John
Abraham
has
been
working
in
films
for
nearly
15
years
now
and
has
several
commercially
and
critically
acclaimed
films
to
his
credit;
but
the
actor
says
he
had
to
prove
himself
at
every
point
in
his
career.
Even
though
he
garnered
success
in
films
like
Dhoom,
Dostana,
New
York,
Dishoom,
Parmanu,
and
Madras
Cafe
among
others,
he
was
often
criticized
for
his
acting
skills,
primarily
due
to
his
modeling
background.
"When
you
are
a
newcomer
you
always
have
to
prove
yourself.
I
always
had
to
prove
myself
at
every
point,
even
after
'Parmanu'.
I
don't
hold
any
grudges.
I
have
a
beautiful
relationship
with
the
industry.
I
was
the
captain
in
my
school
at
the
forefront
of
doing
things.
I
always
had
an
identity
of
myself.
This
very
strong
sense
of
self
has
put
me
in
a
situation
today
where
I
never
wanted
to
be
a
part
of
any
entourage
or
any
camp.
I
have
survived
that
way," John
told
PTI.
It
is
being
said
that
for
outsiders
it
is
important
to
network
in
the
industry
to
get
good
work.
But
John
says
going
to
parties
or
manufacturing
a
relationship
was
never
his
style.
He
added,
"In
Bollywood,
if
you
try
too
hard
to
make
a
relationship
work,
it
won't
happen.
I
don't
try.
My
relationships
with
people
are
organic.
I
don't
try
too
hard
to
be
someone's
friend."
His
choice
of
films
as
a
producer
from
Vicky
Donor
to
Madras
Cafe
to
Parmanu
has
been
lauded
by
audiences
and
John,
45,
feels
happy
about
this
positive
change
in
viewers
who
can
sniff
out
a
good
movie.
"Honest
content-driven
films
are
surviving.
Audience
can
sniff
out
a
good
and
a
bad
film.
You
can
manipulate
the
audience
to
get
a
massive
opening.
I
am
one
of
those
few
people
who
does
not
believe
in
the
opening
of
the
film,"
he
says.
"I
believe
in
the
Monday
of
the
film.
Your
film
is
only
good
if
it
will
last
two
or
three
weeks.
That's
what
we
as
actors,
producers,
directors
shy
away
from
because
we
are
scared
to
accept
failures,"
he
adds.
His
next,
Satyameva
Jayate
helmed
by
Milap
Zaveri,
is
also
a
content-driven
story,
told
in
a
massy,
entertaining
way,
he
says.
"Satyameva
Jayate
is
today's
representation
of
the
angry
young
man
thing
that
happened
when
Amitabh
Bachchan
sir
came
out.
It
resonates
with
what
happens
in
society
today.
"There
is
a
lot
of
anger
which
exists
in
the
society.
The
world
is
being
polarised.
There
are
fringe
elements,
extremism
but
the
father
of
it
all
is
corruption.
We
are
talking
about
that,"
he
says.