“I Have Zero Respect For Them Barring The National Award“- John Abraham

Lipika Varma

During the promotional activities, ahead of the release of film,’ Raw”… John clearly states this,’ But at the end of the day it's a life style choice If you want to dance at weddings and awards so be it.”

 John Abraham answered a fire round questions of the media.

John Believes in creating his own space,” Someone recently said you don’t competing with anyone you created your own space and  you operate in your own world and create your own space of cinema and you are happy there and still rule there.  I said that's what exactly I wanted to do.   I wanted to create a space for myself and rule there.  If you confirm to a certain style and culture you could land up in parties or camps.  I don’t understand that culture and it doesn't exist in my head.  I don’t go to my directors with my hands folded  to give me a film because I  believe  I can create my own content.. “

Adding further he says,”  I am not saying that I give the best in the world but when you go to see a JA entertainment film they will know that it will be different.  That's what I am trying to do. I want to create different stories that you will enjoy. I am not here to do a hundred or two hundred crore film.   My content may not be best but I am trying to do a different story.  I am not in social media and informing people what I am doing all the time.  There are so many Social media stars what have they really done in cinema that's impacted the cinema the answer is probably “no”.   It's easy to do different exercise and show myself bare bodied. When I say bare body I am not insinuating at any one in particular. I want my work to speak for myself and for me RAW and Batla House will make that difference. I have always been going against the trend.  The idea is to set a trend and not follow it.   If you are an actor make things differently.”

John’s take on the Awards-I don't respect awards.  How would you call a social media internet star?  I have zero respect for them barring the National Award.  If you ask me if Parmanu was worth any award yes it was.  But they don't nominate me because I disrespect them. But we still go for Award functions and we have Pan Masala endorsing them.  Where is our credibility gone today?  But at the end of the day it's a life style choice. If you want to dance at weddings and awards so be it.”

On film, “Raw “being awarded a  U/A censor certification-Our film,”  RAW “didn't get cuts and we were given U/A certificate.  There were two words which they wanted us to remove. One we change and the other we beeped but they passed the film without any cuts but they have been good on RAW.

 John Abraham’s film Raw releases this week being directed by Robbie Garewal….Ahead of the release also met  the families of Phulwama Martyred soldiers…”We met the families of the martyred soldiers in the Phulwama attack and it was heart wrenching.  They still stand with so much pride as Indians. Here we complaint aboutunreconstructed roads, heat and scarcity of water.  But when you meet these families you realize what sacrifice these families do.  Your heart cries for them.  I have a lot of respect for them.

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