'Tehran' actor John Abraham breaks silence on 'Chhaava' and 'The Kashmir Files' success: 'It's scary to me because...'

John Abraham’s film Tehran has been awaiting its release since 2023. It finally releases on Zee5 during the Independence Day weekend. And in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the actor broke his silence on the same.

John revealed, “It’s very disheartening. I’m not going to mince my words on it, but it breaks your heart, especially for an actor who always wants to be seen on the big screen. But we all made a very informed decision on that. And the decision was that because of the conflicts and controversies that are happening around internationally.”

And in a recent interview with Rajdeep Sardesai, the actor revealed what he thinks of the success of films like Chhaava and The Kashmir Files.

The actor was quoted saying in an interview recently, “I haven’t seen Chhaava, but I know that people have loved it and also The Kashmir Files. When films are being made with the intent to sway people in a hyper political environment and such films find an audience, that is scary for me.”

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John added, “What is worrying to me is that right-wing films find a huge audience and that’s when you ask yourself as a filmmaker what line will you toe — Am I going to take the commercial line or I’m going to stay true to what I want to say — and I have chosen the latter.”

Abraham also revealed, “We need censorship, but the way it has been overseen… it’s a bit question mark. They have been good with us, but I have also been responsible with the way I have made my films. I am not right or left wing. I am apolitical.”

And the director of the film Arun Gopal has spilled the beans on the idea of the film and said, “What initially drew me in was the sheer intrigue of an espionage’ish thriller set against a backdrop we rarely get to explore cinematically - the geopolitical landscape of the Iran-Israel conflict.”