On
the
sets
of
Karan
Johar's
Dostana,
there
is
no
gender
discrimination.
While
the
film
was
being
shot
in
Miami
last
month,
everyone
from
KJo
to
the
leading
men,
John
Abraham
and
Abhishek
Bachchan,
were
being
driven
to
and
fro
to
locations
by
female
chaffeurs.
Says
a
source
from
the
unit,
"It
is
not
uncommon
to
have
women
drivers
abroad.
There
no
one
calls
them
drivers
or
chauffeurs.
They
are
PAs
or
production
assistants.
There's
no
gender
bias
in
the
west.
During
Kal
Ho
Naa
Ho
even
Karan
had
one
in
New
York.
Both
John
and
Abhishek
had
stunners
for
chauffeurs
they
were
striking
women.
They
looked
more
like
models
and
less
like
chauffeurs
and
mixed
comfortably
with
everyone
on
the
sets
including
John
and
Abhishek."
The
source
adds,
"John
was
comfortable
with
his
'production
assistant'
and
chatted
with
her
whenever
he
was
free.
Abhishek
initially
appeared
to
be
friendly
with
his
chauffeur,
but
the
day
before
Aishwarya
was
to
arrive
in
Miami,
his
lady
production
assistant
was
replaced
by
an
African-American
male.
Perhaps
it
was
just
a
coincidence."
John
Abraham
says,
"It's
not
just
me
but
the
entire
cast
and
crew
had
women
drivers.
It's
not
a
big
deal
abroad
as
women
and
men
are
found
equal
in
all
professions
and
are
taken
according
to
their
capability."
These
days
John
Abraham
is
busy
with
wedding
preparations
for
his
younger
brother,
Alan,
a
photographer
by
profession.
Alan
is
to
wed
Anka
in
Romania.
John
says,
"Alan
will
get
married
on
May
24
and
I
am
making
all
the
arrangements
for
our
parents
to
fly
out
there
in
the
next
couple
of
days
while
I
will
fly
to
Romania
just
a
day
before
the
D-day." After
a
month-long
shoot
of
Dostana,
John
is
now
spending
quality
time
with
his
parents.
"For
me
family
is
priority
and
I
am
trying
to
spend
as
much
time
with
my
parents
as
possible."
Story first published: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 11:48 [IST]