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Actor
John Abraham, who joins "Water" director Deepa Mehta at the Oscars
night in Los Angeles Sunday, will surely miss girlfriend Bipasha Basu
while walking down the Hollywood red carpet.
"Bipasha won't walk the red carpet with me on Oscar night," rues John.
Much
as John would like Bipasha by his side, she won't be able to accompany
him for the grand Oscar moment due to hectic shooting schedules.
"Bipasha
is shooting in South Africa for Abbas-Mustan with Akshaye Khanna. I
think the producer, director and cast of 'Water' are required to be
there for the Oscar night. So here I am with Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray and
the rest of the crew. Lucky Deepa. Her soul mate is also the film's
producer."
John in fact won't be meeting up with Bipasha until after the Oscars.
"That's
when we meet up in London to shoot together for Vivek Agnihotri's
'Goal'. I plan to bring my parents to London in summer. I love to have
them over for long outdoors. Though I didn't have them over in my
favourite place - Afghanistan - when I was shooting for 'Kabul
Express'. Honestly, I love travelling. I'd rather shoot in Afghanistan
than Filmistan!"
John will be out of the country non-stop until
May. "After the Oscars, I go straight to London to shoot for 'Goal'.
After I return to Mumbai in May, I again leave for Nagesh Kukunoor's
'Ashaayein'. I'm already missing Mumbai," adds John.
Though John is all excited to be at the Oscars, his wardrobe remains somewhat undecided.
"I
had no idea what happens and what's required of me at the Oscars. Deepa
explained the whole procedure to me. There're parties, get-togethers
and screenings arranged by our international producers Fox-Searchlight.
I'm so worried because now I'll have to organise a lot of clothes. I'll
wear clothes for sure. I won't go bare-bodied, though the dhoti look
might be liked after 'Water'," John remarked mischievously.
The good-looking actor will be dressed up by Narendra Kumar and Rocky S for mega event.
"These
are the two designers closest to me. You know, dressing up isn't as
important. The event itself is important. Thank god dressing up for the
Oscars is more of a media event for women than men.
"There are
two main functions - the Oscar ceremony and the governor's ball, which
will be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apparently the attire is as
important as these two events. For one I'll wear Narendra's outfit and
for the other I'll wear Rocky S. I'll take a call on which outfit for
which of the two occasions once I get to LA."
John further
revealed: "One outfit will be Indian - a black achkan and the other
will be Western - a white slick, lean, slim-fitting suit. Both will be
very contemporary in look."
And what if "Water" gets the Oscar? "I'm not even thinking about it."
John
has struck a deep bond with his director. "When Deepa was in Delhi to
meet her parents I accompanied her. Her parents are really sweet. Deepa
has finally realised her dream. I remember when we started shooting
'Water', we never knew it would go so far. It has gone from strength to
strength. It's getting a limited release in India. It must be seen by
all of us. Deepa has done the country proud."
John is over the moon that superstar Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to do Deepa's next project "Exclusion" with him.
"I've
done three other films with him. Aren't I lucky? Deepa has written a
beautiful script. 'Exclusion' will require a lot of preparation before
it is actually shot ... just like 'Water'. I'll have to go through a
lot of workshops."
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service
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