John Abraham filmography
John Abraham is an Indian actor, film producer and former model who has been featured in over 50 films predominantly in Hindi language.[1][2] After a successful career as a model, Abraham began his acting career with an erotic thriller film Jism in 2003, which was a box office hit. In the same year, he appeared in Anurag Basu's horror paranormal romance film Saaya and Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut film Paap.[3] Abraham starred as Kabir in the multi-starrer Dhoom, an action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, and produced by Yash Raj Films, The film was the third highest-grossing film of the year,[4] which gained him a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role nomination.

In 2008, Abraham starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his only release that year. His first release of 2009 was a production by Yash Raj Films, New York. Dostana was a commercial success and grossed over ₹871 million, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2008. This was a turning point in his career.[5] John's films have ranged from action thrillers like "Force " (2011) to comedies like "Desi Boyz" (2011) and "Handsome" (2016) to romantic dramas of various genres.[6]
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jism | Advocate Kabir Lal | |
| Saaya | Dr. Aakash Bhatnagar | ||
| Paap | Inspector 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 | Sam / Shyam Salgaonkar | ||
| 2006 | Zinda | Rohit Chopra | |
| Taxi No. 9211 | Jai Mittal | ||
| 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 | ACP Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | ||
| Desi Boyz | Nikhil Mathur / Nick | ||
| 2012 | Housefull 2 | Max Mehrotkar | |
| Vicky Donor | Rum Whisky Song Item Number Dancer | Cameo; also producer | |
| 2013 | Race 2 | Ruthless Don Armaan Malik | |
| I, Me Aur Main | Music Producer Ishaan Sabharwal | ||
| Shootout at Wadala | Manya Surve | ||
| Madras Cafe | Lieutenant Major Vikram Singh | Also producer | |
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Freedom Fighter Ajay Barsi / "Ajju Bhai" | |
| 2016 | Rocky Handsome | Kabir Ahlawat / Rocky "Handsome" | Also producer and singer for "Alfazon Ki Tarah Unplugged" |
| Dishoom | STF Kabir Shergill | ||
| Force 2 | ACP Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh | Also producer | |
| 2018 | Parmanu | IAS Officer Ashwat Raina | Also producer |
| Satyameva Jayate | Veerendra "Veer" Rathod | ||
| Savita Damodar Paranjpe | — | Producer only; Marathi film | |
| 2019 | Romeo Akbar Walter | Rehamatullah "Romeo" Ali, Akbar Malik, Walter Khan | |
| Batla House | DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav | Also producer | |
| Pagalpanti | Raj Kishore | ||
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Amartya Rao Naik | |
| Sardar Ka Grandson | Gursher Singh | Also producer; cameo | |
| Satyameva Jayate 2 |
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| 2022 | Attack | Lieutenant Major Arjun Shergill | Also co-story writer and producer |
| Ek Villain Returns | Bhairav Purohit | ||
| Mike | — | Producer only; Malayalam film | |
| Tara Vs Bilal | — | Producer | |
| 2023 | Pathaan | Jim | |
| 2024 | The Diplomat † | Aryan Mallya | Post-production[7] |
| Tehran † | CBI, DCP Vijayendra "Vijay" Mittal | Also producer; post-production[8] | |
| Tariq † | Saahil Malwani | Filming[9] | |
| Vedaa † | Raja Kapoor | Filming[10] | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Performer | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mahek | Pankaj Udhas | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Surma | Jazzy B | Punjabi | |
| 2008 | Koi Aanay Wala Hai | Strings | Urdu | |
| 2013 | "Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) | Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam | Hindi | [11] |
Music Song
- 2003:Appeared in Hum Ko To Hai Poora Yakeen made by msn cricket and sports (MSN India) to support The Indian Cricket team for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003
References
- "John Abraham enters Bollywood with Jism". The Times of India. 10 January 2003. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- "Water (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- Krishnan, Aishwarya (17 December 2016). "Happy Birthday, John Abraham: 7 things to know about the Bollywood hunk!". india.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Box Office 2004". Dhoom. Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- "BO: Dostana has a friendly opening". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- Rajpoot, Preeti (2 August 2023). "John Abraham Net Worth: age, income, wife, career, background -". Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- "John Abraham starrer The Diplomat to release in theatres on January 11, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "John Abraham unveils first look of Tehran, commences shoot". Bollywood Hungama. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "John Abraham announces his next film 'Tariq'".
- "John Abraham and Sharvari commence shooting Nikkhil Advani's Vedaa". Bollywood Hungama. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Musical campaign for girl child". Sify. Mumbai. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.