John sets his sights on Saaya

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript" src="Config?Configid=43376741"></script><br /><img align="left" src="/photo/44761.cms" alt="/photo/44761.cms" border="0" />The door-bell hasn’t stopped ringing. His date diary is chock-a-block with shooting schedules. <br /><br />He has six movies in hand, but John Abraham has his feet firmly planted on terra firma.But talk about his latest movie -- Vikram Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span> -- and the man exudes excitement.<br /><br />‘‘<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span> deals with loss, emotions and internal love,’’ explains John, ‘‘Contrary to what most people believe, the basic idea behind <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span> is not to scare the audience, but to drive home the message that one might lose someone, but internal love lives forever.’’<br /><br />There is an air of confidence in the voice. And it all began with <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span>. Still basking in the success of his first major hit, John makes no secret of the fact that <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span> has worked wonders for his celluloid career. ‘‘By God’s grace, I have managed a positive response, but this is not to say that I am not planning to go a step further with <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span>,’’ he says, ‘‘I expect <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saaya</span> to do well, not because I feature in the film, but because it is a sensible product. I play a young Delhi-based doctor in the film.’’ Which brings us to his new heroine Tara Sharma. ‘‘She was very cooperative on the sets and is just brilliant as an actress. I certainly enjoyed working with her.’’<br /><br />The Mr Cool Guy of modelling has become hot property on the film circuit. Not least of all because acceptance by the audience has earned him a string of assignments. ‘‘Coming up are <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aitbaar</span> with Amitabh Bachchan and Bipasha Basu; Ahmed Khan’s untitled film with Sunny Deol and Sunil Shetty; and Pooja Bhatt’s <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Paap</span>,’’ he informs, ‘‘I love doing all kinds of roles -- roles which both I and the audience can identify with.’’<br /><br />From movies to modelling. Two different worlds. But John is more than eager to make a double impact. ‘‘But if I do walk the fashion runway again, it will be as an actor,’’ he maintains, ‘‘Let’s face it. Financially, it makes more sense for me to be an actor rather than just a model.’’ A wise head on young shoulders. John Abraham means business. And that’s what it takes to hit the bull’s-eye at the box-office.</div> </div>