http://www.bollytamasha.com/2007/05/18/john-abraham-is-in-diva-mode/ Watching India's Stars Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.bollytamasha.com/2007/05/18/john-abraham-is-in-diva-mode/#comment-237 Hollywood John » Bolly Tamasha Wed, 23 May 2007 00:28:18 +0000 http://www.bollytamasha.com/2007/05/18/john-abraham-is-in-diva-mode/#comment-237 [...] Even though the Chopras have ousted John Abraham from any future movies, it’s really no concern to him. John just recently got a role in the Hollywood movie Luna.He will be starring opposite of the beautiful Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz. This is a great moment for John and Indian film in general, because this is the first time an Indian actor has been casted in a Hollywood film not just to play the cliche Indian character role. His Indian ethnicity plays no part in the movie. Director of the film, Deepa Mehta, had this to say: John, who plays an environmentalist in ‘Luna’, is not an Indian, nor an American in the film. His culture origins are not specified. Unlike in Water, in this film, he won’t be a man in a dhoti playing the basuri. This makes him bollywood’s first actor to crack the West without playing the NRI or some exotic creature. He has a full fledged role opposite Rachel. [...] […] Even though the Chopras have ousted John Abraham from any future movies, it’s really no concern to him. John just recently got a role in the Hollywood movie Luna.He will be starring opposite of the beautiful Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz. This is a great moment for John and Indian film in general, because this is the first time an Indian actor has been casted in a Hollywood film not just to play the cliche Indian character role. His Indian ethnicity plays no part in the movie. Director of the film, Deepa Mehta, had this to say: John, who plays an environmentalist in ‘Luna’, is not an Indian, nor an American in the film. His culture origins are not specified. Unlike in Water, in this film, he won’t be a man in a dhoti playing the basuri. This makes him bollywood’s first actor to crack the West without playing the NRI or some exotic creature. He has a full fledged role opposite Rachel. […]

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