John Abraham, who’s at present selling his upcoming movie The Diplomat, lately stated that Hindi cinema is not as secular because it was as he spoke about propaganda movies. John introduced up Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Information, which was seen as a propaganda movie by many however was an enormous hit on the field workplace, and stated that it was an efficient movie and stated that he didn’t want to choose the movie as a bit of propaganda.
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter India, John was requested if cinema was nonetheless a “nice unifier” and he stated, “I don’t suppose we’re as secular as we was, whilst people in cinema.” He then introduced up how issues are completely different in Hollywood however in India “you will need to be secular and have that material right here. I really feel we’re strolling a really tight rope now. Are we making movies which can be propaganda movies? I don’t know.”
He then continued to discuss propaganda movies and introduced up 2022’s The Kashmir Information. “I imply, we’re making movies which can be efficient. So somebody says a specific movie like The Kashmir Information or a kind of movies is a propaganda movie… as a standard client of cinema, it was efficient. The story hit you. I’m not right here to evaluate whether or not that was a propaganda movie or not, I’m a client who’s consuming cinema. Is it hitting me in the suitable place, is it affecting me? It’s. And for me, the credit score goes to the director there, so simple as that,” he stated.
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In the identical chat, John additionally spoke about congratulating Vicky Kaushal for his newest hit Chhaava. He stated that folks within the movie trade discover “sadistic pleasure” when a movie flops and he’s a kind of who likes to have a good time everybody’s successes. “I’m most likely one of many few however I have a good time when any movie does effectively. We tend of writing obituaries and writing folks off and throughout the trade saying ‘Voh pit gayi, pit gayi (It flopped)’. There’s a sadistic pleasure,” he stated.
He then shared that he messaged Vicky and producer Dinesh Vijan after the success of Chhaava. “In truth, the final movie that’s doing effectively is Chhaava and I messaged Vicky. I used to be so completely happy for him. I messaged Dinoo as a result of I’m so completely happy that the movie is doing effectively as a result of they’re getting folks again to the halls and I believe we should have a good time these folks, we should thank these folks. So I’m very grateful that you’ve got folks like this within the trade who’re attempting to make a change and attempting to do good cinema. I want and I hope that I could possibly be one in every of them,” he stated.
John-starrer The Diplomat releases in cinemas on March 14.
