John
Abraham's
reel
life
status
makes
him
a
star
you'd
dream
to
meet.
But
on
meeting
him,
you'll
soon
find
out
that
he
is
the
most-laid-back
human
being
on
this
planet.
Honest,
trustworthy,
lovable
and
genuine
is
how
you'd
describe
him...And
that's
what
makes
him
an
unadulterated
celebrity.
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi,
his
next
film,
falls
under
the
same
bracket.
It's
pure,
neat
and
cute
and
stars
the
new
found
John
Abraham
you've
never
seen
before
on
celluloid.
So
far
the
handsome,
likeable
young
man
has
not
put
a
foot
wrong
in
a
career
that
continues
to
soar,
except
a
few
here
and
there.
John
has
a
self-deprecating
modesty,
which
means
it
rings
true
when
he
says
he
doesn't
understand
the
reason
for
the
attention
he
is
generating,
for
his
new
look
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
He
quotes,
"I
guess
the
time
has
come
that
the
Dostana
fascination
amongst
my
women
fan
is
diminishing." Deteriorating
or
not,
we
don't
know.
All
we
know
is
you're
back...and
it's
good.
This
special
correspondent
chats
with
one
of
India's
hottest
male
celebrities
on
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
As
he
aptly
and
confidently
puts,
"All
the
films
I've
said
'yes'
to
in
the
first
go
have
always
worked
for
me.
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
falls
in
the
same
bracket...and
that's
not
a
lie."
John
ka
look
"Honestly,
I
was
worried
about
my
look
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
But
Abbas
convinced
me
and
said,
'Trust
me,
this
will
work'.
Initially
when
the
first
look
of
mine
came
out
in
public,
audiences
were
a
little
apprehensive
about
it
but
now
if
you
ask
my
fans,
they
love
it.
From
handsome
to
cute
and
sweet
is
a
good
transformation.
People
are
saying
that
my
look
from
Dostana
is
passe
now
and
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
look
is
in."
John
ka
film
"Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
is
a
very
sweet
film.
I
can
keep
on
talking
about
my
role
in
the
film.
Now-a-days
we
are
more
worried
about
the
first
three
days
of
the
film
and
believe
me;
the
film
will
only
work
on
the
fourth
day
if
it
has
content.
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
has
great
content
and
I'm
proud
of
that.
I'm
making
no
qualms
about
it.
Whether
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
will
get
an
opening
or
not,
I
don't
know,
but
it'll
surely
work
because
of
the
content
which
is
pure
and
sweet."
John
ka
director
"I
don't
know
whether
the
content
becomes
richer
if
you
have
Abbas
Tyrewala
as
a
writer
and
a
director.
In
this
case,
the
story
was
so
beautiful,
that
when
I
heard
the
one
line
idea
about
the
film,
I
told
Abbas,
'I'm
doing
the
film.' He
didn't
have
the
script
then.
What
has
now
eventually
turned
out
is
even
better
and
has
surpassed
the
script.
Abbas
being
a
writer,
we
definitely
have
a
larger
advantage."
John
ka
love
"I
don't
deserve
credit
for
Pakhi
saying
that
she
owes
her
career
to
me.
I
just
think
Pakhi
was
just
right
for
the
film.
When
she
came
to
narrate
the
film,
my
producer
asked
me
after
she
finished,
'Who
do
you
think
we
should
cast
as
the
heroine
for
our
film?',
I
answered,
'The
girl
who
had
come
to
narrate
the
film,
Pakhi.'
She
was
the
best
choice.
Pakhi
is
a
sweet,
peppy
and
the
girl
next
door."
John
ka
acting
"With
Abbas,
I've
shared
my
personal
relationships
so
it
would
enrich
him
to
direct
me
and
to
get
my
performance
out
which
was
beyond
what
I've
already
done.
If
New
York
was
a
certain
benchmark,
this
is
slightly
ahead
of
that
in
terms
of
my
performance.
I'm
a
guy
who
is
improving
with
every
film.
Rome
wasn't
built
in
a
day.
I
am
not
going
to
be
the
best
actor
overnight
but
at
least
I
can
promise
my
audience
that
I
can
give
them
sensible
and
good
cinema.
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
is
a
film
in
the
right
direction."
John
ka
good
luck
"It's
important
to
be
a
trend
setter
and
not
a
follower.
I
can't
do
a
film
if
people
say
that
it's
a
commercial
film.
I
can
do
it
because
of
my
gut
feel,
and
I
have
learnt
from
that.
Taxi
No.9211
was
a
film
I
fell
in
love
with
from
the
first
go
and
I
did
it,
same
with
New
York,
and
same
with
Jism
and
Dhoom.
All
the
films
I
loved
the
second
time
and
refused
the
first
have
failed."
John
ka
crew
"We
had
an
Academy
Award
winning
crew
members
on
board.
The
guy
who
was
the
art
director
in
the
Oscar
winning
film
The
Hurt
Locker,
David
Bryan,
was
the
production
designer
for
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi.
Then
we
have
our
very
own
A.R
Rahman
who
is
the
music
director.
We
decided
to
shoot
London,
the
way
the
city
was
supposed
to
be
seen,
eliminating
its
glamorous
side."
John
ka
music
"There
is
a
song
in
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
called
'Call
Me
Dil'
which
I
love
to
death.
It's
a
song
that
I
am
obsessed
with
and
listen
to
regularly.
Rahman
has
created
each
track
with
a
film
in
mind.
When
you
watch
the
film,
you'll
realise
that
you
like
the
music
even
more.
The
music
is
sure
to
grow
on
you."
Story first published: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 15:56 [IST]