After a long wait, John Abraham starrer intense action-drama ‘Tehran’ is finally ready to hit the screens, this time digitally. The film, which has been delayed for years, will premiere on ZEE5 during India’s Independence Week in August 2025.
The announcement came straight from the platform itself on Thursday. Alongside a gritty poster of the film, ZEE5 wrote, “Dilli mein ek blast ne sirf ek embassy nahi, ek soye hue junoon ko jaga diya. #Tehran Coming this Independence Week, on #ZEE5.”
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The fresh poster shows John Abraham in a rugged, bloodied avatar, standing in front of a chaotic cityscape that appears to be Tehran. The tagline reads: “Hunted By Iran, Abandoned By Israel, Deserted By India.”
The official trailer of ‘Tehran’ will release on August 1.
Fans flooded social media with reactions. While many were excited to finally see the film, some were disappointed that it would not release in theatres. “A John Abraham action film deserves the big screen,” one fan wrote.
Others said they were just happy the movie was getting released at all.
Directed by Arun Gopalan, ‘Tehran’ stars John Abraham alongside Neeru Bajwa, former Miss World Manushi Chhillar, and Elnaaz Norouzi. The film has been produced by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films in collaboration with Pacific Worldwide Films, Shobhna Yadav, and Sandeep Leyzell.
Interestingly, ‘Tehran’ was initially ready to release on Republic Day 2023, but the release had to postpone indefinitely. The story reportedly draws inspiration from true events and they shot it across Delhi, Mumbai, and Glasgow.
This marks yet another OTT release for John Abraham, who recently appeared in the spy thriller ‘The Diplomat’ on Netflix. That film focused on a tense diplomatic situation involving the US Embassy in Iran.
John played JP Singh, a calm yet sharp Indian diplomat sent on a rescue mission. The film received praises for its tense storytelling.