From
an
auteur
masala
entertainer,
John
has
decided
to
re-position
his
image
to
a
more
a
fun-loving
outdoor
and
sporty
entertainer.
After
finishing
a
football
flick
with
director
Vivek
Agnihotri,
John
goes
into
a
film
on
mountain
climbing
to
be
directed
by
Soham
Shah.
For
Goal,
John
was
trained
by
the
best
football
choreographer
in
the
world
Andy
Ansah.
Says
John,
"All
the
international
Adidas
ads
have
been
done
by
Andy.
To
have
got
him
for
Goal
was
like
a
prized
catch.
I
was
working
with
people
like
Arshad,
Boman
and
Bipasha
whom
I
love…So
it
was
fun."
John
hopes
to
re-position
his
image
as
an
actor.
"I
want
to
cultivate
a
sporty
image
after
Goal.
Hence,
I'm
also
doing
a
mountain
climbing
film.
I'm
a
trained
footballer
--I
used
to
play
'A'
position
soccer-and
I'm
a
certified
mountain
climber.
I
used
to
play
a
lot
of
sports
before
acting
sucked
me
in.
I'm
a
very
outdoor
person.
And
I
want
that
image
to
come
across
in
my
roles.
I
want
people
to
feel
that
if
it's
John,
then
it's
something
healthy
and
invigorating.
Even
No
Smoking
was
a
very
sporty
film."
Story first published: Friday, January 18, 2008, 10:37 [IST]