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John shares his experiences
Tuesday,
December
12,
2006
UNI:
In
Kabul
Express,
John
plays
a
war
documentary
journalist
who
goes
to
Afghanistan
to
write
a
report
on
Taliban.
''The
character
of
Kabir
is
in
many
ways
similar
to
like
I
am
in
real
life.
For
example,
Kabir
is
basically
an
atheist
he
does
not
believe
in
God,
he
does
not
believe
in
boundaries,
he
believes
that
we
are
born
to
walk
freely
across
the
world.
Also,
Kabir
has
got
a
different
affinity
for
danger
and
loves
dangerous
places.
Likewise,
I
am
bohemian
by
nature,
would
rather
ride
a
bike
on
two
wheels
rather
than
a
car
on
four
and
am
an
agnostic
who
believes
in
the
presence
of
a
supreme
being
but
feel
that
we
don't
necessarily
need
to
call
him
God,''John
said.
As the film now readies for release, John has fond memories of life in Afghanistan, experienced during the shooting stint of the film. ''The experience of shooting in Afghanistan has been simply superb. The Afghanis love Indians to death and it is not just about movies but they just love Indians,'' the actor said ading,'' After God, it is Hindi movies there. Infact, Hindi movies are like religion for them. They know every song, every dance, every action and every dialogue of every movie. Shooting in the country gave me a completely different perspective of life from what I had heard.
Shooting alongside co-stars of different nationalities - the film stars Pakistani actor Salman Shahid and Bangladeshi actor Hanif who play a Pakistani and Bangladeshi respectively - was another memorable experience for John.
''Salman Shahid and Hanif were absolutely outstanding.
They got along so beautifully. There was some underlying tension at the start between the two because Afghanistan always believes that most of the problems in the world are caused by Pakistan and Pakistan felt the same about Afghanistan. However, overall, I think everyone got along pretty well with each other. Hanif Hunghom and Salman Shahid have done a fabulous job in the movie. I mean all credit to them and especially to Salman Shahid to play that role because it takes a lot of guts for a Pakistani actor to play that role and hats off to him for that,''John said.
For John it was specially heartening to discover that he commanded a huge following among Afghanis.
''It was shocking when I went there, that there was a John Abraham haircutting salon, John Abraham hairat, John Abraham photo studio in mazar-i-sheriff. However, for sake of convenience my name had been changed to Ibrahim because for some reason they believe I am the son of the soil there because my mother is Irani. So there is a kind of affinity towards me,'' the actor said.
Asked whether, watching the numerous accolades coming the way of Hrithik in Dhoom 2, he felt a sense of envy, John said,''As the suave thief in the film, Hrithik was simply outstanding. I think Bipasha looked hot in the film and Aishwarya looks very beautiful. As a film I loved Dhoom 2. The hero of the movie was styling - the stunts were beautiful and everyone, from Abhishek to Aishwarya to Uday and Bipasha, was exceptional in the film. I have a special affinity towards Dhoom 2 because I was a part of the original Dhoom,''he said.
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