'Tehran' star John Abraham: 'When you make films that aren't really secular and they find a massive audience...'

Actor John Abraham on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Justice B R Gavai, urging a review and modification of the recent Supreme Court directive ordering removal of street dogs from the Delhi NCR region.

The letter came a day after the Supreme Court directed the authorities to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters “at the earliest”.

The 52-year-old, who was named the first honorary director of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, said dogs are not strays but rather part of the community and loved by many.

His film Tehran is currently streaming on Zee5. And in an interview with The Indian Express, the actor said, “What’s very worrisome for me is that in the present political climate, when you make films that aren’t really true to the grain of what’s really secular, and they find a massive audience, that gets you thinking and worried. I’m not saying they’re good or bad films.”

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John added, “They’re impactful films, which is why they worked. But then you wonder what your responsibilities are as a producer, as a filmmaker, as an actor. And I’ve chosen to take the path that’s probably very real. I’m not right-wing. I’m not left-wing. I am apolitical in my views. I’ll probably call myself a socialist capitalist. So I want to stick to the path that actually is true.”

On his career

I think my career is defined more by my failures than my successes. I believe the films that have stood out for me are the ones that have failed, be it Water, Kabul Express, No Smoking (2007), Madras Cafe, even The Diplomat. I have understood that where I have a voice is when I’m an outlier, when I make the kind of stuff I want to.