By Hindustan Times
He scored a bull's eye along with his debut production Vicky Donor, but John Abraham says he hasn't cracked any success formula. The success, he says, just lies in doing good work, and in knowing what makes the youth happy. The 39-year-old cringed upon being asked how he managed to crack
the formula within the first go.
"See... honestly, if something goes wrong tomorrow, you'll say 'What went wrong?' It is common! So instead of basking within the limelight and saying 'Hey listen, everything is fine', the key is to continue doing good work," John told IANS.
"I think the formula could be very simple so far as I'M concerned. As an individual, I THINK I DO KNOW what makes the youth happy in relation to films, and that i have the desire to make films for young people, who can go and say 'Hey, that is really nice, this was a large number of fun and sensible too.' So that is the space I NEED to function now and i'm enjoying that space," he added.
It's unconventional for actors-turned-producers to let newcomers take centrestage, but John didn't think carefully about letting Ayushmann Khurrana act in Vicky Donor, a movie with a topic as strong as sperm donation. The reason?
"I desired to be a hands-on producer. Most actors produce films that they just act in. I WISHED to verify I make films that I FEEL in, even though the forged is otherwise. And i've numerous faith in Ayushmann. I'M producing another film with him. He's a fully talented and fully a gem of a boy," said John, who has cast Ayushmann for one more film named Hamara Bajaj.
There are few other films within the making under John's banner, he said. " 'Jaffna'was a movie within the making for roughly two years. As a result of Jaffna, VickyDonor happened. That was a movie Shoojit Sircar and that i were engaged on. 'HamaraBajaj' was also a movie Shoojit was planning to make with a newcomer, so we decided to take Ayushmann in it."
"The fourth film is Kala Ghoda. Besides this, we're making three more films, which we will be able to announce later," John said.
It could be a fair mixture of films, but primarily "commercial films with smaller budgets".
"The important thing is casting them right. These days, people make proposals, not films! So the key is to make good cinema. If Vicky Donor is a benchmark, then I ASSUME people know the type of films I NEED to make," he said.
