Directed by Shivam Nair, The Diplomat featuring John Abraham as JP Singh and Sadia Khateeb as Uzma Ahmed is an engaging real-life story which will give you shivers down your spine.
Shivam Nair spoke to Firstpost on his experience of meeting Uzma Ahmad on whom the film is based, how traumatized she was as she narrated her escape from Pakistan, his experience of meeting JP Singh and more.
Edited excerpts from the interview:
Tell us on John Abraham playing the role of diplomat JP Singh…was he there in your mind from the very beginning? And for a change, he’s doing something different here.
I had spoken to Irrfan Khan for this when the story came to me. When I called him, he told me he’s not well. I never knew what the issue was but he told me about it, I told him I’d meet him in a week. When I came to know about his illness, I went to Saif Ali Khan. But Saif is from a different school of thought and said he will think about it. Then COVID happened and things stopped for some time. Then my other producer partner gave the script to John Abraham. He read it. When I met him and we were talking about the story and geopolitics of our country, I realized that John can do it. He understood the role, but he wasn’t my first choice. John did a great job.
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