...there’s enough tension, despite the occasional chest-thumping and the flag-waving and the basic story-telling, to keep us with the film.

No diplomacy takes place in the new John Abraham film The Diplomat.

The Diplomat is the second consecutive film after Vedaa (2024) where John Abraham saves a girl. It’s not an unusual premise, but the film works because its heroism is less self-involved than usual.

This Indian political drama tells an engaging story based on true events, but the execution is uneven.