Percept
Picture
Company
and
T
-Series
hosted
a
party
for
unveiling
the
first
look
of
Nagesh
Kukunoor's
forthcoming
film
Aashayein
in
Mumbai
yesterday.
While
the
film's
lead
star
John
Abraham
couldn't
make
it
(as
he
is
busy
shooting
in
Miami)
everyone
was
quite
surprised
to
see
John's
parents
(Abraham
John
and
Phiroza
Abraham)
making
their
presence
felt
at
the
event.
It
was
quite
an
emotional
moment
for
his
parents
and
they
said
that
they
had
a
special
bond
with
the
title
of
the
film
and
the
word
'Hope'.
Abraham
John,
John's
father
said,
"My
father,
(John's
grand
father)
was
a
great
believer
of
Hope
and
throughout
his
life,
he
believed
and
preached
that
even
at
the
darkest
of
moments
of
life,
there
is
always
a
ray
of
hope.
Even
when
he
was
95
years
old,
he
kept
preaching
everyone
to
see
life
as
a
bright
star
and
not
as
a
burden".
John's
father
also
added
that
he
was
extremely
proud
of
the
kind
of
films
director
Nagesh
Kukunoor
makes.
Immediately
after
seeing
the
first
look
of
the
film,
John's
parents
called
him
in
Miami
and
had
a
teary
eyed
conversation
about
how
good
Aashayein
looked
and
how
proud
they
are
of
him.
Even
John
Abraham
was
surprised
to
know
that
his
parents
had
attended
the
function
on
Nagesh
Kukunoor's
behest.
The
cast
and
crew
of
the
film
Aashayein
including
actors
Farida
Jalal,
Sonal
Sehgal,
Anahita
Nair,
music
director
duo
Salim
Sulaiman
,
Elahe
Hiptoola,
Divya
Khosla
Kumar,
Shailendra
Singh
of
Percept
and
director
Nagesh
Kukunoor
were
in
attendance
at
this
memorable
event.
Story first published: Friday, May 2, 2008, 9:50 [IST]