After delivering hits one after the other with film like Zinda, Water and Taxi No. 9211 the whole world has become fan of John Abraham.

But John said that he is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan because when most of the established actresses refused to work with him, Big B came to his rescue.

This is what he said -
At a time when big heroines refused to work with me Mr. Amitabh Bachchan worked with me in "Aetbaar". Mr. Bachchan and Bipasha (Basu) have been very supportive. I am very close to Abhishek and the entire Bachchan family. I wouldn't want anyone to say anything negative about them. In their unspoken way they have been very supportive. Abhishek is the co-star I am most comfortable with. You can't take away from that boy's success. He has worked hard for it.

After ‘Water’ (gave John global recognition) he again wants to work with Deepa Mehta in Komagata Maru -
But we still need to finalise dates. Honestly, for the other role she needs Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Only he can do justice to it. He's a rock star. Mine is more a Bhagat Singh kind of a role.

Talking about 2005 -
2005 was good but hectic. I feel I got far more appreciation from the audience than the success of my films would suggest. I am relatively successful. I am not being humble. I am just being honest. I want to be more successful.

It's been a grueling time for me. I shot in Afghanistan. Then I came back and was in hospital for a really long time. I've been asked to be very careful for the next three to four months. A relapse of typhoid is like... deadly! The docs (doctors) told me it's my call now. I am not supposed to overwork.

About 2006 -
I am doing Nikhil Advani's 'Salaam-E-Ishq' with Vidya Balan. She's damn sweet. It would be a nice different pairing. I have signed Sriram Raghavan's sweet romantic comedy 'Happy Birthday'. We start this in July-August. Sriram is super-talented. And his concept is so interesting. I am also doing a film with a new director, 'Babar', to be shot in Baghdad, Iraq.

I am choosing very, very carefully. I need to work with filmmakers who'd get the best out of me. I still need that one huge film in my career. I am doing a Yash Raj film in 2006. My new film 'Taxi No. 9211' is out. I recently saw an uncut version without background music. The movie took me completely by surprise. It is really entertaining. It's a fun movie and I have a light role.

John likes endorsing products that matches his image - physically and psychologically
I have signed on as UN ambassador for drugs and crime. And I am the sole ambassador for diet Pepsi in India. I won't do alcohol. In real life I don't even touch wine. It's not a morality issue. I just don't like the smell of alcohol.