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This may be far from music to John Abraham's ears but Bipasha Basu has announced to close friends: "I'm single for the first time in 10 years." Those in the know reveal that the sultry actress is not in the mood for any reconciliation with John. Meanwhile, 'former' boyfriend John Abraham does want to give their dying relationship another try. The actor, who is filming for Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein, has been sweet-talking Bipasha, trying to persuade her to come down to Pondicherry for a short holiday.

Recently, the actress was also offered a cameo in Kumar Mangat's latest production, One, Two, Three, which is again being shot in Pondicherry. But the actress turned it down, citing date problems. Sources indicate that more than anything else, Bips desperately wanted to avoid John, who expected, and wanted, her to do the film.

Adds a source from Kumar Mangat's production house, "We wanted Bipasha to play a Jat cop in the film. The schedule demanded her to film in Pondicherry for 20 days. We were hopeful that she would accept the offer, as John is around in Pondicherry too. But she gave some excuses and begged out of the film."

John, seemingly, was disappointed when Bipasha refused to do the film. Sources close to John inform that he's going through a low phase. "He wants to work on his relationship with Bipasha. He has been asking her to visit him in Pondicherry. Bit it's clear that Bipasha is through with him." John was very embarrassed to face anyone from the unit and preferred to be alone after he learnt about the controversy. He spent the whole day in his room.

"Even yesterday he only came out of his make-up room when he was called for the shot. He shot for the film, but it was very clear that he was very embarrassed. It is still very unclear whether he had spoken to Bipasha after this news had come out," adds the source.

"It was very sad to see an otherwise cheerful and warm John looking completely down and out. It is quite obvious that he is upset and shocked. However, being the professional that he is, he hasn't thrown any tantrums," says the source.