John Abraham
Actor John Abraham who himself is avid fan of football now steps in to rescue the All India Football Federation (AIFF), as the president of AIFF, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi is seriously unwell. John wants to add his bit to the sport. He was even thinking of starting a football academy.
As Dasmunsi is gravely ill, John steps in to promote football seriously. For that he has joined hands with two of country’s great footballers Sunil Chetri and Bhaichung Bhutia.
“Bhaichung and Chetri are football buddies. We have the same goal, when it comes to the interest of the game. So we’re onto planning something major,” says John.
John later added, “With him (Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi) in a coma, I’m seriously lost on how to go about promoting football. But yes, I definitely won’t allow the game to suffer. As an ambassador for football, I’m doing my best to carry the game forward.”
John has also done a film Dhan Dhana Dhan - Goal, which was totally dedicated to football. Also it was only because his love for the sport that he did Sooni Taraporewala’s Little Zizou. Talking about the film John adds, “It was a sweet film about a little boy’s love for the game apart from being about Parsis. You know I’m a half bawa.”
John even doesn’t mind to produce a film based on football.
