Mumbai:
Reacting
to
reports
that
Balaji
Motion
Pictures
has
decided
to
change
the
name
of
Sonu
Sood's
character
Dawood
Ibrahim
in
Shootout
At
Wadala,
John
Abraham,
who
plays
gangster
Manya
Surve,
says
he
still
stands
by
the
fact
that
the
film
is
"real".
"I
still
believe
the
film
is
based
on
real
incidents,
I
am
not
going
to
change
my
stance
on
it.
My
character
will
stay
as
Manya
Surve,
that
will
never
change
and
I
am
very
proud
of
it," the
40-year-old
said
here
on
Thursday
when
asked
if
by
doing
so,
the
studio
is
trying
to
change
its
stance
that
the
film
is
based
on
real
incidents.
"It
is
a
studio
decision
to
change
other
names
and
I
am
fine
with
that.
I
don't
think
it
affects
the
structure
of
the
film
in
any
way.
The
film
is
too
impactful
for
anything
to
affect
it,"
he
added.
Asked
if
he
believes
this
is
his
best
performance
till
date,
John
said,
"By
light
years.
It
is
a
performance
where
John
Abraham
would
be
completely
perceived
differently
as
an
actor."
"I
feel
there
are
certain
portions
in
the
film
and
my
characterisation
is
going
to
impact
the
audience
very
differently."
Directed
by
Sanjay
Gupta,
Shooutout
at
Wadala
also
stars
Anil
Kapoor,
Tusshar
Kapoor,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Kangna
Ranaut,
Mahesh
Manjrekar.
It
is
slated
to
release
on
May
1.