Recenty while shooting Goal in London, John injured his shin and was in a lot of pain.

Shooting for the climax scene of the film, he hurt his leg.

The films director Vivek Agnihotri said, "John was on the field with all the other actors and that’s when he felt this sudden pain in his shin and fell down. We were working on this football scene for many days and he gradually though unknowingly injured himself seriously."

A doctor was immediately called in and in order to finish the shoot, John had to undergo acupressure treatment. Later John also visited a physiotherapist.

Vivek added "The pain made him very uncomfortable as it also cold out there but we managed to pull through with the shoot somehow."

Goal will premiere at the Cannes Film festival later this month.