But that didn't make Saif averse to the role.
'The gay thing didn't scare me off. In fact I don't think they (Abhishek and John) actually kiss. I would have,' he said.
According to Masand, even Shah Rukh Khan says he would have actually kissed if he was in the film. To which, Saif said: 'Yeah and I would have kissed him'.
'...because I think that would have given everyone something to talk about,' added Saif, who says he 'enjoyed' the film and that 'it was nice'.
Saif's latest movie 'Love Aaj Kal', which also stars Deepika Padukone, hit the screens Friday and is picking up momentum at the box office. The movie, based on love in different eras, is his first venture as a producer.