Following the failure of Satyameva Jayate 2, several reports indicated a rift between lead actor John Abraham and director Milap Zaveri. Recently, the filmmaker revealed that he became so enamored with John that he ended up creating a film that focused more on the actor than a cohesive story. He admitted that his affection for John had backfired, leading to a period of silence between them for a few months, with John upset by the film’s poor performance at the box office.

Satyameva Jayate 2, with John Abraham and Divya Khossla, was a highly anticipated film with a budget of Rs. 93 million. His failure was a major shock for the team. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel, the director of the film admitted that the film lacked a coherent story. Instead, the film focused solely on John Abraham, who the director identified as one of the main reasons for its failure.

Zaveri explained that, aside from releasing the film during a dry spell following the COVID-19 pandemic, his affection for Abraham took its toll. He said: “I was a fan of his and tried to show that he could do anything on screen, but that love backfired.”

When asked about his fallout with the actor, the Marjaavaan director revealed that there was a period of two to three months after the release when the Dostana actor did not communicate with him.

Milap narrated the phase and said: “I called him and sent him a message. He answered and said he was sad. He didn’t say he was angry with me. He says: ‘main dukhi hu iss film pe mera bahut daromadar tha.’ I was excited and mostly upset hu yeh nahi chali But something had broken, uska dil bhi toota, mera bhi toota ke film nahi chali.

The failure was a major shock and Zaveri mentioned that John had withdrawn into himself. However, after a while they started talking again and a few months later John even visited the actor and hugged him. Additionally, the Housefull 2 ​​actor expressed his interest in working with Milap in the future.

Regarding the current state of their relationship, the filmmaker mentioned that they are close friends but don’t communicate as often as before. He nevertheless expressed keen interest in collaborating with the actor on an action film and plans to contact him soon.

Milap Zaveri is currently working on Mast 4with Riteish Deshmukh. Meanwhile, John Abraham will appear in The Diplomat and Tehran.

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