John Abraham says all his clothes can fit into one suitcase, his driver tells him to buy a fancy car: ‘What would I do with a Rs 4 cr car?’

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John said that he lives simply to this day. “I don’t want to create a false impression, but every piece of clothing I own can fit inside a single suitcase. I don’t have many clothes, and I want to keep it simply. I usually wear slippers. I drive a pickup truck, and my driver, who has been with me for many years, would often tell me to buy a more expensive car. I asked him why. When I go for shoots, the production sends an Innova, and my office is just 1 kilometre away from my house. What will I do with a car worth Rs 4 crore? It’s a depreciating asset, and it will have no bearing on my work.”

John said that he doesn’t begrudge those who ‘enjoy spending money and shopping’, it’s just that he doesn’t want to. “That’s their life state. In my life state, I’m afraid of spending, because of where I come from. I would be scared to spend so much money on shoes and bags. And that’s why I hold back,” he said.

In the same interview, John opened up about witnessing the struggles that his parents endured during his childhood, and recalled the stress that his father was under when he was cheated by a business partner. He said that income inequality frustrated him, and that he holds on to the values that his parents imparted on him to this day. The actor will soon be seen in the film Vedaa, directed by Nikkhil Advani.