Bollywood
actor-producer
and
soccer
enthusiast
John
Abraham,
who
will
play
footballer
Sibdas
Bhaduri
in
the
movie
1911,
says
the
biopic
is
very
close
to
his
heart
as
it
is
based
on
his
favourite
game.
Bhaduri
captained
Mohun
Bagan
in
the
historic
1911
IFA
Shield
Final,
where
they
defeated
the
East
Yorkshire
Regiment
with
a
score
of
2-1
to
become
the
first
Asian
team
to
win
the
competition.
1911
will
be
directed
by
John's
frequent
collaborator,
Shoojit
Sircar.
"Football
is
in
my
DNA
not
by
design
but
by
passion.
I
am
very
happy
to
make
a
film
on
football
based
on
such
a
legendary
footballer.
It
is
a
very
special
film.
It
is
a
true
story
about
victory,
resilience
and
freedom," John
said.
This
is
the
second
time
the
41-year-old
actor
will
be
seen
playing
a
footballer
on-screen.
He
has
previously
played
a
soccer
player
in
2007
film
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal,
which
did
not
do
well
at
the
box
office.
John
is
also
producing
1911
and
he
says
the
film
will
be
notched
higher
than
his
two
previous
productions
-
Vicky
Donor
and
Madras
Cafe.
"I
have
said
it
before
for
my
last
two
films
and
I
am
saying
it
again-
1911
is
something
that
the
audience
has
never
seen
before.
It
is
going
to
be
a
first
Indian
International
film
as
it
has
a
very
special
script.
I
can
guarantee
that
this
film
is
notched
higher
than
my
previous
films," said
the
actor,
who
is
part
of
Sony
Six's
FIFA
World
Cup
marketing
campaign
–'Live
the
Magic'.
When
asked
how
he
is
preparing
for
the
role,
John
said,
"Shoojit
is
taking
care
of
everything.
I
am
not
preparing
as
such.
Shoojit
has
asked
me
to
stay
lean,
stay
fit
and
look
like
a
footballer." The
actor
is
currently
shooting
Rocky
Handsome
in
Hyderabad.
The
film
has
been
produced
by
John's
production
house
JA
Entertainment
in
collaboration
with
Sunir
Kheterpal's
Azure
Entertainment.
It
is
the
remake
of
popular
Korean
film
The
Man
from
Nowhere.