<p>In an industry characterised by cut-throat competition, praising each other is not common.<br /><br /></p>.<p> But one of Bollywood's leading filmmakers Karan Johar breaks the norm and showers praise on "Madras Cafe" and its lead actor and co-producer John Abraham, calling him a "new-age producer of our times".<br /><br />"Madras Cafe", which released Aug 23, is actor John's second project as a producer. His first, the inimitable "Vicky Donor", was a sleeper hit, and "Madras Cafe" is fast turning out to be one of the best political thrillers that Hindi cinema has produced over the years.<br />Karan took to Twitter to share his views on the movie.<br /><br />"'Madras Cafe' is intelligent, well-intentioned, spectacularly shot and edge-of-the-seat! A proud film in every department! Superb," he posted.<br /><br />"John Abraham emerging as the new-age producer of our times. His brand value takes a giant leap," added Karan.<br /><br />Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film is based on the Sri Lankan civil war. <br /><br />Controversies prior to the release of the film in Tamil Nadu did not deter audiences in other parts of the country from watching the film, which features John as a RAW agent and Nargis Fakhri as a war correspondent.</p>
<p>In an industry characterised by cut-throat competition, praising each other is not common.<br /><br /></p>.<p> But one of Bollywood's leading filmmakers Karan Johar breaks the norm and showers praise on "Madras Cafe" and its lead actor and co-producer John Abraham, calling him a "new-age producer of our times".<br /><br />"Madras Cafe", which released Aug 23, is actor John's second project as a producer. His first, the inimitable "Vicky Donor", was a sleeper hit, and "Madras Cafe" is fast turning out to be one of the best political thrillers that Hindi cinema has produced over the years.<br />Karan took to Twitter to share his views on the movie.<br /><br />"'Madras Cafe' is intelligent, well-intentioned, spectacularly shot and edge-of-the-seat! A proud film in every department! Superb," he posted.<br /><br />"John Abraham emerging as the new-age producer of our times. His brand value takes a giant leap," added Karan.<br /><br />Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film is based on the Sri Lankan civil war. <br /><br />Controversies prior to the release of the film in Tamil Nadu did not deter audiences in other parts of the country from watching the film, which features John as a RAW agent and Nargis Fakhri as a war correspondent.</p>