When
you
say
Pondicherry,
one
thinks
of
a
little
French
town
on
the
coast
line,
beautiful
beaches
and
sultry
afternoons...but
that
was
not
the
reason
why
John
Abraham
requested
Nagesh
Kukunoor
to
shoot
Aashayein
in
Pondicherry.
John
Abraham
finds
Pondicherry
as
his
lucky
town
and
has
some
fond
memories
of
the
place.
This
is
the
same
place
where
John
shot
for
his
first
film
Jism
with
Bipasha
Basu
in
2003.
John
loves
this
place
very
much.
In
fact,
every
time
he
feels
low,
he
visits
the
place
and
it
completely
refreshes
him.
Also
as
a
town,
he
feels
that
Pondicherry
has
a
very
positive
vibe
and
thought
it
would
do
with
the
theme
of
'Hope',
Aashayein...
Smiles
John
Abraham,
"I
love
Pondicherry,
it
was
the
same
place
from
where
I
started
my
film
career
in
2003
with
Jism.
This
place
makes
me
feel
good
and
comfortable.
When
we
were
shooting
at
Pondicherry
for
Aashayein,
I
used
to
get
this
deja
vu
feeling...I
actually
revisited
all
the
places
that
we
had
shot
the
film
earlier.
I
would
take
walks
all
alone
on
the
beaches
and
spend
time
alone
in
tranquility
with
the
nature.
This
place
always
leaves
me
with
hope
in
life...and
never
seizes
to
bring
a
smile."
Story first published: Friday, July 22, 2011, 9:02 [IST]