John
Abraham
is
geared
up
for
the
release
of
his
next,
'Batla
House'.
The
film
is
a
true
crime-action
thriller,
inspired
by
the
Batla
House
encounter
of
2008
against
terrorists
hiding
in
that
area
of
New
Delhi.
Many
of
us
are
expecting
the
film
to
be
an
edge-of-the-seat
retelling
of
the
encounter
but
its
lead,
John,
says
there
will
be
more
to
it.
The
actor
recently
said
that
the
film
will
be
exploring
a
very
humane
side
of
the
story,
which
is
the
impact
it
had
on
the
DCP
who
headed
the
encounter.
John
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
DCP
Sanjeev
Kumar
Yadav
who
headed
the
Operation
in
2008.
According
to
IANS,
he
said
during
a
recent
interaction,
"To
me,
'Batla
House'
is
not
just
a
film
about
the
most
controversial
encounter
in
recent
times,
an
incident
that
got
twisted
and
turned
to
suit
different
political
agendas.
It
is
a
much
bigger
human
story
of
DCP
Sanjeev
Kumar
Yadav,
who
went
through
excruciating
personal
turmoil
in
the
line
of
duty."
"Often
in
such
cases,
we
just
focus
on
the
professional
side
of
a
person's
life,
forgetting
the
effect
it
has
on
their
mental
wellbeing.
The
post-trauma
stress
that
Sanjeev
Yadav
went
through,
and
his
struggle
to
come
to
terms
with
it
and
rise
above
it,
make
for
an
inspiring
journey,
and
I
have
tried
to
encapsulate
it
in
the
character
I
play," he
added.
Even
the
film's
co-producer,
Bhushan
Kumar
said
that
the
gaze
of
the
film
will
be
on
the
very
humane
aspects
of
the
story.
He
said,
"We
have
tried
to
bring
to
our
audiences'
notice
that
our
police
officers
are
as
human
as
rest
of
us,
and
often
suffer
from
issues
such
as
PTSD
and
other
issues
in
line
of
duty.
This
aspect
of
John's
character
is
one
of
the
most
important
elements
of
the
storytelling."
The
film's
director
Nikkhil
Advani
is
hopeful
that
the
film
will
encourage
social
debates
of
some
critical,
legal
and
moral
questions.
"I'm
grateful
to
have
had
the
chance
to
fearlessly
helm
a
film
that
even
after
a
decade
past
the
event
it
is
based
on,
raises
unanswered
questions.
I
hope
'Batla
House'
is
that
special
film
which
stimulates
a
social
debate
of
moral
and
legal
conscience."
Batla
House
also
stars
Mrunal
Thakur
opposite
John.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
August
15,
2019.
It
will
clash
with
Akshay
Kumar's
Mission
Mangal
at
the
box
office.