Want to create cinema that lives beyond me: John Abraham
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Delhi: His maiden production 'Vicky Donor' gained a lot of critical and
commercial acclaim and actor-turned-producer John Abraham says he wants
to continue making films that have an indelible impression on the
audience.
The 39-year-old actor, who made the film with a new star cast and a budget of Rs seven crore, ended up earning close to 40 crores just from the Indian box office and John says he is loving his stint as a producer."I just think that my sense of comfort as a producer is coming along and it has been a natural progression from being an actor to a producer. I want to create that kind of cinema
that lives beyond my life and 'Vicky Donor' has been a positive step in that direction. Now I am not going to lose steam from this point on. I have no shame in going to any ends to make sure that a good film is made. More so because I am strictly going as per my belief and faith," John said.
There are quite a few films in the pipeline like 'I, Me Aur Main', 'Kaala Ghoda', 'Hamaara Bajaj' and 'Jaffna', which the actor will partially or entirely produce in the months to come.
The 39-year-old actor, who made the film with a new star cast and a budget of Rs seven crore, ended up earning close to 40 crores just from the Indian box office and John says he is loving his stint as a producer."I just think that my sense of comfort as a producer is coming along and it has been a natural progression from being an actor to a producer. I want to create that kind of cinema
that lives beyond my life and 'Vicky Donor' has been a positive step in that direction. Now I am not going to lose steam from this point on. I have no shame in going to any ends to make sure that a good film is made. More so because I am strictly going as per my belief and faith," John said.
There are quite a few films in the pipeline like 'I, Me Aur Main', 'Kaala Ghoda', 'Hamaara Bajaj' and 'Jaffna', which the actor will partially or entirely produce in the months to come.
"There are good plans to make different films. They would belong to different genres and subjects with either fresh or established cast. The budgets could range from 5 crore to 25 crore but the idea is to spend as much as it is required to make a project viable," John said.
The actor will be next seen in two action films 'Race 2' and 'Shoot Out at Wadala'. While the former see him do some cool dare devil action for Abbas Mustan, in the latter he will get into a period setting and play a dreaded don.
"It is quite an intense outing for 'Shoot Out At Wadala'.I try to work with good people, the ones who have a positive air around them and are good in their hearts. Rest everything falls into place by itself because once you have faith in your director and vice versa, it enhances the professional setup," he added.
Gangs of Wasseypur, Indian cinema at its best: Amitabh Bachcha
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Amitabh Bachchan heaps praises on director Anurag Kashyap's latest
offering Gangs of Wasseypur and says it is Indian cinema at its best.
The 69-year-old actor also said that the most appealing thing about the coal mafia drama is its authenticity, which is missing from most of the
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escapist commercial cinema that are being made.
"Quite undoubtedly the moment of the day has been the film Gangs of Wasseypur, which is Indian Cinema at its best, honest, stark and as painfully real as possible. For one that has been born and lived a major portion of his life in almost similar environment, or at least exposed to it to some degree, I found so much that I could well relate to," Bachchan posted on his blog.
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan
"The director Anurag Kashyup has not done any fancy shot taking and allowed the visuals to flow as they would, were one to be living those circumstances in real time. And that has led to the authenticity, that at most times seems to allude most of the fantasied escapist commercial cinema that hits all the popularity charts ever so often – now commonly being addressed as the 100 cr Club," he added.
Bachchan also praised the actors for their flawless performance, in particular Manoj Bajpai, who plays a prominent role in the first part of Kashyap's two part drama.
"The performances, Manoj Bajpai in particular, and of all the artists right down to the smallest in capacity and presence, has been beautifully done.
"No one looked or performed out of place. They just did enough and that was effective enough. It was the little moments that were so delicately handled, and many of them were easily identifiable by me in particular because they related to moments that I had been through too," Bachchan said.
Gangs of Wasseypur which was screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival, also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Reemma Sen, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi, Piyush Mishra in pivotal roles.
The 69-year-old actor also said that the most appealing thing about the coal mafia drama is its authenticity, which is missing from most of the
related stories
Gangs of Wasseypur at Cannes
Celebs galore at Gangs of Wasseypur screening
escapist commercial cinema that are being made.
"Quite undoubtedly the moment of the day has been the film Gangs of Wasseypur, which is Indian Cinema at its best, honest, stark and as painfully real as possible. For one that has been born and lived a major portion of his life in almost similar environment, or at least exposed to it to some degree, I found so much that I could well relate to," Bachchan posted on his blog.
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan
"The director Anurag Kashyup has not done any fancy shot taking and allowed the visuals to flow as they would, were one to be living those circumstances in real time. And that has led to the authenticity, that at most times seems to allude most of the fantasied escapist commercial cinema that hits all the popularity charts ever so often – now commonly being addressed as the 100 cr Club," he added.
Bachchan also praised the actors for their flawless performance, in particular Manoj Bajpai, who plays a prominent role in the first part of Kashyap's two part drama.
"The performances, Manoj Bajpai in particular, and of all the artists right down to the smallest in capacity and presence, has been beautifully done.
"No one looked or performed out of place. They just did enough and that was effective enough. It was the little moments that were so delicately handled, and many of them were easily identifiable by me in particular because they related to moments that I had been through too," Bachchan said.
Gangs of Wasseypur which was screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival, also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Reemma Sen, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi, Piyush Mishra in pivotal roles.
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