In
the
last
3
years,
he
has
proved
his
mettle
in
films
like
No
Smoking
(surreal),
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
(sports),
Water
(period),
Salaam-e-Ishq
(emotional),
Kabul
Express
(action
drama),
Taxi
No.
9211
(comic
drama),
Zinda
(intense)
and
Garam
Masala
(comedy).
Still,
John
Abraham
is
being
tagged
as
a
non-actor
by
quite
a
few
of
his
detractors.
Does
he
ever
wonder
why?
"Well,
you
have
rightly
put
them
as
detractors.
Quite
a
lot
of
them
actually
are
of
such
breed
though
there
are
some
well
wishers
who
are
genuine
in
their
feedback
and
point
out
things
which
are
meant
to
be
improved.
I
truly
appreciate
such
criticism
and
accept
their
feedback
graciously.
As
for
the
rest
they
can
forever
continue
to
speak
the
way
they
do.
I
can't
do
things
just
in
order
to
please
them",
says
John
in
an
earnest
tone
even
as
he
gets
ready
to
battle
the
critics
once
again
with
Dostana.
But
doesn't
he
get
heartburn
with
scathing
comments
coming
his
way?
Especially
after
the
aforementioned
films
showed
him
in
a
different
light
in
practically
every
other
outing?
"Sach
bolun
toh
not
at
all",
says
John
without
blinking
an
eyelid,
"Listening
to
them
is
like
listening
to
a
broken
record.
It
goes
on
and
on
without
any
rhyme
or
reason
and
I
don't
have
time
or
energy
to
correct
it.
What
matters
to
me
is
whether
my
audiences,
producers
and
directors
want
me
on
screen
or
not."
And
is
that
actually
the
case?
"Well,
thankfully
I
am
in
the
business
here
and
know
for
sure
that
the
filmmakers
with
whom
I
have
worked
with
don't
have
any
problems
repeating
me.
My
co-actors
are
more
than
willing
to
work
me
and
my
audiences
definitely
love
to
see
me
on
screen.
What
others
have
to
say
about
me
doesn't
matter
at
all",
reacts
John.
Mentioning
about
his
endeavor
to
be
a
part
of
commercial
cinema,
John
says,
"I
have
to
give
quality
films
to
my
audience.
I
want
to
see
them
laugh
and
make
them
happy.
My
kind
of
cinema
has
to
be
very
good
and
commercial.
And
I
can
proudly
and
confidently
say
that
Dostana
is
a
piece
of
such
cinema."
Story first published: Monday, November 17, 2008, 20:16 [IST]