Mahendra Singh Dhoni and John Abraham share more than their hairstyles and hairstylist. John has expressed earlier stating, "Dhoni is my favourite cricketer". We are not sure if Johnny boy is Dhoni's favourite actor but the T20 captain dropped in on the sets of Nagesh Kukunoor's “Aashayein” which stars John in the lead. The film produced by Percept Picture Company was being shot at DN Nagar, Andheri.

Dhoni dropped in to meet John and stayed to watch the shooting. They discussed everything from films to crickets to bikes on the set. The atmosphere became really lively after Dhoni arrived. He even stayed back and watched John do some intense scenes.