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 By doing films like No Smoking and Taxi No 9211, Bollywood actor John Abraham has certainly made it very clear that he's not in Bollywood to run around trees and vroom his way to the number one spot. The actor has now gone a step further by losing around 16 kgs of weight for Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein. In the film John plays, Rahul Sharma, a compulsive gambler, who on his bet of his life loses everything and goes through a very rough patch emotionally. Which is why Nagesh wanted John to sport two different looks in the film one in his happier days and the other when he loses everything in life. This made the task all the more difficult as John had little time in hand to go through this transformation. But with the kind of fitness freak that he is, John lost more than what Nagesh wanted. Laughs John Abraham , "actually when I set out to achieve a weight loss for my character I didn't know that eventually I would lose more than 16 kgs, more than anybody would have imagined… today I can empathize a lot with people who want to lose weight as it is not an easy task."
Related StoriesJohn-and-Nagesh-hold-a-special-screening-of-Aashayein-for-their-parents  One film that is really close to actor John Abraham's heart is Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein. Both John and director Nagesh Kukunoor have always said that they want to dedicate this special film to their parents and their teachings of Hope. Hence, it came as no surprise when the duo organized a special screening of Aashayein for their parents recently at a preview theatre in Hyderabad. For John Abraham, it was indeed an emotional moment as his parents always stay away from filmdom and this was the first time th more Nagesh-signs-John-Abraham-for-Aashayein  Percept Picture Company and director Nagesh Kukunoor have decided to sign John Abraham for their film 'Aashayein'. The movie's story talks about Rahul who is highly obsessed with gambling, but finds new meanings of life following a spectacular turn. When asked why he got an idea to take John in the film, Nagesh said that he was too impressed with John's performance in 'Kabul Express' and Deepa Mehta's 'Water' . Nagesh added that all human beings are gamblers in real life, so there is no reason for a surprise that more Hope-skip-and-jump John’s next, Aashayein, is based on his grandpa’s philosophy of hope  John Abraham’s otherwise shy parents made a guest appearance at the unveiling of the first look of his forthcoming film, Aashayein, on Tuesday evening at a suburban five-star hotel. Interestingly daddy Abraham John and mommy Phiroza had coaxed John to take up the film when the actor had mentioned the storyline to them, in passing. The poster boy’s parents have a special attachment to the film, as the phil more Kissing-John-was-no-big-deal:-Sonal-Sehgal  After making a splash on TV with the soaps Saara Akash and Hotel Kingston, actress Sonal Sehgal is gung ho about her big screen debut. And why not? It’s opposite one of tinseltown’s hottest poster boys, John Abraham, in Nagesh Kukunoor’s Aashayein. Ask about her working equation with John, and she doesn’t mind stating the obvious. “Oh! It was great working with him. He doesn’t have any starry tantrums… When we first met on the sets he said, ‘you look familiar’ and I laughed. I’m sure he’s got better thi more John-Abraham-learns-to-play-guitar!  Bollywood’s dashing star John Abraham is busy learning the six-string for a movie role. John is playing a musician in Imtiaz Ali's Rock Star , where his fans will see him as a long-haired rocker playing guitar. According to John, people are very wise today and they can judge whether the actor is actually performing or faking and he doesn’t want to leave any loophole in his performance. “I don't want to be an actor just to look good and wear trendy clothes on screen. I want to go deeper into my character. It's g more I-want-to-be-excited-as-a-filmmaker:-Kukunoor  Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor says he has made a deliberate attempt to be different in the tone and genre of his movies to avoid being slotted into a particular bracket. "I don't want to get bored. Primarily, I want to be excited as a filmmaker. I consciously see to it that I am thrilled while doing each film," Kukunoor said. He admitted that this might not work with the audiences each time as proved by the box office debacle of his last film Bombay to Bangkok. "It was a light he more For-John-family-comes-first  The release date of John Abraham starrer "Aashayein" has been pushed forward as the actor is busy with his brother's wedding in Romania. Elahi Hiptoola, director Nagesh Kukunoor's associate and co-producer, confirms these developments saying: "Yes, we did feel that we needed a couple of weeks extra, what with John's brother's marriage. So, yes, we're moving to July, probably the first week." So, instead of June 20, the film will be released most probably July 4, which is also the date for Harry Baweja's son more No-lip-service  Ayesha Takia refuses Nagesh Kukunoor's next because she doesn't want to do a kissing scene, vows she will never do one for any film or filmmaker After Dor, Nagesh Kukunoor wants to start shooting for his next film immediately and complete it before his project with John Abraham begins in 2007. And he has offered the lead role to Ayesha Takia, but she's not taking it. Ayesha says, "Yes, Nagesh has offered me his next. And I know I'm being a fool in letting it go. But there's one problem, and a very major one. My more Nagesh-denies-having-any-problems-with-Akshay  Nagesh Kuknoor’s Bombay To Bangkok is releasing this Friday. His next film, the John Abraham starrer Aashayein is also complete and now he will start working on the second schedule of his ambitious project with Akshay Kumar titled Eight By Ten (earlier known as Tasveer ). There were reports doing rounds in the trade circles that Akshay Kumar was not happy with Nagesh during their Canada schedule and had a fight with the director due to the delay in the shoot. Reacting on it, Nagesh more Dor-only-tip-of-the-iceberg:-Ayesha-Takia Ayesha Takia, whose powerhouse performance in 'Dor' established her credentials as a serious actor, says the role only tapped 'five percent' of her talent. 'I never expected this kind of praise. It's of course delightful. But let me also tell you, I feel 'Dor' just taps five percent of my abilities. There's so much more to my abilities,' Ayesha told IANS. 'But how would people know about it unless they see what I can do. I must thank (director) Nagesh Kukunoor for helping me connect with my character of Meera. At first I didn't quite understand her world, her joy and pain. She's such a simple person and we live in such a complicated world. 'But Nagesh explained Meera's world to me. At first it felt odd to ge more |
