John Abraham: I Am Not A Narcissistic Person By Nature; I Am A Middle Class Person
Actor John Abraham, who started off as a model before venturing into the Hindi film industry, says he is a middle class person and believes in leading a simple and frugal life.
Actor
John
Abraham,
who
started
off
as
a
model
before
venturing
into
the
Hindi
film
industry,
says
he
is
a
middle
class
person
and
believes
in
leading
a
simple
and
frugal
life.
"I
am
not
a
narcissistic
person
by
nature,
I
don't
like
going
out
looking
for
attention.
I
don't
have
a
bodyguard,
I
have
a
simple
life,
I
don't
wear
a
watch,
I
have
a
basic
car.
I
am
a
middle
class
person
and
I
will
not
lose
that.
I
live
my
life
on
my
own
terms,
I
am
frugal
in
my
lifestyle," John
told
PTI.
Being
In
The
Filmdom
For
About
15
Years,
John
Says
He
Believes
In
Staying
True
To
His
Roots
"It
beats
me
when
in
south
India
you
are
called
megastar
or
superstar.
Vanity
to
another
level
scares
me.
I
connect
to
audience
(with
a
thought)
that
I
am
not
like
a
star
to
them.
I
don't
want
to
become
a
star
to
them,
I
want
to
be
John
Abraham
the
person."
He
said
he
is
"very
secure
as
a
person
and
as
an
actor"
and
is
well
aware
of
how
much
a
film
starring
him
would
do
business
as
compared
to
other
actors.
John
On
Doing
Content-driven
Films
For
every
"Garam
Masala"
or
a
"Housefull",
the
actor
says
he
has
also
featured
in
content-driven
movies
like
"Madras
Cafe"
or
a
"Water".
"I
have
done
every
kind
of
film.
The
subtlety
in
my
performance
is
lauded
today
more
than
it
was
earlier.
Those
days
it
was
about
being
over
expressive,
garish,
loud
as
that
was
considered
as
good
acting.
Times
have
changed,
subtlety
in
performance
is
important
and
that
comes
across
in
most
of
my
work,"
he
said.
John
On
Parmanu
John's
next
release
is
"Parmanu:
The
Story
of
Pokhran",
based
on
India's
nuclear
tests
at
Pokhran
in
1998
during
Prime
Minister
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee's
tenure.
The
actor
and
the
team
of
writers
and
director
Abhishek
Sharma
did
an
extensive
research
on
the
subject
and
met
several
officials
in
BARC,
ISRO,
DRDO,
people
in
the
Intelligence
Bureau
and
Army.
"Col
Sharma
was
there
when
Pokhran
test
happened
and
he
was
consultant
for
our
film.
We
changed
the
names
of
all
the
characters...we
couldn't
keep
(nuclear
scientist
and
former
President)
APJ
Abdul
Kalam's
name
but
we
have
kept
the
plot
real.
"The
only
fictional
character
is
that
of
mine...
that
is
the
only
creative
liberty.
We
have
dedicated
the
film
to
the
heroes
of
this
country
from
Army-men
to
scientists,"
he
said.
John
Doesn’t
Want
To
Relate
With
Any
Political
Party
With
His
Film
The
45-year-old
actor
was
aware
about
this
chapter
of
Indian
history
and
the
aim
is
to
show
this
moment
of
pride
and
honour
onscreen.
"When
I
made
'Madras
Cafe',
people
thought
I
made
a
Congress
film,
with
'Parmanu' I
don't
want
people
to
say
I
made
a
BJP
film.
I
am
a
filmmaker
and
making
a
film
to
entertain
people.
"Our
film
is
not
anti-Pakistan
or
anti-China
or
anti-America...it
is
a
pro-India
film.
We
are
not
here
to
bash
anyone.
We
are
here
to
show
the
greatness
of
our
nation,"
John
said.
The
actor
said
there
was"too
much
technical
information" but
they
managed
to
break
that
make
it
palatable
for
the
audience.
"The
challenge
was
to
simplify
it
and
the
other
was
to
make
it
entertaining,
on
the
edge
of
the
seat
thriller,
like
'Argo'
or
Eye
in
the
Sky',
'Parmanu'
should
be
on
the
edge
of
the
seat
thriller
film
and
patriotism
should
be
the
byproduct."
The
film
was
embroiled
in
a
legal
battle
between
two
producers
-
John's
JA
Entertainment
and
Prernaa
Arora's
KriArj
Entertainment.
According
to
the
actor,
releasing
the
film
is
like
a
"nuclear
test" as
he
has
fought
very
hard
for
it.
He
revealed
that
during
such
testing
times
there
were
few
people
from
the
film
industry
who
stood
behind
him
in
solidarity
like
Karan
Johar,
Nana
Patekar
and
Arjun
Rampal.
After
several
delays
in
the
release
-
from
December
2017
to
February
2018-
and
then
moving
on
to
March
and
April,
the
film
is
now
scheduled
to
arrive
in
theatres
on
May
25.