John Abraham slams journalist for asking ‘bad question’: I will turn you around and tear you apart

"Can I call out bad questions and idiots" is how John Abraham responded to a journalist who said the actor was doing the same thing by turning up in back-to-back action movies. John, 51, who most recently played the villain opposite Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan last year, shot back, saying, "Have you seen the movie (Vedaa)?" When the reporter said that his character, as per the Vedaa’s trailer, seems like in a similar space, the actor said, "Watch the film and then judge. And then I'm all yours. Whatever you say.” He then passive aggressively added, “But if you're wrong, I'm going to turn you around and tear you apart.”

Talking about the film, John said it reunites him with Nikkhil Advani after Batla House and Satyamev Jayate, and is not just another action film.

"It's a very emotional film. When you will see the film, you will understand what I'm talking about. It's a beautiful emotional story. And I get moved sometimes when I see it in the edit,” he told reporters on Thursday.

Helmed by Nikkhil Advani, the film is inspired from real life and revolves around caste discrimination. The titular role is played by Sharvari while Abraham is in the role of her mentor, former Major Abhimanyu Kanwar. The film also stars Abhishek Banerjee and Tamannaah Bhatia.

Nikkhil said it is unfortunate that the topic he raised in the film is still prevalent in today's time.

“It's (the film) heavily fictionalized, but unfortunately, the germs and the seeds of what the story is and what Vedaa actually goes through is very prevalent, even in the country right now,” he said.

He said he was surprised that the film was stuck with the censor board when he had a good experience with them during the certification of his previous productions.

"We were actually really surprised that nobody was having a conversation. But eventually, I just have to say that I was floored by the way they approached it when they finally saw it and understood the context in which the film had been made. The revising committee really helped us. We already have the censor certificate," he said addressing the delay in getting the film certified.

Written by Aseem Arrora, Vedaa is produced by Zee Studios, Umesh Kr Bansal, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, John Abraham, and co-produced by Minnakshi Das. Presented by Zee Studios, Emmay Entertainment, and JA Entertainment, an Emmay Entertainment production, Vedaa is slated to release in theatres on August 15.