Not 'Slumdog Millionaire', just Millionaire: When John Abraham told an intruder 'I can buy you out'

John Abraham is not the first hero to work in patriotic films. He however has been vocal about his love for India, the very country which provided him with the life which the actor is now enjoying. He has never left an opportunity to give it back to people who abuse him or his country. Narrating one such incident, John went on to recall how he was judged for being an Indian and how he gave the person a worthy answer.

Speaking to Zoom TV in an interview, John Abraham, who is soon going to be seen in the movie 'Romeo, Akbar, Walter' said, “I remember someone asked me once... He saw my passport, and he said, Slumdog Millionaire. I said, No, millionaire. Not for any other reason, but because I can buy you out and my country can buy you out today. We rule, Indians rule.”

Talking about his choices, the 'RAW' actor said, “It's by default, and not by design. If there's a sense of patriotism, I am happy. I think America does it with great success... When they do a Lone Survivor, when they do any American war film. We as Indians, when we watch an American film we think to ourselves, Oh man, I want to be a part of the American army. Literally. If they can glorify their soldiers, government and country so much, why can't we do the same for our country in the best possible way that our youngsters want to see our country. And films like RAW are an answer to that, where you come out and say, Hell, it's so cool to be an agent but it is tough and this is what you have to do, it is crazy. I think we are doing a good job in making that change now... I see nothing wrong with the sense of Indianness that's happening in our country. And I come from a generation where I have seen people turn the Indian passport because they were embarrassed to say they were Indian. Today, that same person would turn it back."

Co-incidentally John Abraham isn't the first actor who has been target to racism, and the person who gave it back and how! Apart from John, Shilpa Shetty Kundra has also faced racism more than once. A contestant on the UK reality show 'Big Brother', the actress faced wrath for cooking chicken differently. Not only on Television shows, the actress also shared an incident when she was harassed at the airport counter only because Shilpa was an Indian.