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CTION<br />
REACTI<br />
HOW PARMANU: THE STORY OF POKHRAN BECAME A STORY OF SUCCESS<br />
AND VALIDATION... JOHN ABRAHAM REVEALS IT ALL TO RAGHUVENDRA SINGH<br />
Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran<br />
I’VE NEVER<br />
CHEATED<br />
ANYONE OF<br />
EVEN A<br />
RUPEE. NO<br />
ONE CAN<br />
QUESTION<br />
JOHN<br />
ABRAHAM’S<br />
CREDIBILITY<br />
OR HONESTY.<br />
IF YOU HAVE<br />
THE RIGHT<br />
ETHICS,<br />
PEOPLE WILL<br />
TRUST YOU<br />
Parmanu:<br />
The Story<br />
Of Pokhran<br />
has received<br />
rave reviews<br />
and actor-producer<br />
John Abraham’s<br />
relief is palpable.<br />
The pale ghost of<br />
apprehension is no<br />
longer haunting his<br />
brow. His eyes are<br />
smiling again. “We<br />
showed this film to<br />
an air force couple.<br />
After watching the<br />
film, they said, ‘Son,<br />
this is the best film<br />
on India. It should<br />
be included in the<br />
curriculum of every<br />
school and college’,”<br />
shares a proud<br />
John. Based on the<br />
nuclear bomb test<br />
explosions done in<br />
1998 in Pokhran,<br />
Rajasthan, the film<br />
has been directed by<br />
Abhishek Sharma.<br />
It was the second<br />
time such tests were<br />
done there, the first<br />
being in 1972. The<br />
film is based on the<br />
fictionalised version<br />
of the events leading<br />
up to the tests and<br />
features Diana Penty<br />
and Boman Irani<br />
alongside John.<br />
Parmanu hogged<br />
sufficient headlines<br />
even before its<br />
release given the<br />
production delays<br />
and the legal<br />
hassles it endured.<br />
John had a fallout<br />
with co-producer<br />
Prernaa Arora, who<br />
spearheads KriArj<br />
Entertainment<br />
Pvt Ltd. It<br />
made headlines<br />
when John’s JA<br />
Entertainment broke<br />
contract with KriArj<br />
Entertainment for<br />
Parmanu. John<br />
had reportedly<br />
filed criminal cases<br />
against Prernaa and<br />
her company for<br />
‘cheating, breach of<br />
trust, defamation’<br />
and offences<br />
committed under<br />
the Information<br />
Technology Act. The<br />
Bombay High Court<br />
reportedly ruled<br />
in favour of John’s<br />
banner, ceasing the<br />
film’s association<br />
with KriArj<br />
Entertainment. An<br />
overwhelmed John<br />
says the only advice<br />
he can give anyone<br />
is to choose their<br />
partner wisely. “Do<br />
a back check on<br />
where the money<br />
is coming from or<br />
not coming from.<br />
I’m thankful to the<br />
Honourable Mumbai<br />
High Court and the<br />
Honourable judge<br />
for actually putting<br />
down an order<br />
that validated and<br />
vindicated me and<br />
said exactly what I<br />
was trying to say all<br />
these months,” he<br />
proclaims.<br />
But yes, it was<br />
a lonely battle for<br />
John. Those having<br />
similar problems<br />
with Prernaa stayed<br />
away from joining<br />
hands with him.<br />
“They waited to<br />
see what happens<br />
with John Abraham.<br />
The day the judge<br />
passed a positive<br />
order for me, 15<br />
other parties came<br />
up to file cases. The<br />
judge asked them,<br />
‘Where were all you<br />
guys before?” he<br />
says. “I don’t expect<br />
anyone to help me.<br />
They have got their<br />
own problems in<br />
life. Hair problems,<br />
face problems, film<br />
problems... they<br />
have a thousand<br />
problems. Everyone<br />
is busy with their<br />
own lives,” says he a<br />
tad sarcastically.<br />
But a couple of<br />
industry folks like<br />
Karan Johar, Aditya<br />
Chopra and Nana<br />
Patekar stood by<br />
him and John values<br />
that tremendously.<br />
“I got calls from<br />
everywhere. Even
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