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.