John Abraham Deserves A Salute For Parmanu- The Story Of Pokhran!

Parmanu- The Story Of Pokhran: ‘Stiff’, ‘wooden’, ‘non-actor’ – These have traditionally been some of the words attached to John Abraham in a career innings that has lasted more than a decade and a half already. However, it is surprising that there are some who are still choosing to call out such words when John Abraham has come up with an impressive and a very noble Parmanu- The Story Of Pokhran.

This is one film that not just the actor or those associated with it would be proud of but also audiences who choose to watch it in theaters. Recreation of a real life tale that made India proud way back in 1998, this Abhishek Sharma directed film is a prestigious piece of work that has been ably supported by John, both as an actor and as a producer.

In my view, John has given a truly restrained performance with the film which actually had good scope to turn filmy. However, you can see right from the beginning that John knew it was time to let go of the heroic histrionics and settle down with realism.

This is the reason why when he makes his entry into the boardroom of the PMO as a bureaucrat, you know he means business. In a suited-booted avtar and a moustache to add, John looks every bit a man in his early 40s. Ditto when a turn in his life brings him to the brink of breaking down, before his new stint as a civil services coach presents him in a new avtar altogether.