One of the successful models in India, John Abraham is someone who has managed to create a niche for himself in the Hindi film industry a.k.a. Bollywood. Considered to be one of the hottest and sexiest stars of Bollywood, he has the female fans floored with the combination of a ‘great bod and boyish charm’. The dimple in his cheeks is said to make women go weak at knees. Abraham started his career as a model and today, has managed to be in the top league of the actors in Bollywood.

John Abraham was initially offered a role in a movie project by Pritish Nandy. Though the project was shelved later on, it did open a new door for John, who started building a screen persona of his own. He made his debut in Bollywood with the movie ‘Jism’ (2003). The film turned out to be a box-office success and earned recognition for him. This was followed by ‘Saaya’ (2003), ‘Aetbar’ (2004) and ‘Paap'(2004). However, none of the films proved to be a success at the theaters and were termed flops.

The first major success of John was ‘Dhoom’ (2004), a blockbuster hit in which he played the villainous role of ‘Kabir”. ‘Madoshi’, another film released in 2004 was a dud at the box office. Next, he was seen in supernatural thriller ‘Kaal’, followed by ‘Viruddh…Family Comes First’, Water’ and ‘Garam Masala’- all of them being 2005 releases. While ‘Garam Masala’was a hit and established him as a star with good comic timing, ‘Water’ won great critical acclaim. With this, he had finally made a mark in Bollywood.

In summer 2006, John Abraham performed at the “Rockstars Concert“, along with fellow stars Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat. That year saw him acting in the films like ‘Zinda’, ‘Taxi No 9211’, ‘Baabul’ and ‘Kabul Express’. Of these, Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express earned good collections. The same year, he won Rajiv Gandhi Award for His Achievement in Bollywood

None of his 2007 releases, ‘Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love’, ‘No Smoking’ and ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal’ proved to be a box-office success. Now, he is all set to play an environmentalist activist in Deepa Mehta’s new film ‘Luna’. Apart from that, his film ‘Aashayein’ is about to hit the theaters and ‘Dostana’ is still filming. John Abraham is also the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1 and the Yamaha Marque.

Since his entry in Bollywood (2002), John Abraham has been dating Bipasha Basu. Though rumors of their break-up began circulating a few months back, they were rubbished by the couple. He is a biker-lover, who loves to zoom around on his much-loved beauties. In fact, he once said that one of the best things about ‘Dhoom’ was that he got to roam around on a Suzuki Hayabusa, reputed to be the fastest motorcycle in the world, at that time.

Films Done By John Abraham

2003 Jism Kabir Lal Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2003 Saaya Dr. Akash/ “Akki”
2003 Paap Inspector Shiven
2004 Aetbaar Aryan Trivedi
2004 Lakeer – Forbidden Lines Saahil
2004 Dhoom Kabir Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2004 Madhoshi Aman After Surgery
2005 Elaan Abhimanyu
2005 Karam John
2005 Kaal Krish Thapar
2005 Viruddh Amar Patwardhan
2005 Water Narayan
2005 Garam Masala Shyam / Sam
2005 Shikhar Himself Special appearance
2006 Zinda Rohit Chopra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2006 Taxi No. 9211 Jai Mittal
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna DJ Special Appearance in “Where’s The Party Tonight”
2006 Baabul Rajat Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006 Kabul Express Suhel Khan
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Ashutosh Raina
2007 Hattrick Himself Special appearance in the song “Wicket Bacha”
2007 No Smoking K
2007 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Sunny Bhasin
2008 Dostana Kunal Chauhan
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Special appearance
2009 Little Zizou Arjun Special appearance
2009 New York Samir / “Sam”
2010 Aashayein Rahul Sharma
2010 Jhootha Hi Sahi Sid
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Jimmy Stetson
2011 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Himself Special appearance
2011 Force ACP Yashvardhan Singh
2011 Desi Boyz Nick Mathur / Hunter
2012 Housefull 2 Max
2012 Vicky Donor Himself Special appearance in the song “Rum Whisky”
2013 Race 2 Armaan Malik
2013 I, Me Aur Main Ishaan Sabharwal
2013 Shootout at Wadala Manya Surve
2013 Madras Cafe Vikram Singh
2015 Welcome Back Ajay Barsi / Ajju Bhai
2016 Wazir SP Vijay Mallik Special Appearance
2016 Rocky Handsome Kabir Ahlawat / Rocky / Handsome
2016 Dishoom Kabir Shergill
2016 Force 2 ACP Yashvardhan Singh
2018 Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran Ashwat Raina
2018 Satyameva Jayate Virendra ‘Vir’ Rathod
2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Romeo Ali / Akbar Malik / Walter Khan
2019 Batla House ACP Sanjay Kumar
2019 Pagalpanti Raj Kishore
2020 Mumbai Saga Films that have not yet been released Ganpat Roy Filming
2020 Attackdagger Nikhil Sahai Filming
2020 Satyameva Jayate 2 Virendra ‘Vir’ Rathod Filming
2020 Untitled dagger TBA Filming
John Abraham As A Producer
2012 Vicky Donor National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentFilmfare Award for Best Film(nominated)
2013 Madras Cafe
2016 Rocky Handsome
2016 Force 2
2018 Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran
2018 Savita Damodar Paranjpe Marathi language film
2019 Batla House

Film awards Received By John Abraham

2004 Jism Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated
2004 Jism Bollywood Movie Awards Bollywood Movie Award – Best Male Debut Won
2004 Jism IIFA Awards IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male Won
2005 Dhoom Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated
2005 Dhoom IIFA Awards IIFA Best Villain Award Won
2005 Dhoom Zee Cine Awards Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Won
2005 Paap Stardust Awards Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Won
2006 Zinda Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated
2006 Garam Masala IIFA Awards IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award Nominated
2006 Zinda Global Indian Film Awards GIFA Best Villain Nominated
2007 Baabul Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2007 Zinda IIFA Awards IIFA Best Villain Award Nominated
2007 Zinda Zee Cine Awards Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated
2007 Baabul Bollywood Movie Awards Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2008 Dostana Star Screen Awards Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 Won
2013 Vicky Donor National Film Award National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Won
2013 Madras Cafe Asiavision Awards Icon of the Year Won
2013 Vicky Donor Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Film Nominated