Back in March-end, when the Covid-19-induced lockdown brought things to a standstill, the Hindi film industry, too, came to a grinding halt. But regardless of the nationwide shutdown, a few actors such as Akshay Kumar and John Abraham refused to let Coronavirus become an impediment for a long period of time.

So, while Kumar’s exploits during the lockdown are well known, not many are aware that Abraham, too, “was at work throughout”. “Initially, (around March-April), when he couldn’t step out of his home or office for shoots, even then John constantly kept himself busy with (digital) narrations and prep work for his upcoming movies,” says a source.

In terms of shooting, during the lockdown itself, Abraham started with wrapping up his special appearance in a Nikkhil Advani-produced and Arjun Kapoor-Rakul Preet Singh starrer project. And then, he finished work on Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai Saga, too. “John was very keen to finish work on Saga because the film’s shoot was abruptly stopped in March due to the lockdown, and so he went all out to finish the shoot, and that too at multiple locations,” says the insider.

Not just that, Abraham also shot for two-three ad films, recently. And a few days back, he flew to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to start shooting for Satyameva Jayate 2, where he is currently working on the Milap Zaveri directorial. The source says, “John never wanted to let the pandemic stall things for him. Even though the fear is still around, especially when he is shooting at public places, John always believed that sitting at home for too long can’t be an option as everyone has to start work at some point.”

Next up for Abraham is his home production, Attack, that got “a bit delayed” due to the pandemic. “He will wrap up work on Satyameva... in a month or two. And then, the work on Attack will kick off,” says the insider, adding, “John knows that people are still scared (of Coronavirus), but with all the precautions and guidelines in place, he is happy to have started work, especially since a number of livelihoods depend on film shoots.”