While
John
Abraham
doesn"t
plead
with
his
ladylove
to
end
his
life,
like
Hrithik
Roshan
does
in
his
upcoming
film
Guzaarish,
there
are
enough
outward
resemblances
between
Guzaarish
and
John"s
much-delayed
film
Aashayein.
John
is
full
of
panic
and
is
ensuring
that
his
film
which
is
about
living
life
to
the
brim
in
the
face
of
death,
gets
to
the
theaters
before
the
other
prestigious
film.
The
desperation
to
get
fixed
eyeballs
for
the
film
Aashayein
is
clearly
revealed.
One
music
track
with
an
accompanying
music
video
featuring
Pritam
Chakraborty
is
irrelevantly
being
used
to
promote
the
long-delayed
Nagesh
Kukunoor
drama.
This
track
is
not
a
part
of
the
film.
It
was
never
meant
to
be!
Composer
Pritam
is
not
only
flabbergasted,
he
is
embarrassed!
“I
woke
up
one
day
to
see
Sridhar
and
myself
singing
on
television
for
a
promotional
clipping
for
Aashayein.
I
had
never
composed
that
song
for
Aashayein!"
Pritam
wondered
how
the
track
got
into
the
film.
Some
discreet
inquiry
reveals
that
T-Series
who
are
partnering
the
production
of
Aashayein
with
Reliance
Big
Pictures
had
decided
to
use
the
Pritam-Sridhar
music
video
to
promote
a
film
that
desperately
needs
a
boost.
Says
Priyam,
“I
didn"t
do
the
music
video
for
Aashayein.
But
if
it"s
being
used
to
promote
the
film,
then
I
am
sure
Bhooshan
Kumar
of
T-Series
has
a
plan".
Says
the
source,
“This
is
easily
John"s
best
performance
to
date.
He
plays
a
man
who
knows
he"s
dying
and
chooses
to
enjoy
every
second
left.
Hrithik
Roshan
has
a
similar
character
to
play
in
Guzaarish.
John
didn"t
want
to
come
after
Hrithik
because
he
would
be
unfavorably
compared
with
Hrithik".
The
troubled
project
was
supposed
to
be
co-produced
by
Percept
Pictures
and
T-Series
to
begin
with.
Then
during
the
recession
T-Series
backed
out
leaving
the
coast
clear
for
Reliance
Big
Pictures
to
step
in.
Shailendra
Singh
of
Percept
says
their
company
still
has
a
stake
in
Aashayein.
“We
hold
the
rights
to
the
negatives
while
Reliance
has
the
domestic
theatrical
rights.
The
decision
to
play
Pritam"s
video
to
promote
Aashayein
is
between
Reliance
and
T-Series.
At
a
time
when
stupid
comedies
are
doing
exceedingly
well,
one
can"t
blame
T-Series
for
promoting
the
film
with
catchy
music."