Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Bollywood dude John Abraham has girls drooling over him, but the one woman he finds "really, really pretty" is his "Baabul" co-star Hema Malini's beauty who he says is still the "the Dream Girl".

"During 'Baabul' if I had shot one more day with her I'd have fallen in love with her. She's really, really pretty," confesses John.

"Hema Malini is either black or white. She always tells you like it is. That's so rare in this industry where people often say one thing, and mean another."

As for Amitabh Bachchan, John has piles of compliments to heap on his professionalism.

"But forget about his work ethics. More importantly, he's a nice man. When we meet he makes me feel so comfortable. He exudes a positive energy. I always felt safe in his shadow when I made my debut with him in 'Aetbaar'. Nothing had changed in 'Baabul'."

But John's best compliments are reserved for Rani Mukerji.

"I learnt a lot from her. Rani exudes a lot of confidence. Needless to say she's an amazing actress. Working with her and Mr. Bachchan automatically raised the level of my performance.

"I need such support. People forget I'm still so new... only three years in the industry. I'm far behind the rest of my contemporaries."

After "Baabul", John has a totally antithetical release, "Kabul Express".

" 'Baabul is my first masala film. Newcomers generally do conventional films and then go on to the unconventional. I took the opposite route. I first did 'Jism' and 'Saaya' and then came to 'Baabul'. After that I'm again back to being completely unorthodox in 'Kabul Express'. I'm back at the lunatic fringes in 'Kabul'."