Bollywood’s most loved onscreen jodi SRK-Kajol has competition from male hotties — John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan. Buzz is that filmmakers are making a beeline to cast the two in their films

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Bollywood’s most loved onscreen jodi SRK-Kajol has competition from male hotties — John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan. Buzz is that filmmakers are making a beeline to cast the two in their films

While the onscreen chemistry that a hero-heroine jodi shares is usually much-talked about in filmdom, it’s no different for the hero-hero jodis either. And these male pairings are creating as much buzz between filmmakers who are looking to get the right combinations for their films. In that the pairing of actors John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan (post Dostana) still is quite a favourite, while John’s pairing with Akshay Kumar is also one that many filmmakers consider, more so after their hit record together (Garam Masala, Desi Boyz) cemented by their film Housefull 2 becoming a Rs 100 crore hit. According to trade insiders, the fact that John and Abhishek clicked together first in Dhoom and then in Dostana makes them a fave pair with filmmakers who are looking forward to casting them together again. And now there’s even more buzz about the two since there seems to be no fix on Dostana sequel. “Many filmmakers are keen to cash in on the excitement around the John-Abhishek jodi. Both the stars are individually coming from the 100 crore league and are riding high, making the pair even more viable in the market,” confirm trade pundits. What’s more, both of them are even known to share a great equation on sets. As for John’s pairing with Akshay, they reveal that it is being considered the safest jodi in B-Town. “All the three films that John and Akshay have done together have been hits, so naturally when it comes to pairing they are also on top of the mind for filmmakers,” says trade analyst Komal Nahta. “It’s always great fun working and bonding with both Akshay and Abhishek. I guess it’s the off screen comfort that shows onscreen,” says John. Insiders also point out that many of the actors are yet to be seen on screen with other stars. “There was a lot of buzz about Emraan Hashmi and Abhay Deol being paired in a film, as they both come from two very different kinds of cinema. So, that naturally made them an interesting combination. But in the movie since they were hardly sharing the screen space, the jodi is yet to prove in terms of chemistry. So, they are also a pair being talked about,” they explain. Abhishek with actor Ajay Devgn (post Bol Bachchan) Hrithik Roshan with Farhan Akhtar or Abhay Deol (post Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara), Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal, Emraan and Randeep Hooda, are the other current pairs doing the rounds in popularity talk in B-Town. But among the much older pairs that they would want to see a repeat of include: SRK-Saif Ali Khan, Saif and Akshay, Salman and Aamir Khan, Akshay and Ajay, SRK and Hrithik. “These pairs apart, there are also the upcoming films that will have new pairing. Like Akshay and Imran Khan being paired together for the first time in Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai is being discussed already,” confirm industry insiders.