After Sushant Singh Rajput, John Abraham no more a part of Romeo Akbar

Sushant Singh Rajput was all set to star in a
movie titled Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW).
Then it was reported that the actor is no
longer a part of the project. Last month, it
was said that John Abraham has replaced
SSR in the film which is an espionage spy
thriller.
But as per reports in a leading daily, John
has reportedly backed out of the project.
Talking about it, a source stated to the daily,
"John allegedly felt RAW's storyline is similar
to that of Alia Bhatt's Raazi. When he
watched the trailer of Meghna Gulzar's film,
which released a few days ago, he was
convinced
about it. It's just that RAW is from a man's
perspective."
The source further said, "John's movie is
also about an Indian spy who joins the
Pakistani armed forces to relay information
to the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW). The
team wanted to alter the script a bit, but the
actor wasn't convinced as the main storyline
would still be the same. Hence, he politely
asked the makers to move on."
Now, the project has been put on a
backburner. The source added, "The makers
drew up a rough budget for the actioner
and the landing cost, without publicity and
promotion, which came up to Rs 40-45
crore. That is a big figure to recover with
John in the lead. Moreover, he had also
signed the deal for Rs 11 crore as his
remuneration. So, the makers have scrapped
the idea for now. If they plan to make RAW
sometime in the future, they want to do it
with a bigger star who can ensure a good
return on their investment."
CREDITS: DNA.

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