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THE HIGHER<br />
THE RISK, THE<br />
GREATER THE<br />
PROFIT. PROFIT<br />
DOESN’T MEAN<br />
COMMERCIAL<br />
GAINS. PROFIT<br />
MEANS<br />
CREDIBILITY.<br />
I LIKE TO TELL<br />
DIFFERENT<br />
STORIES.<br />
I LIKE TO<br />
WORK WITH<br />
DIFFERENT<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
AND ACTORS<br />
With Manoj Bajpayee in Satyamev Jayate<br />
Arjun Rampal called<br />
me, someone who<br />
had never called<br />
me in life. But<br />
people who were in<br />
a similar situation<br />
like mine should<br />
have come forward<br />
and filed cases,<br />
which they didn’t<br />
at that point of<br />
time. Now you will<br />
hear many more<br />
such cases coming<br />
up,” says John. He<br />
handled the whole<br />
matter with dignity,<br />
choosing not to<br />
speak about it till<br />
the court released<br />
its judgement. “The<br />
order is in now in<br />
the public domain<br />
and anyone can<br />
read it. I’ve never<br />
cheated anyone of<br />
even a rupee. No<br />
one can question<br />
John Abraham’s<br />
credibility or<br />
honesty. If you<br />
have the right<br />
ethics, people will<br />
trust you. That’s<br />
important,” he<br />
maintains.<br />
A<br />
s a<br />
producer,<br />
John has<br />
a nose for<br />
picking<br />
up the correct<br />
script. He’s always<br />
on the lookout for<br />
non-formula films<br />
and projects that<br />
aren’t easy to pull<br />
off. <strong>Film</strong>s like Vicky<br />
Donor, a funny tale<br />
of a sperm donor<br />
and Madras Café,<br />
an insurgency-based<br />
thriller centered on<br />
the assassination of<br />
late Prime Minister<br />
Rajiv Gandhi,<br />
proved his ability<br />
to tread the path<br />
less taken. “It’s<br />
said the higher the<br />
risk, the greater the<br />
profit. Profit doesn’t<br />
mean commercial<br />
gains. Profit means<br />
credibility. If I don’t<br />
attempt something<br />
different, there won’t<br />
be any credibility<br />
attached to what<br />
I create. I like to tell<br />
different stories.<br />
I like to work with<br />
different directors<br />
and actors. I enjoy<br />
that space,” he<br />
smiles.<br />
When director<br />
Abhishek Sharma<br />
narrated the idea<br />
of Parmanu to<br />
him, he couldn’t<br />
believe a film hadn’t<br />
been made on the<br />
subject yet. The<br />
team of Neerja,<br />
Saiwyn Quadras and<br />
Sanyukta Chawla<br />
Shaikh, wrote the<br />
screenplay. Parmanu<br />
went on the floors in
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