Pagalpanti actor John Abraham: I get written off every day

John and his co-actors Anil Kapoor and Arshad Warsi also shared a few anecdotes from their struggling period when they were criticised. They said looking back, now it makes them laugh.

Arshad Warsi said, “When I started out, there were fourteen to fifteen more actors who started their careers as actors, and today I am the only one still surviving. Then, a journalist had told me that I am a one film wonder, and that I wouldn’t be seen anywhere after that, but today only I am visible, others have disappeared.”

The team of Pagalpanti at the song launch of “Tum Par Hum Hai Atke” in Mumbai. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)

John Abraham said, “My case has been such that I get written off every day. After every criticism, I try harder to do better films. I keep my head down and continue working. I am not negative about anyone criticising me, I just want to do good work.”

Anil Kapoor said, “These days I am popular for three things, and all these three things were negatives when I started my career. People would say that I was too hairy, and that I looked very young, almost like a kid. When I had said ‘jhakaas’ in Yudh, it was written by one of the assistants, and was not supposed to be used as it seemed like a school kid was saying it. I never imagined this word would become a big part of my personality, and people would relate it to me so much.”

He also added, “I have never taken any criticism to my heart, and I think keeping on working is the only way to prove your self worth. Sometimes you work, people like it, and sometimes even after you putting in a lot of effort, people end up not liking your work. Anyway, working harder is the only way. We are all work in progress.”

Pagalpanti releases on November 22.