John Abraham is down due to several consecutive box office flops. Although his recent movie Vedaa received positive reviews from critics, audiences were not impressed, only stacking up a series of failures from his previous projects. It also released alongside Stree 2 and Khel Khel Mein in theaters.
Giving an interview to Radio City, Abraham was sad and yet proud of the film. “It is a brave film to do. I wanted to work with Nikkhil again after Batla House,” he said. “It is a complex narrative, and I know we have told it rather entertainingly; however, the steep with an absorbent medium is unavoidable. And if people dont want to sit through films with that kind of heavy subject, well, that is their prerogative. I understand. But at the end of the day, you cant dodge the subject.”
Vedaa is about the brutal crime of rape and its aftermath, and this is handled by director Nikkhil Advani. It invokes true instances of crimes, thus establishing the crime is rampant which inspires the movie. The commercial failure of the film has jaded the actor.
There is no doubt that the film faced some box office challenges, but that does not deter John Abraham from believing in the film’s effectiveness. He pointed out how the theme showcased in Vedaa, has importance, saying: I am very happy that we have created a good movie. This is perhaps the best we, Nikkhil and I, have worked together. Also, there is always regret when your film does not recuperate its budget especially at the box office. You feel bad. An appeal to the audience is normal, and this is sometimes the cause of this disappointment.
But with Vedaa, we’ve got virtually everything right. I think it is great our actors performance, every department from camera to action, has been good. Some people will write things that they do not like in the screenplay, we welcome that. We support the fans. But I believe it is safe to say that we have delivered a pretty nice movie. It does that, and the essence of the film is something which deserves this treatment, even if it is not believed to act well in the gaining mass audience.
When it came to work completion, John Abraham seemed to have praised the feeling of teamwork as all contributors, including the cinematographer, were appreciated for delivering the needed action to the film. He is also very aware that the story might have been poorly received due to so far negative feedback on the screenplay, but he stayed firm on his assurance of the high quality of the movie.
On the work front, John Abraham next will be seen on Tehran.
