The Diplomat box office: Despite Salman Khan's Sikandar arrival, John Abraham starrer remains rock steady

Amid buzz and anticipation, Salman Khan’s Sikandar arrived at the box office, however, the film didn’t perform as per the expectations. The disappointing business of Sikandar has now given a chance to John Abraham’s The Diplomat to rake in more moolah at the ticket windows.

_The Diplomat_ has raked in over Rs 35 crore and is expected to end its theatrical run around Rs 40 crore.

Jab har raasta tha band, humaarey Bharat ne ummeed ko zinda rakha. A true story of courage. Watch it unfold on the big screen. #TheDiplomatTrailer out now!

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Releasing worldwide on 7th March.@sadiakhateeb #BhushanKumar #KrishanKumar @vipuldshahopti…

— John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) February 14, 2025

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, John Abraham spoke about The Diplomat and said, “I loved the script. I didn’t think about the repercussions of how commercial or non-commercial. The second challenge which I really didn’t think about was John Abraham…you become a prisoner of your own image. People think since it’s my film, he is going to fight, beat people and throw people. We did none of them. There wasn’t a single scene where we went over the top.”

“We kept it within a certain range. To stay in that range was the credibility of the character including the court scene at the end of the film. I could have easily screamed and got over the top with that. But we didn’t do that because JP is a controlled character, he is simple, sharp and a man of few words. I think by the end of the completion of the film, I realised that I took up a challenge. There is a quantum leap in what I have done for this film. The audience has seen me in a certain light. But this is my career best and I will give all credit to my director for that. Like the way Stephan Spilberg says that an actor is as good or bad as the director,” he added.