John Abraham is an Indian actor, film producer, and former model who works in Hindi films. After a successful career as a model, Abraham began his acting career with the erotic-thriller Jism (2003), which was a box-office success. In the same year, he appeared in Anurag Basu's supernatural-thriller Saaya and Pooja Bhatt's crime-thriller Paap. The following year, he starred as the antagonist in the action-thriller Dhoom, directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yash Raj Films, and the psychological-thriller Aetbaar, directed by Vikram Bhatt. Dhoom emerged as the third highest-grossing film of that year and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. In 2008, he starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in the romantic comedy Dostana, his sole release that year. Dostana became a critical and commercial success, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2008.
Films Year Title Role Notes 2003 Jism Kabir Lal Saaya Aakash Bhatnagar Paap Shiven Verma 2004 Aetbaar Aryan Trivedi Lakeer Saahil Mishra Dhoom Kabir Sharma Madhoshi Aman Joshi 2005 Elaan Abhimanyu Singh Karam John Wargas Kaal Krish Thapar Viruddh Amar Patwardhan Water Narayan Dutt Garam Masala Shyam "Sam" Salgaonkar 2006 Zinda Rohit Chopra Taxi No. 9211 Jai Mittal Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna DJ Cameo appearance Baabul Rajat Verma Kabul Express Suhel Khan 2007 Salaam-e-Ishq Ashutosh Raina No Smoking K Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Sunny Bhasin 2008 Dostana Kunal Chauhan 2009 New York Sameer "Sam" Sheikh 2010 Aashayein Rahul Sharma Jhootha Hi Sahi Siddharth Arya (Fidato) 2011 7 Khoon Maaf Jamshed Singh Rathod (Jimmy Stetson) Force A.C.P Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh Desi Boyz Nikhil "Nick" Mathur 2012 Housefull 2 Max Mehrotkar Vicky Donor Himself Special appearance in the song "Rum Whisky"; Also producer 2013 Race 2 Armaan Mallik I, Me Aur Main Ishaan Sabharwal Shootout at Wadala Manya Surve Madras Cafe Major Vikram Singh Also producer 2015 Welcome Back Ajay Barsi (Ajju Bhai) Jazbaa Satam Cameo appearance 2016 Wazir SP Vijay Mallik Rocky Handsome Kabir Ahlawat (Rocky Handsome) Also producer; playback singer for the song "Alfazon Ki Tarah (Unplugged)" Dishoom Kabir Shergill Force 2 A.C.P Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh Also producer 2018 Parmanu Ashwat Raina Satyameva Jayate Virendra "Vir" Rathod Savita Damodar Paranjpe Producer; Marathi film 2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Rehamatullah "Romeo" Ali / Akbar Malik / Walter Khan Batla House Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Also producer Pagalpanti Raj Kishore 2021 Mumbai Saga Amartya Rao Naik Sardar Ka Grandson Gursher Singh Also producer; cameo appearance Satyameva Jayate 2 Activist Dadasaheb Balram Azad, Home Minister Satya Balram Azad & A.C.P Jay Balram Azad Triple role 2022 Attack Major Arjun Shergill Also screenwriter and producer Ek Villain Returns Bhairav Purohit Mike Producer; Malayalam film Tara vs Bilal Producer 2023 Pathaan Jim 2024 Woh Bhi Din The Rahul Sinha Also producer; Cameo appearance Vedaa Major Abhimanyu Kanwar Also producer 2025 The Diplomat J.P. Singh Tehran ACP Rajeev Kumar 2027 ACP Yashvardhan Singh Also producer Rakesh Maria
Music videos Year Title Performer Language 1999"Mahek"Pankaj UdhasHindi2001"Teri Jhanjhar Kisne Banayi"Hans Raj HansPunjabi2002"Husna Di Sarkar"Jazzy B2008"Koi Aanay Wala Hai"StringsUrdu 2013 "Betiyaan (Save the Girl Child)"Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu NigamHindi
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See also List of awards and nominations received by John Abraham
References
External links John Abraham filmography at IMDb