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Critic's Rating: 2.0
Story: Bangkok based Janardan Arora aka Johnny (Kunal Kemmu) indulges in a treacherous activity at work that's noticed by his boss Ramona Bakshi (Manasi Scott). She soon starts blackmailing him. She warns him that if he does not kill Tanya (Zoa Morani) she'll expose his fraudulent transactions and get him arrested. This makes Johnny's life miserable.

Movie Review: He is sent off to Pattaya to kill Tanya. That's when a genie (Vikram Bhatt) mysteriously appears and grants Johnny the privilege to live two different lives at the same time for the next 72 hours in order to decide whether he'd like to kill Tanya or save her. He lists down his three conditions as well.

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Thus begin two parallel tracks that unfold simultaneously. One shows Johnny killing Tanya and the other shows him rescuing her by risking his own life. What life does he choose in the end?

Though strikingly different, the moral of the story is simple - good triumphs over evil. Karma shapes your destiny.

The whole exercise of presenting these twin stories with the same protagonist displaying contrasting behaviour is interesting. However, the motive of the crime itself is too cliched and the chase has zero thrill or suspense. Instead of making you nervous, it makes you go to sleep.

To add to the existing woes are songs and lame romantic tracks.

The intention must have been to give Jason Bourne like film a sci-fi twist. Sadly, this film lacks the pace, tension or thrill of the Bourne series as well as the sci-fi adventures.

Kunal is confident, Zoa pleasant and Manasi Scott effective as a shrewd businesswoman. The stunts are decent as well. It's the story that doesn't bhaag enough. It's too stagnant and drab for a thriller.
Summary / Analysis

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Plot Summary

Bangkok based Janardan Arora aka Johnny (Kunal Kemmu) indulges in a treacherous activity at work that's noticed by his boss Ramona Bakshi (Manasi Scott). She soon starts blackmailing him. She warns him that if he does not kill Tanya (Zoa Morani) she'll expose his fraudulent transactions and get him arrested. This makes Johnny's life miserable.

He is sent off to Pattaya to kill Tanya. That's when a genie (Vikram Bhatt) mysteriously appears and grants Johnny the privilege to live two different lives at the same time for the next 72 hours in order to decide whether he'd like to kill Tanya or save her. He lists down his conditions, where Johnny must ensure that he is not killed in either life.

Thus begin two parallel tracks that unfold simultaneously. One shows Johnny killing Tanya and the other shows him rescuing her by risking his own life. He falls for Tanya in the track where he saves her, while in the one where he kills her, he ends up killing more people thereafter. However, in the villainous life, he has an interpreter Mandana Karimi for company, who is also dodging the police.

Towards the end, both the Johnnys cross paths and the genie pauses the moment asking Johnny which life he would choose. The genie points out that the bad Johnny has the money while the good Johnny gets Tanya. Johnny chooses good over evil. Soon the cruel Johnny is eliminated. Genie later shows how the bad wouldn’t have survived for long anyway that Johnny made the right choice. The real culprits - Ramona Bakshi and her henchmen (including a corrupt police officer (Mukul Dev) are arrested by the police).
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Trivia & Goofs

TRIVIA

1. At the time of its launching, Deepak Tijori was directing the film with Muzamil Ibrahim as the lead actor. Muzamil was dropped from the film due to his poor attitude. Reportedly, he kept suggesting changes in his character which did not go down well with the rest of the team. Deepak Tijori was the next to exit the film. That's how Shivam Nair and Kunal Kemmu came on board.

2. At one point during the making, the film was titled 'This and That' but producer Vikram Bhatt decided to retain the same title.

FAQs
  1. What is the release date of 'Bhaag Johnny'?
    Release date of Kunal Kemmu and Zoa Morani starrer 'Bhaag Johnny' is 2015-09-25.
  2. Who are the actors in 'Bhaag Johnny'?
    'Bhaag Johnny' star cast includes Kunal Kemmu, Zoa Morani, Mandana Karimi and Manasi Scott.
  3. Who is the director of 'Bhaag Johnny'?
    'Bhaag Johnny' is directed by Shivam Nair.
  4. What is Genre of 'Bhaag Johnny'?
    'Bhaag Johnny' belongs to 'Thriller,Action' genre.
  5. In Which Languages is 'Bhaag Johnny' releasing?
    'Bhaag Johnny' is releasing in Hindi.