Actor John Abraham is currently gearing up for his Independence Day release , 'Vedaa'. During the promotions of the film, the actor recalled his humble beginnings and the struggle is family faced financially before joined showbiz. He revealed that as a young boy he was frustrated by the inequality around him as he went to e school filled with wealthy kids.
ADVERTISEMENT In a conversation with Ranveer Allahbadia, John said that his humble beginnings have led him to lead a middle-class lifestyle even today. He credited his parents for his simple lifestyle. "I would like to say this on the record, my mom is 74 years old, and my father is 12 years older than her; he’s 86.
To this day, the have just one small car, and they mostly travel by autos and buses. I don’t say this to create an impression, but I have middle-class values, and this is my biggest advantage,” he said. He further recalled a childhood story when his father openly said that he was struggling financially.
"I remember I was in class eight, and my dad came home from work. We were having dinner, and he said, ‘I don’t know how to put food on the table tomorrow’. He was very tense.
His partner at his architecture firm had cheated him. I don’t know if I meant it as a joke, but I told him, ‘Dad, don’t worry. You see this face? I’ll sell it one day’.
It wasn’t ego, it was manifestation.” The actor further said that he was frustrated as a young man because of the struggles his parents faced and th.