John Abraham opts out of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
May
15,
2007
Bobby's
look
and
striking
presence
in
Shaad
Ali's
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
are
being
much
talked-about.
Not
too
many
people
know
that
the
original
choice
for
the
parallel
hero's
role
in
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
was
John
Abraham.
However,
John
quietly
opted
out
of
the
project.
"He
was
unsure
of
which
way
his
role
would
go.
The
film
already
had
Abhishek
Bachchan
signed
on.
John
was
well
aware
of
Abhishek's
close
equations
with
both
director
Shaad
Ali
and
the
Yashraj
banner.
No
way
was
he
going
to
allow
himself
to
be
sidelined
into
the
second-lead
category," says
a
source.
This is where Bobby, in need of big banners and a hand-up for his career, came in.
"Bobby needed a Yashraj film at this point. He was ensured that his role wouldn't suffer because of Abhishek's presence. And to his credit Shaad Ali kept his word. Though he's extremely close to Abhishek, Shaad didn't once allow his friendship to come in the way of giving Bobby a fair deal. In fact, the reclusive Bobby had a ball shooting with Abhishek and Preity. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom will be his comeback films."
As for John he has in principle decided not to do two-hero films. All his forthcoming films from Anurag Kashyap's No Smoking to Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein are solo-hero films.
"Even Vivek Agnihotri's Goal, contrary to reports about an ensemble cast, is John's film all the way," reveals a source.
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