I have beautiful relationship with Akshay: John Abraham

Actor John Abraham says doing the sequel of Akshay Kumar-starrer "Welcome" has not affected their real life camaraderie.While Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal reprise their roles from the 2007 film, the sequel has John and Shruti Haasan replacing Akshay and Katrina Kaif. Interestingly, John also replaces Akshay in the upcoming sequel of "Hera Pheri 3". John, who has shared screen space with Akshay "Housefull 2", "Desi BoyZ" and "Garam Masala", said the "Brothers" star in fact encouraged him for "Welcome Back" saying it will increase his reach as an actor. "He was the first person I called up after signing 'Welcome Back' because I have also learnt a lot from Akshay. I have done 'Garam Masala' with him, he literally held my hand through that movie. We have a beautiful relationship that goes beyond films. We still talk every day. We met here last when he came to promote 'Brothers'," John said here while promoting the film.