Many Bollywood stars are now making a name in Hollywood, but actor John Abraham says he never felt the need to venture there despite being offered films in the past.
Bollywood celebrities such as Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan are currently active in international cinema.
Abraham, 43, says he wants to focus on making Indian movies of global standards.
“I have been offered films from [Hollywood] since 2006. The only difference is, I’ve never mentioned it or spoken about it. My aspirations are very simple. I want to make a film out of here that’s world standard. That will make me very happy,” said Abraham.
The Rocky Handsome star, however, says if an interesting project comes his way, he will think about it.
“I [don’t need] to do a Hollywood film, but if interest is shown, I would love to meet those people but nothing more, at this point of time.”
The actor, who made his debut in 2003 with Jism, went on to star in films such as Saaya and Paap, before getting a breakthrough with Dhoom.
Abraham has since then appeared in big commercial films such as Dostana, Garam Masala and New York, while also doing offbeat movies such as Water, No Smoking and Madras Cafe.
The 43-year-old Force actor says it is the unusual films that he loves and enjoys the most.
“I’ve always done what I wanted to do from the start. Aditya Chopra always tells me, my smartest choices have been my unconventional ones. That I am a thinking actor who doesn’t want to go down the same route.”
“Karan Johar says, ‘In a commercial space you are a big star but you also do different things, so with you there is a lot of unpredictability’. But I enjoy that and I love being in the space of doing different things all the time,” he added.
“I would love to do a film like No Smoking again. I have been texting Anurag [Kashyap] but it seems he is too busy. I love that space very much.”
The actor, meanwhile, will be next seen in the buddy-cop film Dishoom which also stars Varun Dhawan. The film releases in India on July 29.
