John Abraham's 1911 to be a football-related film

John Abraham's forthcoming film 1911, a film on football, is set to go on floors in October. The actor, who is still enjoying the success of his last film Madras Café, describes his upcoming film as a combination of Lagaan and Chak De! India. 1911 is based on both the popular football clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. "More than just Mohun Bagan, I like both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. I think it's important to share with people that it's not just on Mohun Bagan, it's a film on football. It's a film that I am producing and Shoojit Sircar in directing, it's called 1911. It is starting this October," said John. The 41-year old actor disclosed all this while he was on an endorsement shoot for the Hockey India League team Delhi Waveriders. Exclaimed John, "We are very excited about it going on floors. Right now we are in the process of a lot of research; it's a true story. For people who want to understand what kind of a film it is, all I can say that it is like Lagaan meeting Chak De! (India) . I hope that it's even better than the two." While Lagaan was a period drama set in pre-independent India revolving around the sport of cricket, Chak De! India was about the women's hockey team.