Actor John Abraham recently shared his views on censorship and these are challenges for filmmakers. In a special interview with Rajdeep Sardasai of India Today, the 52 -year -old addressed the obstacles in achieving his film, ‘Tehran’, approved for public screening, highlighting those complications, filmmakers faced political condolences during their creative vision.

Talking to Sardesai, Abraham expressed gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs for allowing ‘Tehran’ to show ‘Tehran’, stating, “I don’t think it would have been passed to be shown in the film (Tehran) theaters, for being very honest. I am grateful for the external live ministry.” Their comments highlight bureaucracy processes that can affect the distribution of the film.

When the counseling editor asked if he would not like any censor board or the minimum censorship, the actor emphasized his need, but questioned its current implementation. He said, “I think you need censorship, but the way it is being overseen, you know, a big question mark can be a large question mark, a balance between creative expression and regulatory inspection.

He said, “So far, they have been good and kind with us, and I am responsible for the way I made and talk in my films. For records, I am not a right-wing, I am not left-wing-I am an apologue, but politically aware. And it is important for me to make an honest statement.”

Addressing the tendency of politically charged films, Abraham commented, “What are I worried when right -wing films get a huge audience. When you ask yourself, as a filmmaker, as a filmmaker, in which line I am going, I am going to take a commercial route to make more money, or it is true that what I want to do: ‘India has left me:’ India has left me.”

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Asked whether the ‘diplomat’ actor will ever take a commercial route with a right-thime film, “When films are made with the intention of making people in the hyper-political atmosphere with the intention of making people excuses-and they find a viewer-it is scary.”

He said, “I have never been wooed, and I am never going to make those types of films. Just as I cannot make an adult comedy, it is difficult for me to produce or act. It is an option.”

Considering the conversation with the censor board, John Abraham admitted, “We have been pulled many times, but there are people in the censor board who listen. It is important to find the right voice and the right audience to get their point, and I believe what they are doing, what are you doing, you will receive.”

Finally, Abraham concluded by recognizing the risks involved in his work. “I know what I am doing with my eyes. Even with ‘Tehran’, I was fully aware of the risks. In management, there is a saying: high risk, greater profit.

Directed by Arun Gopalan, ‘Tehran’ will start streaming Zee5 from August 14.