John Abraham filmography

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John Abraham is an Indian actor, film producer and former model who has featured in over 50 films. [1] [2] After a successful career as a model, Abraham began his acting career with Jism in 2003, which was a box office success. In the same year, he appeared in Anurag Basu's horror film Saaya and the Pooja Bhatt directorial 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] and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.

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In 2008, John starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana , his sole release that year. Dostana became a commercial success and grossed over 871 million, becoming one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2008. [5] His films have ranged from action films such as Dhoom (2004), Karam (2005), Viruddh (2005), Race 2 (2013), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Zinda (2006), Satyameva Jayate (2018), Mumbai Saga (2021), and Pathaan (2023), Jism (2003), Aetbaar (2004), New York (2009) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and The Diplomat (2025). [6]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003 Jism Kabir Lal [7]
Saaya Aakash Bhatnagar [8]
Paap Shiven Verma [9]
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 DJCameo
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 Mathur (Nick)
2012 Housefull 2 Max Mehrotkar
Vicky Donor HimselfSpecial appearance in the song "Rum Whisky"; Also producer
2013 Race 2 Armaan Malik
I, Me Aur Main Ishaan Sabharwal
Shootout at Wadala Manya Surve
Madras Cafe Major Vikram SinghAlso producer
2015 Welcome Back Ajay Barsi (Ajju Bhai)
2016 Rocky Handsome Kabir Ahlawat (Rocky Handsome)Also producer and playback singer for the song "Alfazon Ki Tarah (Unplugged)"
Dishoom Kabir Shergill
Force 2 A.C.P Yashvardhan "Yash" SinghAlso producer
2018 Parmanu Ashwat RainaAlso producer
Satyameva Jayate Virendra "Vir" Rathod
Savita Damodar Paranjpe Producer; Marathi film
2019 Romeo Akbar Walter Rehamatullah "Romeo" Ali | (Akbar Malik alias | Walter Khan)
Batla House Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Also producer
Pagalpanti Raj Kishore
2021 Mumbai Saga Amartya Rao Naik
Sardar Ka Grandson Gursher SinghAlso producer; cameo
Satyameva Jayate 2
  • Dadasaheb Balram Azad,
  • Satya Balram Azad and
  • Jay Balram Azad
Triple role
2022 Attack Major Arjun ShergillAlso story writer and producer
Ek Villain Returns Bhairav Purohit
Mike Producer; Malayalam film
Tara Vs Bilal Producer
2023 Pathaan Jim
2024 Woh Bhi Din The Rahul SinhaAlso producer; Cameo [10]
Vedaa Major Abhimanyu KanwarAlso producer [11]
2025The DiplomatTBAAlso Producer; Post-production [12]
TehranTBAAlso Producer; Post-production [13]
TariqTBAAlso Producer; post-production [14]

Music videos

List of John Abraham music video credits
YearTitlePerformerLanguageRef.
1999"Mahek" Pankaj Udhas Hindi [15]
2001"Teri Jhanjhar Kisne Banayi" Hans Raj Hans Punjabi [15]
2002"Husna Di Sarkar" Jazzy B Punjabi
2008"Koi Aanay Wala Hai" Strings Urdu [16]
2013"Betiyaan" (Save the Girl Child) Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam Hindi [17]

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