John Abraham lifts 1580 Kg car for ‘Force 2’

John Abraham, who made headlines after lifting a motorbike in ‘Force’ (2011), has now beaten the record he himself set as he will be seen lifting a��1580 Kg��weighted Mercedes Benz in the film�۪s upcoming sequel, ��Force 2�۪.

According to Asian Age, director of the first instalment, Vipul Amrutlal Shah, confirmed the news, “When John lifted the bike, it became a talking point even though many claimed that it was a tweaked shot carried out with trick photography. But he proved all of the sceptics wrong by lifting the bike at a press conference during the film’s promotions. When we were discussing ‘Force 2,’ John himself came up with the idea of lifting a car, as the plan was to make the sequel bigger and better than the original.”

The filmmaker of ‘Namastey London’ (2007) fame, admitted that for the upcoming stunt Abraham did require assistance, as it is physically impossible to lift such a hefty vehicle��alone, however, the superstar was nonetheless worthy of praise for his efforts.

“Obviously, one can’t lift a car completely on their own. But John worked extremely hard on the sequence. Most people can’t even do one-tenth of what John has done in this film. Also, director Abhinay Deo has executed the sequence well,” he disclosed, adding, “He began prepping up by working out in the gym for six-seven hours every day and keeping a close watch on his diet four-five months before we began shooting. However, it was tricky as he hadn’t been able to go to the gym after the accident and so he had to start gaining weight from scratch. He has done a commendable job.”

The first theatrical trailer of ��Force 2�۪, which also stars Sonakshi Sinha as the female protagonist, will release on 30th September.

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