Bollywood hunk John Abraham, who often does daredevil stunts
in movies, accepts the action standards in the country are not up to the mark.
His remark came on Tuesday, a day after two actors drowned
in a water reservoir after leaping off a helicopter while shooting a crucial
climax scene for a Kannada film near Bengaluru.
The news is "devastating", John told.
"I am absolutely devastated with the fact that those
two Kannada actors lost their lives. I saw the clip. It is absolutely
ridiculous and the film's producer should be put behind bars for this,"
John said in Mumbai.
The incident involved famous actor Duniya Vijay, who swam to
safety and even had a life jacket, and two others recognized as Anil and Uday who
drowned after jumping off the helicopter.
John agrees that injuries happen in spite of wide-ranging
safety and security, but it is a department which needs increased attention
in the Indian film industry.
"It is sad this has happened and coincidentally, in my
case, with all the precautions, I still hurt my knee. I've always gone about
town saying that the action standards in the country are not up to the mark and
you cannot blame the action director (for it)," further added the
43-year-old actor and producer who had gone through a knee surgery during the
shoot of his upcoming movie "Force 2".
John regretted how "no stress is paid on action and
safety gear".
Is it the cost factor that keeps producers away from ensuring
100 per cent safety for the crew?
"Partly true. I think we need to take care and we need
to make sure that all safety measures are in place because there in no false
sense of bravado in getting hurt. It's finally our life that is on the line. So
you have got be very smart and safe about it," he told.
A query on an action an important part of his life and
career from John, He says, "For people like me, action is a very
important part of our lives and it impacts our careers directly. So, we have to
be very sure that we are safe. That is very important for us," he
added.
The actor has been a part of Bollywood for over a decade and
has performed action scenes in films like "Dhoom", "Kaal",
"Force", "Race 2", and "Rocky Handsome".
He praises it all to stunt men, who he feels, are "the
most ignored people" in showbiz.
"I'm totally in support of stunt men getting
recognition and their due. I think they are the most ignored people. My
solidarity is with them. Even when I am doing an action film, I have always
gone and checked the stunt man and seen if he is well padded or protected
before he does his stunt, because for me, they are responsible for
where I am," told John.
"They make me who I am and if I don't look after or
take care of them, I don't deserve to be here.", further added.
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