The actor reacted to this sort of feedback for his character and said, “It is incredible the amount of love that I have been receiving for playing Jim in Pathaan! As an actor, I only work for the love of audiences and fans. Records and milestones are a huge bonus and I’m grateful that Pathaan is such a historic blockbuster. I didn’t expect that people would love my character so much that they want more of Jim to be given to them.”
Fans have also making theories after watching ‘Pathaan’ and demanding that there should be a prequel to his character. John says, “I’m astounded by the number of messages I’m getting daily on my social media about how there should be a prequel to Jim. When people almost always root for the hero, and that hero is Shah Rukh Khan in Pathaan, it is hugely gratifying that people are rooting for the anti-hero too! I’m fortunate that my work in Pathaan has spoken loudly and hopefully, I have managed to give people an anti-hero that they will always remember. That was my intent when I heard Pathaan.”
His character Jim got a lot of love for how suave he was. John says it would be great if Aditya Chopra wants to bring back his character. “Imagine the pain he endured, imagine the hurt that broke him and turned him into the man he became. To me, Jim was a very powerful character and yes, it would be great if Aditya Chopra wants to bring him back and tell the world how good a super-spy he was and how he became a ruthless mercenary later. As Luthra says in ‘Pathaan’, Jim and Kabir are best in the business so there could be lots more to explore if the film is made on Jim. But I don’t know what Aditya Chopra has on his mind” expressed the actor.