Iam proud of No Smoking. Unfortunately, Anurag (Kashyap, director) does not have a big clout in the industry. And a lot of people reacted adversely to the film after reading the press reviews," John says.
"It is an intelligent film. Unfortunately, the producers thought the film would be a commercial film, whereas the director thought that the film was a festival film," the actor explained.
"If a film fails, everybody moves away from that person," he continues. "I can never understand this logic. Look at that person's past work. Anurag is a genius. I will stand by him always."
Talking about Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, John says, "The film is about Asian boys settled in England. They play football against a white team. Our team is Southall United. Bipasha Basu plays our physiotherapist. There is an element of racism in the film. I am called a 'Paki' by some whites. That's a derogatory term. Goal is about self-respect."
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