This Sunday, Bollywood hunk John Abraham joins Simi Garewal in her popular chat show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
And the two chat about everything from bikes to Bipasha.
rediff.com offers you a sneak preview of the show.
Simi: Fame and adulation is something that happens outside of you. Does it change something inside as well?
John: It does to an extent. In the sense, it works two ways actually. Either you become a little more secure about yourself or you become a little more insecure about yourself post getting a lot of fame. Because the more you get the more you want. And that is where most of us fall, very honestly.
Simi: Didn't you date a lot of girls?
John: I did date girls, but there were never one-night stands or frivolous relationships.
Simi: When you started seeing Bipasha you were quite unknown and today it's you who gets the most attention. Has that changed the balance in your relationship?
John: Not in the relationship. But, yes, the projection outside the relationship has changed. You know, earlier I was Bipasha Basu's boyfriend but today, I am John Abraham. I have an identity of myself. It's great to be in a relationship, but it is very important to be known singularly.
Simi: Is your relationship settled enough to withstand the pressures of Bollywood?
John: Our relationship is very settled because Bipasha is very mature. But there are pressures other than Bollywood. There is compatibility; there are other issues that are more important than just pressures from outside and I think that's something we deal with in everyday life.
Simi: Are you protective or do you like to be mothered?
John: Well, I thought I was protective. But when Bipasha and I argue, she always says, 'Don't treat me like your mother.' Because I am always being pampered, I need food to be served, but I am quite self-sufficient when I am alone. But, I guess you take people for granted when you know they are there. I know Bipasha is always around.
Simi: Are you a better brother, lover or son?
John: Better son. I would like to believe so. I want to keep my parents extremely happy.
Simi: Is money important?
John: Yes, money is very important. But I don't splurge. For me, one rupee is 100 paise. I have imbibed the value for money from my father. I did my schooling from Bombay Scottish, where all my mates had cars. I used to demand my father for a car. But, he always told me, 'Learn to travel like a common man.' Even today, my father travels by public transport in spite of me having gifted him a car with a driver.
Simi: Is a bike a female or male?
John: She. She is elegant, graceful.
Simi: So, there are two shes in your life?
John: Yes, one keeps changing and getting updated.
Simi: And the other?
John: The other one is constant.
Don't miss John Abraham on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal on Star World, February 12, at 9.30 pm IST.
