gets it right")
Vinod Mirani, Indian Television: "routine script, lackluster direction"
Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1.5 stars ("scatter-brained mishmash")
Yashika Kapoor, Total Filmy: 2 stars ("yawnful")
Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham: 2.5 stars ("feeble script")
Aniruddha Guha, DNA: 3 stars ("paisa vasool")
Kaveree Bamzai, India Today: 1.5 stars ("straight to the dvd pile")
Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice: 2 stars ("lulling the audience to sleep")
K.K. Rai, Stardust Magazine: "below average flick"
Sukanya Verma, Rediff: 2 stars ("superficial")
Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters Blog: "worst cast ever"
Blessy Chettiar, DNA: 3 stars ("showcases Mumbai's spirt")
SpiceZee: 2 stars ("all style, no substance")
Mihir Fadnavis, India.com: 0.5 stars ("bracingly inept and uninteresting")

Avg. rating - 2.3 stars

Lafangey Parindey Box Office

Lafangey Parindey weekend has come in a bit higher than early estimates at 10.50 crore nett. The daily all India breakdowns were as follows.

Friday - 3.15 crore nett

Saturday - 3.50 crore nett

Sunday - 3.85 crore nett

TOTAL - 10.50 crore nett

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