While
Priyanka
Chopra
has
been
practically
enjoying
one
film
release
a
month
and
Abhishek
Bachchan
saw
the
release
of
Drona
and
Sarkar
Raj
this
year,
for
John
Abraham
it
has
been
quite
some
wait.
Last
November,
his
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
released
while
this
year
in
the
same
month,
he
sees
his
Dostana
arriving
at
theatres.
Practically
living
out
of
suitcases
while
shooting
non-stop
for
his
next
with
Yash
Raj
Films
(tentatively
titled
New
York)
and
making
intermittent
visits
to
Mumbai
for
shooting
and
promotion
of
Dostana,
he
talks
to
us
as
his
romcom
has
hit
the
screens.
Everyone
is
going
ga-ga
about
the
fun
fest
that
Dostana
is.
How
much
of
fun
was
it
on
paper?
Believe
me,
when
Dostana
was
narrated
to
me
by
Tarun
(Mansukhani),
I
burst
out
laughing.
I
was
in
splits
throughout.
I
said
to
myself,
'If
I
am
enjoying
it
so
much,
my
audience
too
would
certainly
enjoy
it'.
Eventually
we
have
managed
to
achieve
what
we
had
set
out
for.
That's
because
we
wanted
to
make
a
fun
film
with
the
foremost
consideration
that
we
were
not
there
to
make
fun
of
any
particular
community.
The
characters
were
never
allowed
to
look
or
behave
caricaturish.
So
it
was
all
fun
and
frolic
the
moment
you
guys
started
working
on
the
film?
Absolutely,
there
is
nothing
so
serious
in
the
storytelling
of
Dostana.
It
is
a
sweet
funny
film
and
the
movie
has
stuck
on
this
very
brief
which
was
given
to
all
of
us.
Of
course
there
are
3-4
absolutely
beautiful
moments
where
you
don't
quite
start
laughing
uproariously.
These
are
some
very
sweet
and
emotional
moments.
I
can
distinctly
remember
one
which
is
between
Priyanka
and
me
and
also
another
one
between
Abhishek
and
Priyanka.
A
Dharma
Production
at
it's
best?
Of
course,
there
are
bound
to
be
some
beautiful
heartwarming
moments
due
to
this
very
fact.
But
yes,
in
essence
it
stays
on
to
be
a
fun
film
all
the
way.
The
film
is
just
a
little
over
2
hours
and
looking
at
the
standards
set
by
Karan
Johar
films,
it
is
quite
short
in
length
(laughs).
Dostana
is
short,
absolutely
fast
moving
with
not
a
single
moment
where
it
slows
down.
So
who
amongst
you
and
Abhishek
agreed
to
be
'the
girl'
when
paired
opposite
each
other
in
Dostana?
[Laughs]
Well,
we
take
turns.
That's
the
argument
we
have
in
the
movie
throughout
when
it
comes
to
being
a
girlfriend!
How
about
your
own
girlfriend
Bipasha?
How
did
she
react
to
Dostana
once
you
broke
the
news
about
the
film
and
the
character
you
play?
She
couldn't
stop
laughing
after
visualizing
Abhi
and
me
as
a
couple.
Imagine
two
6
feet
plus
guys
faking
a
romantic
relation
with
each
other;
it
has
to
be
the
funniest
thing
in
the
world.
Bipasha
has
seen
the
film
and
believes
that
it
has
to
be
a
super
success
in
the
making.
She
has
been
very
right
in
her
assessment
of
movies
till
date.
She
always
tells
me
then
and
there
if
my
movie
will
be
successful
or
not
and
in
case
of
Dostana,
she
knows
that
it
would
work.
Didn't
she
warn
you
about
No
Smoking
in
that
case?
She
did
actually
wonder
as
to
why
was
the
film
getting
such
a
massive
theatrical
release.
She
confided
in
me
that
it
was
a
festival
film
to
begin
with
and
should
not
have
come
with
a
commercial
tag.
Of
course,
she
enjoyed
the
film
and
felt
that
it
was
a
path
breaking.
Coming
back
to
Bipasha
and
her
liking
for
Dostana.
What
if
she
comes
to
you
tomorrow
and
says
that
she
is
working
in
a
film
where
she
is
paired
opposite
other
woman.
I
will
be
game
for
it.
Which
of
the
Bollywood
heroines
would
you
see
her
to
be
paired
with?
Errr,
that's
a
tough
one.
Just
try
[Blushes]
I
can't
actually
think
of
any
women.
But
yes,
I
am
sure
whatever
Bipasha
would
do,
she
would
do
it
convincingly.
Just
the
way
you
and
Abhishek
have
done
in
Dostana?
[Laughs]
Yes,
you
can
say
that.
And
now
as
the
film
is
out,
I
hear
people
are
saying
just
the
same.
We
are
the
newest
romantic
'jodi'
in
town!
Story first published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 17:51 [IST]