Sadia Khateeb on working with John Abraham in The Diplomat

Actor Sadia Khateeb shared her working experience with John Abraham in Shivam Nairs directorial film The DiplomatIn a conversation with ANI she spoke about her experience of sharing screenspace with John saying It was a beautiful experience He is a fantastic actor but more he is a fantastic human being I have always admired and adored him It was nice working with himDirected by Shivam Nair The Diplomat stars John Abraham in the lead role as JP Singh a skilled diplomat navigating a highstakes mission The film is an intense political thriller that highlights the power of negotiation and intellect over violence and warOn how it was to work in the film she added It was an inspiring journey I started reading about it after giving the auditionsas an actor it was challenging for me but at the same place It was a big opportunity for me and I was very happy to get it in the early stage of my career When I got the project I didnt thought much about the challenges but was full of gratitude for getting such a chance because as an actor you want to play such challenging and meaty roles and do something different and creative Earlier Abraham shared what drew him to the film describing it as an emotional ontheedge psychological thriller rather than just another patriotic storyHe said I didnt do the film just because its patriotic I did it because its an emotional ontheedge psychological thrillerComparing it with the film Argo the actor added Its like a film called Argo and if you watch that film its a true story about the US Embassy in Iran and how they had to get people out You wont move when you watch that film youll just be glued to your seat That feeling is what I got from The DiplomatJohn also mentioned that the film is not a typical IndiaPakistan story and encouraged fans to view it from a humanitarian angleThis is not a typical IndiaPakistan film View it from a humanitarian angle he addedElaborating on the story director Nair added The film is based on a reallife incident It tells the story of Uzma a woman from Delhi who went to Malaysia for work got involved with a Pakistani individual and ended up trapped in Pakistan This is the story we are tellingThe film is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar TSeries John Abraham JA Entertainment Vipul D Shah Ashwin Varde and Rajesh Bahl Wakaoo Films along with Sameer Dixit Jatish Varma and Rakesh Dang Fortune PicturesSeeta FilmsIt was theatrically released on 14 March 2025This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever