John Abraham: I cannot make formula films.

John Abraham is one of those actors in the
industry, who do a film only if the story
pleases them, and are not afraid of failures
or backlashes. He has not only said that he
likes to experiment with his films but has
time and again, proved it as well. After his
recent film, Parmanu worked extremely well
at the box office, John talked at length about
his personal life, his film choices, future
ventures, etc., in an interview with
Hindustan Times.
When asked about his unconventional film
choices, and what does he think when he
starts a new film, John said, "I cannot make
formula films. What I do is when I choose a
subject, I say Hey, it's difficult, how am I
going to pull it off?' Then I smile and decide
Then I'm going to do it!' (laughs)
because it's very clear that if it's difficult and
practically impossible to pull off, then I'll do
it, because I like non-formula. I have no fear
of failure. At the most, what... I'll fail, right?
But people will say, He attempted what
normally people won't attempt.' I will keep
doing that, till the industry permits me."
John said that his favourite genre is comedy,
but as a producer, he is not well-equipped
to bring about comedy films like Welcome
Back or Housefull 2. He said that it is
important to do all kinds of films as an actor.
When asked why is he so guarded about his
private life, he said, "I'm not a firm believer
in the way things are being done right now.
Is it important for you as an actor to put
everything out in the public domain? Then
you get affected by what people say. It's a
matter of personal choice. I don't conform
to it."
He also said that his wife Priya watches all of
his films, and Dostana is her favourite
amongst them.
When asked about his secret mantra to deal
with failure, the actor said that he
understands after shooting the first shot
itself that whether the film is going to work
or not. He clears it with the producer, and if
they still want to go ahead with the film,
then the actor gets back to work, knowing
it's going to fail. So, he is already ready to
face the consequences, by the time, the film
releases. He added, "Sometimes, I feel there
are certain films that don't come at the right
time."
When enquired about his future projects, he
said, "I have Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW),
then Batla House. As for my next production,
I'll announce it soon, and we'll start work on
it by March 2019. I'll attempt probably the
most beautiful human story. I also want to
start my own action franchise; I'd like to do
a different take on action for our Indian
audiences."
CREDITS: HINDUSTAN TIMES.

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