Anurag Kashyap praised John Abraham’s performance in his recently released political thriller The Diplomat by mentioning that John is not doing unnecessary action scenes in the Shivam Nair directorial. The film was released in theatres on March 14.

In an interview with The Hindu, Anurag said, “I really liked The Diplomat. I told John, ‘After a long time, I am seeing you being a very good actor.’ He is not doing unnecessary action or herogiri in the film. He is solely playing a character. And Shivam Nair has made a really engaging film.”

Anurag collaborated with John in the 2007 film No Smoking. While the film didn’t do well at the box office, it was praised for its distinct storytelling. Recently, John also expressed his interest in doing a sequel for No Smoking. Anurag said, “John really means it but I want a subject. Over a period of time, a film achieves a cult following. So it becomes even more scary to meet people’s expectations. I want to go into that zone only if the subject matter is unique.”

The Diplomat also stars Sadia Khateeb, Prapti Shukla, Jagjeet Sandhu, Ashwath Bhatt, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Ram Gopal Bajaj, and Benjamin Gilani.