As John Abraham’s The Diplomat is doing even better on Netflix, here is a look back at what he said and how the role enamoured him.
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John Abraham plays the role of diplomat JP Singh, a man of few words but strong-headed and knows his job like the back of his hand.
In the The Diplomat which is now showing on Netflix,
John Abraham
had mentioned in an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost just after it’s theatrical release, he had mentioned, “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.”
WATCH the full video interview with John Abraham on
The Diplomat
here:
A very engaging espionage film,
The Diplomat
deals with finer details of diplomacy. It is not a typical high-octane action packed drama where we see John flexing his muscles, it is indeed far from it where he is shown as a very firm, sorted and no-nonsense diplomat. It tells the real life story of Uzma Ahmed who was forced to get married and held captive by her husband in Pakistan’s Buner in 2017.
Considering it is a very different film for John Abraham where he didn’t get a chance to flex his muscles, he said “The script of The Diplomat enamoured me and I fell in love with it. Each and every character in this film has an arc. It’s a laborious process and what came out was beautiful at the end. I think the film deserves to be one of the nominees for the National award. I feel India should make more films like this.”
Directed by Shivam Nair, The Diplomat featuring John Abraham as JP Singh and Sadia Khateeb as Uzma Ahmed is an engaging real-life story which will give you shivers down your spine.
The Diplomat is in fact John Abraham’s career best performance. Directed by
Shivam Nair
with John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb as leads, the movie revolves around the real-life story of Uzma Ahmed’s (Sadia Khateeb) brave escape from Pakistan with the help of JP Singh (John Abraham).
WATCH the trailer of The Diplomat movie here:
Lachmi Deb Roy is the Entertainment Editor of Firstpost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. She is a ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ certified critic. Her interviews are called ‘Not Just Bollywood’ because she takes a huge interest in world cinema. She has been the winner of the prestigious Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity for two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until it’s a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too.
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