MUMBAI: John Abraham has a physique that every man would love to possess, but the actor says he does not want his physical attributes to overshadow his performance, something he works equally hard at. He’s happy that this trend is reversed in upcoming film “Jhoota Hi Sahi”.
“My physicality takes over a lot. It just precedes over what I do. Even if I’m doing a sweet role, there is someone who would find it hot. I’m not apologetic about the way I look, but somewhere down the line my physicality keeps coming to the forefront,” John told in an interview. “So I’m trying to work around a parallel road where my performances are as much seen… because I really work hard for them,” he said.
The actor’s wish could well be fulfilled in Abbas Tyrewala’s “Jhoota Hi Sahi”, since he has kept his well-toned body and macho look on the back burner and plays a normal guy who works in a book store. The film is slated to hit screens Friday. “When Abbas spoke to me about the character, I was not worried about the way I would look, because I think the look completely befitted the character. I was worried about whether I would be able to carry off the look,” John said.
“When I saw the film, I fell in love with my character because this is probably the only film of mine where I have seen the first three minutes of the film looking at John Abraham on screen and after that I forgot that it’s John and I was concentrating only on Sid (the character) and that’s the victory of the character and the director,” he added. To make John suit the character, director Tyrewala didn’t let the 37-year-old actor gym for many months.
