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John Abraham: A motorcycle-obsessed, head-banging, fish-friendly, teetotal liar

John Abraham: A motorcycle-obsessed, head-banging, fish-friendly, teetotal liar

We reveal the mixed up internal world of Bollywood actor John Abraham and find out who he would like to eliminate, if he had 90 days to live
John Abraham talks about himself
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John Abraham. Mumbai actor. National sex symbol. Bipasha Basu's boyfriend. Unforgettable movie moment in recent memory? The actor playing a straight man playing it gay, parading up and down Miami's South Beach in extremely brief yellow trunks in the Bollywood movie "Dostana."

His latest film, Nagesh Kukunoor's "Aashayein" releases this week. Abraham plays a compulsive gambler diagnosed with cancer and 90 days left to live. At a private preview screening hosted by Abraham, we overheard friends and colleagues tell him they thought it was his best work to date.

Assuming he now knows how to get into the head of someone with three months left to live, we ask Abraham for a snapshot of his own headspace at the moment and his personal 'bucket list.'

CNNGo: Do you lie often?

John Abraham: Always! I do lie but I am not a habitual liar. I lie when I need to get a situation in place. Sometimes I lie to avoid answering a question or when I am cornered I tell a white lie, but then I make up for it. I was a bad liar but "Jhootha Hi Sahi" (his next film, releasing in October) has taught me how to lie convincingly. After two months of workshops I can now lie with a straight face. 

Udita is an entertainment and lifestyle writer and author based in Mumbai.

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