John: I’ve Been Addressing Issues And Telling Stories That Make India Proud
Most of his films have an undertone of national pride and patriotism, and Bollywood actor-producer John Abraham says that it’s because he’s a “hardcore India fan” and that comes across in his films.
John’s last release, Parmanu:
The Story of Pokhran, based on the Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998, has been a major success and is full of patriotic flavour. And his
Independence Day release this year, the vigilante thriller Satyameva Jayate, will see him as the protagonist who fights corruption and various other social ills. The actor says, “I’m a hardcore India fan, and somewhere it plays out in my films. The commonality between the films that I’m doing is that I’ve been addressing issues and telling stories that make India proud.” He has earlier played an anti-narcotics officer in Force (2011) and Force 2 (2016) and an intelligence agent in Madras Cafe
(2013). Referring to his latest and upcoming films, he says, “These are all very special messages given in the form of films.” However, while he likes to have his film plot based on a solid issue, John says that he’d never do
a movie just to highlight the subjects that he believes in. He always keeps an eye on the commercial appeal of a film, whether as an actor or a producer.
“Satyameva Jayate is a hardcore commercial film, but within a hardcore commercial film format, I’m addressing issues of molestation of women, bribery, black money, and corruption, which are present across the board. My films should promise meaningful, entertaining content,” says John.