August 12, 2024, 06:26 IST
John Abraham shared that he has immense respect and love for his Pathaan co-star Shah Rukh Khan. The film was produced by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films.
John Abraham and Shah Rukh Khan played the lead roles in Pathaan, which became a blockbuster last year. In a new interview with Ranveer Allahabadia, John spoke about his experience working on the production of Yash Raj Films and the relationship he shares as a co-star with Shah Rukh. (Also Read: John Abraham says ‘whole nation misses’ Shah Rukh Khan: ‘He is fantastic in Pathaan’)
What John said
Pathaan was backed by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films and directed by Siddharth Anand. John plays the antagonist Jim, who clashes with Shah Rukh Khan’s title character. When John was asked about Pathaan’s success during the interview, he said, “Aditya Chopra is very strict. He doesn’t show his films to anyone except Shah Rukh Khan! So whatever information I got, it was from Shah Rukh. Before the film, I called him and asked, ‘How is it?’ and he told me. He is very nice. Our energy was fantastic.”
He continued, “When my career started, Shah Rukh was my judge and now, during Pathaan, I worked with him. There was a lot of respect and love. He is an extremely smart, intelligent man but also very caring and sweet. We got along really well!”
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In the same interview, John praised Aditya Chopra and recounted how the latter had advised him to do Dhoom (2004), saying he was the only person who could “make evil look cool”. John shared that he knew that whenever he worked with Aditya, the project would be a success.
Fans will next see John in Vedaa. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the film also features Sharvari and Abhishek Bannerjee plays the antagonist. Tamannaah Bhatia and Mouni Roy also have cameo appearances. The film will hit the theatres on August 15.
