Filmmaker Abbas Tyrewala has hired David Bryan, who was the supervising art director for multiple Oscar winning movie "The Hurt Locker", to work on his next movie "1-800-Love". The latter says working on a Bollywood movie is a great experience.

Bryan, who was widely praised for his life-like replication of the battle scarred streets of Iraq in Jordan for "The Hurt Locker", is the production designer for "1-800-Love" that stars John Abraham and Tyrewala's wife Pakhi in the leads.

Tyrewala wanted Bryan's help in depicting the "real London" through his film.

"We wanted to portray the real London that is rarely seen. It's an amazing city with very diverse locations. In particular, we were looking for a real iconic studio apartment for our lead actor John Abraham," Bryan said in a press release.

In September last year, it was reported that traffic in London was blocked due to the film's shooting. The crew shot for three nights at the iconic Tower Bridge, where the famous chase sequence from the movie "The Mummy" was shot. Boat traffic on Thames river was also restricted while the crew was shooting for the film.

Bryan is happy to collaborate with Tyrewala and his team. "Working with a Bollywood crew was a great experience, much more than on a similar British film," he added.

Bryan's first release after "The Hurt Locker" will be "1-800-Love".

Apparently, Bryan persuaded Tyrewala to take him on as the production designer after showing him footage from "The Hurt Locker" and how he had recreated the streets of Iraq in the award winning film.

"1-800-Love", the music for which is being composed by double Oscar winning maestro A.R. Rahman, is currently under post production and is expected to release in the second quarter of this year.