John Abraham is hurting and it isn't for the first time.
The 36-year-old actor is laid up with a broken ankle he sustained while shooting for David Dhawan's "Hook Ya Crook".
Things are looking up on the professional front though -- after the box-office success of "Dostana", Abraham is back with Kabir Khan's "New York".
The actor spoke to Reuters about "New York", his career and why he likes being called eye candy.
Q: You seem to have hurt your leg
A: "Yes, I have broken my navicular bone. I am getting used to walking on crutches though. In 2006, I broke my other leg in a bike accident. This is actually much worse than that. You know so far, I have broken four bones in my body. Thats a lot isn't it?"
Q: Tell us about 'New York'
A: "'New York' is looking good. The name of my character is Sam, a guy who is a typical jock. He has two friends, Maya and Omar, and it is about a sequence of events that changes their lives."
Q: This movie talks about discrimination and the after effects of 9/11, which is not a very common theme in Indian movies.
A: "Yes, this is not the jingoistic, America bashing film. It is a very unbiased way of (showing) what happened in America post- 9/11 and the way America looks at a certain section of a community and the way that community looks at America.
"We are also trying to tell a story that is commercial enough to be called a commercial Hindi film. The basic subtext of the plot is very different but the way it has come across is very peppy."
Q: There is a particularly disturbing scene of you in the promos, lying chained in a small cell.
A: (Laughs) I wish I could tell you more but all I will say is that you are right -- it is a very disturbing scene and we prepared for it for a very long time. I think that is one of the clinchers of the film. If that affects you positively or negatively, then we are home.
"It is not always about the time you have spent on screen, it is about the impact you make, which is what I have always believed an actor should do. If I have managed to do that, I have succeeded. But that is something the audience can say after having seen the film.
"I could blow my own trumpet and say this is my best performance, so films are better not being spoken of the actors themselves."
Q: So is it your best performance?
A: "Yes. By eons and light years."
Q: Do you remember the first time you went to New York?
A: "I am very familiar with New York. I used to go there in my modelling days. But when I went there post-'Kabul Express', I was taken aside by the authorities and questioned for six hours because I had an Afghanistan stamp on my passport.
"I remember the head honcho (sic) coming in and me talking about 'Kabul Express'. So he asked me to narrate the story to him. At the end of it, he said 'really nice story, when is the film releasing?'
"When I played Sam, it was partly reminiscent of what I went through in a very small way. But obviously, there are greater prejudices in the world and there are ways of looking at it. You either feel crucified or you give the other person the benefit of the doubt. I feel there is always a reason for someone to behave irrationally. That is what 'New York' is about."
Q: Do you face moments of insecurity?
A: "All the time. But then, you have to channelise that insecurity into excelling and doing better for yourself. Either you can sit and brood over what you dont have, or you can work hard and try and achieve what you want.
"I have been the subject of ridicule. I have been pushed into every corner. But these days, because I have broken my foot, I sit across from my father and we talk. And he is a very wise man and he always gave me this example of a fable by William Wordsworth.
"A big man was crossing a bridge that only one person could pass at one time. Little John was crossing it from the other end. They meet at the centre and the big man told John, 'I don't let fools pass'. Little John walked back to his end, stepped aside and said 'but I do'.
"That is exactly my philosophy in life. Give the monkeys peanuts, let them rant, rave and scream, you just do your work. Be a horse with blinkers."
Q: Are you okay with being looked on as the nation's eye candy?
A: "Why should I have a problem with that? I want people to look at me as eye candy, if they don't, I would be in deep trouble. After all it is a visual medium. Why should I feel defensive?
"My audience is the one who comes out of the theatre and says 'John, we loved you in Dostana'. That's it. I don't have to sit at 40 fake award functions and go up and give the same speech 25 times, so that I can prove to the world that I have been liked by my audience. My audience has already rewarded me."
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Hi guys.Happy to meet you with this interesting post.Hope you like it. We never know when and where accidents will happen to us OR people around us. Read on and hope this piece of information may help any of us when things do happen to ourself, our friends and our loved ones.
One day, while in a lift, it suddenly broke down and it was falling from level 13 at a fast speed. Fortunately, I remembered watching a TV program that taught you must quickly press all the buttons for all the levels.
Finally, the lift stopped at the 5th level.
When you are facing life and death situations, whatever decisions or actions you make decides your survival.
If you are caught in a lift breakdown, first thought in mind may be 'waiting to die'...
But after reading below, things will definitely be different the next time you are caught in a lift.
First - Quickly press all the different levels of buttons in the lift.
When the emergency electricity supply is being activated, it will stop the lift from falling further.
Second - Hold on tight to the handle (if there is any).
It is to support your position and prevent you from falling or getting hurt when you lost your balance.
Third - Lean your back and head against the wall forming a straight line.
Leaning against the wall is to use it as a support for your back/spine as protection.
Fourth - Bend your knees
Ligament is a flexible, connective tissue. Thus, the impact of fractured bones will be minimised during fall.
For everyone, do send out this piece of information to all!
Hi guys.Happy to meet you with this interesting post.Hope you like it.
Now the story starts...
My husband is an engineer by profession, I love him for his steady nature,
and I love the warm feeling when I lean against his broad
shoulders.
Three years of courtship and now, two years into marriage, I would have
to admit, that I am getting tired of it.
The reasons for me loving him before have now transformed into the cause
of all my restlessness.
I am a sentimental woman and extremely sensitive when it comes to a
relationship and my feelings.
I yearn for the romantic moments, like a little girl yearning for candy.
My husband is my complete opposite, his lack of sensitivity, and the
inability of bringing romantic moments into our marriage has
disheartened me about love.
One day, I finally decided to tell him my decision, that I wanted a
divorce.
"Why?" he asked, shocked. "I am tired, there are no reasons for
everything in the world!" I answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemed to be in deep thought with a
lighted cigarette at all times.
My feeling of disappointment only increased. Here was a man who can't
even express his predicament, what else can I hope from him?
Finally he asked me: what can I do to change your mind? Somebody said it
right: it's hard to change a person's personality, and I guess, I have
started losing faith in him.
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered: Here is the question. If
you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind - Let's say,
I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are
sure that picking the flower will cause your death.
Will you do it for me? He said: I will give you your answer
tomorrow... My hopes just sank by listening to his response. I woke up
the next morning to find him gone, and saw a piece of paper with his
scratchy handwriting, underneath a milk glass, on the dining table near
the front door.
The note read: "My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please
allow me to explain the reasons further."
This first line was already breaking my heart. I continued reading...
"When you use the computer, you always mess up the software programs, and
you cry in front of the screen.
I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore those
programmes and wipe off your tears.
You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my legs to rush
home to open the door for you.
You love travelling but always lose your way in a I have to save my eyes
to show you the way.
You like to stay indoors, and I worry that you will be infected by
infantile autism.
I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories to cure your boredom.
You always stare at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your
eyes, I have to save my eyes so that when we grow old, I can help to clip
your nails.
So I can also hold your hand while strolling down the beach, as you enjoy
the sunshine and the beautiful sand...and tell you the colour of flowers,
just like the color of the glow on your face... So, my dear, unless I
am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not
pick that flower yet, and die..." My tears dropped on the letter, and
blurred the ink of his handwriting.
I continued reading... "Now, that you have finished reading my
answer, if you are satisfied, please open the front door for I am
standing outside, like every day, with your favorite bread and fresh
milk."
I rush to pull open the door, and saw his anxious face, clutching
tightly with his hands, the milk bottle and loaf of bread.
Now I am very sure that no one will ever love me as much as he does, and
I have decided to leave the flower alone. That's life, and love.
When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and
one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and
dullness.
Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms.
It has never been a model, it could be the dullest and boring form.
Flowers and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of
the relationship.
Under all this, the pillar of true love stands. And that's reason enough
to live.
EXCLUSIVELY FOR ENGINEERS
Question: We know that 2/10=0.2
but
Prove that 2/10=2
Answer:
Normal college students insist Question is "OUT of Syllabus".
But Engineering Students replied:
2=two,
10=ten.
Therefore
Two/Ten = Two/Ten = wo/en.
w=23,
o=15,
e=5,
n=14.
therefore
w+o=23+15=38
&
e+n=5+14=19
Therefore
wo/en=38/19= 2.
Hence Proved
FOR, Engineers " It doesn't matter answer kya hai, they say ans kya laana hai." J
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FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.
FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. & Mrs.
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents Dad & Mom.
FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying 'Dawg ... we screwed up... but that was fun!'
FAKE FRIENDS: never seen you cry
REAL FRIENDS: cry with you
FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back
REAL FRIENDS: keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours
FAKE FRIENDS: know a few things about you
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you
FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds butt that left you
FAKE FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say 'I'M HOME!'
FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life
FAKE FRIENDS: will talk bad to the person who talks bad about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock the person out that talked bad about you
FAKE FRIENDS: Would ignore this
REAL FRIENDS: Will send this to all their real friends and hope to get it back!
If you were killed today, I'm sorry I wouldn't be able to come to your
funeral, because I'd be in jail for killing the person who did it.
First, I wanted to let you know that I love you to death & think you are amazing!
Second, if I don't get this back I understand.. .
I have a game for you. Once you read this letter, you must send it to
people that you really care about, including the person that sent it to you.
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Em pathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.
Here are some sayings from School.....smile!
Teacher: 'What is your name?'
Student: 'Mera naam Suraj Prakash hai.'
Teacher: 'When I ask a question in English, answer it in English.'
Student: 'My name is Sunlight.
Teacher: 'What is your name?'.
Student: 'My name is Beautiful Red Underwear'
Teacher: 'What kind of a name is this? Don't joke tell me the right name'
Student: 'My name is Sunderlal Chadda."
Teacher: What happened in 1869?
Student: Gandhiji was born.
Teacher: What happened in 1873?
Student: Gandhiji was four years old.
Teacher: What is the full form of maths?
Student: Mentally affected teachers harassing students
Now children, if I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him then what virtue would I be showing?
Student: BROTHERLY LOVE
Teacher: Because of Gandhiji's hard work what do we get on 15th August?
Student: A holiday
Teacher: 'Can anyone give me an example of Coincidence? '
Johnny: 'Sir, my mother and father got married on the same day same time.'
Teacher:How old is ur father.
Sunny: As old as I am.
Teacher: How is it possible?
Sunny: He became father only after I was born. (1st Rank)
Teacher: There is a frog, Ship is sinking, potatoes cost Rs3/kg...Then, what is my age?
Student: 32 yrs.
Teacher: How do you know?
Student: Well, my sister is 16 yrs old and she is half mad.
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
One morning at a doctor, a patient arrives complaining of serious back-pain. The doctor examines him and asks him" OK, what happened to your back?"
The patient replies "You know that I work for a local night club? This morning I got home to my apartment early and heard a noise in my bedroom. On entering I knew someone had been with my wife and the balcony door was open. I rushed out the balcony door and did not find anyone. As I looked down from the balcony I saw a man running out and he was dressing himself. I grabbed the fridge and threw it at him, That's how I strained my back"
The 2nd patient arrives looking as if he has been in a car wreck. The doctor said "My previous patient looked bad, but you look terrible. What the hell happened to you?"
He replied, "You know I have been unemployed for a while now .Today was the
first day at my new job. I forgot to set my alarm and was running late. I was running out of the building, getting dressed at the same time, and you won't believe it but I was hit by a fridge."
The 3rd patient arrives; he looks even worse than the other two Patients do. The doctor is shocked. Again asks, "What the hell happened to youuuuuu.... .?"
"Well I was sitting in a fridge & someone threw it from the 3rd floor"
Little Johny came into the kitchen where his mother was making dinner.
His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted.
Mom, I want a bike for my birthday.
Little Johny was a bit of a troublemaker.
He had gotten into trouble at school and at home.
Johny's mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.
Little Johny, of course, thought he did.
Johny's mother wanted Johny to reflect on his behavior over the last year.
Go to your room, Johny, and think about how you have behaved this year.
Then write a letter to God and tell him why you deserve a bike for your birthday.
Little Johny stomped up the steps to his room and sat down to write God a letter.
************ **
Letter 1
Dear God,
I have been a very good boy this year and I would like a bike for my birthday.
I want a red one.
Your friend,
Johny
************ **
Johny knew that this wasn't true. He had not been a very good boy this year,
So he tore up the letter and started over.
************ **
Letter 2
Dear God,
This is your friend Johny. I have been a good boy this year and I would like
A red bike for my birthday. Thank you.
Your friend,
Johny
************ **
Johny knew that this wasn't true either. So, he tore up the letter and started again.
************ **
Letter 3
Dear God,
I have been an OK boy this year. I still would really like a bike for my birthday.
Johny
************ **
Johny knew he could not send this letter to God either. So, Johny wrote a fourth letter.
************ **
Letter 4
God,
I know I haven't been a good boy this year. I am very sorry.
I will be a good boy if you just send me a bike for my birthday.
Please! Thank you,
Johny
************ **
Johny knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get him a bike.
Now, Johny was very upset. He went downstairs and told his mom that he wanted to go to church.
Johny's mother thought her plan had worked, as Johny looked very sad.
Just be home in time for dinner, Johny's mother told him.
Johny walked down the street to the church on the corner.
Little Johny went into the church and up to the altar.
He looked around to see if anyone was there.
Johny bent down and picked up a statue of the Mary.
He slipped the statue under his shirt and ran out of the church, down the street, into the house, and up to his room.
He shut the door to his room and sat down with a piece of paper and a pen.
Johny began to write his letter to God.
************ **
Letter 5
OK GOD,
I'VE KIDNAPPED YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND THE BIKE!!!!!!
Lateral Thinking
Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself.
Think like a wizard . . .
man
1. ------------
board
Ans. = man overboard
Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.
stand
2. ------------
i
Ans. = I understand
OK .
Got the drift ?
Let's try a few now and see
how you fare ?
3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/ g/
Ans. = reading between the lines
4.
r
road
a
d
Ans. = cross road
Not having a good day now, are you ?
Redeem yourself.
5. cycle
cycle
cycle
Ans. = tricycle
Not easy to figure out ha!
0
6. ------------
Bsc .
Msc.
Ph.D.
Ans. = three degrees below zero
C'mon give it a little thought ! !
7. knee
------------ --------- ---
light
Ans. = neon light
( knee - on - light )
U can prove u r smart by getting this one.
ground
8. ------------ ---
feet feet feet feet feet feet
Ans. = six feet underground
Oh no, not again ! !
9. he's | himself
Ans. = he's by himself
Now u messing up big time.
10. ecnalg
Ans. = backward glance
Not even close ! !
11. death ..... life
Ans. = life after death
Okay last chance ............ ......
12. THINK
Ans. = think big ! !
And the last one is real fundoo - - -
13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbb ababaabbaaabbbb. ..
Ans. = long time no 'C'
In Tamilnadu , there is a well known person by name , Mr. Jeppier, Chairman of Sathyabama deemed university and some more self financing colleges , always speaks in English. That college students have collected
& published a book by name "Jappier's Spoken English"
... Njoy ...........with his......... .....English. ......... ....
Now , here are some classic English sentences from the great
"Jappier's Spoken English"
# At the ground:
------------ -----
All of you stand in a straight circle.
There is no wind in the balloon.
The girl with the mirror please comes her...{Means: girl with specs please come here).
# To a boy , angrily:
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I talk , he talk , why you middle middle talk?
# While punishing students:
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You , rotate the ground four times...
You , go and understand the tree...
You three of you stand together separately.
Why are you late - say YES or NO ......(?)
# While addressing students about Dress Code: (he is very strict about this)
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Every body should wear dress to college
Boys no proplum
Girls are pig proplum . (pig=big)
Girls should wear only slawar no nitee.
Girls should not wear T shirt , U shirt , V shirt.. but if you want to wear .... remove it when inside the campus and put it out side the campus
# Sir at his best:
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Sir had once gone to a film with his wife. By chance , he happened to see one of our boys at the theatre, though the boy did not see them.
So the next day at collage... (to that boy) - "Yesterday I saw you WITH MY WIFE at the Cinema Theatre"
# Sir at his best inside the Class room:
------------ --------- --------- --------- -------
Open the doors of the window. Let the atmosphere come in.
Open the doors of the window. Let the Air Force come in.
Cut an apple into two halves - I will take the bigger half.
Shhh...Quiet , boys...the principal JUST PASSED AWAY in the corridor
You , meet me behind the class. (Meaning AFTER the class..)
This one is cool >> "Both of u three get out of the class."
Close the doors of the windows please. I have winter in my nose today.
Take Copper Wire of any metal especially of Silver.....
Take 5 cm wire of any length....
Last but not the least some Jeppiar experiences ...
Once Sir had come late to a college function , by the time he reached , the function had begun , so he went to the dais , and said , sorry I am late , because on the way my car hit 2 muttons (Meaning goats).
At Sathyabama college day 2002:
"This college strict, u the worry no .... U get good marks, I the happy, tomorrow u get good job, I the happy, tomorrow u marry I the enjoy"
At St. Josephs college of engineering fresh years day 2003:
"No ragging this college. Anybody rag we arrest the police "
VERY IMPORTANT : ok enjoy this English , but don't forget your English !
