John Abraham filmography

Abraham at an event

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.

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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	DJ	Cameo
	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	Himself	Special 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 Singh	Also producer
2015	Welcome Back	Ajay Barsi (Ajju Bhai)	Jazbaa	Satam Khanvilkar (Yohan's Right Hand)
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" Singh	Also producer
2018	Parmanu	Ashwat Raina	Also 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 Singh	Also producer; cameo
	Satyameva Jayate 2	Dadasaheb Balram Azad, Satya Balram Azad and Jay Balram Azad	Triple role [a]
2022	Attack	Major Arjun Shergill	Also 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 Sinha	Also producer; Cameo	[10]
	Vedaa	Major Abhimanyu Kanwar	Also producer	[11]
2025	The Diplomat †	JP Singh	Also Producer; Post-production	[12]
	Tehran†	TBA	Also Producer; Post-production	[13]
	Tariq†	TBA	Also Producer; post-production	[14]

Music videos

List of John Abraham music video credits

Year	Title	Performer	Language	Ref.
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]

Notes

1. John Abraham plays in a triple role films.

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by John Abraham

References

1. "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.
2. "Water (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
3. 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.
4. "Box Office 2004". Dhoom. Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
5. "BO: Dostana has a friendly opening". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
6. Rajpoot, Preeti (2 August 2023). "John Abraham Net Worth: age, income, wife, career, background –". Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. Elley, Derek (2 May 2003). "Jism". Variety . Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
8. Chopra, Anupama (21 July 2003). "Film review: 'Saaya' starring John Abraham, Tara Sharma". India Today . Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
9. Verma, Sukanya (29 January 2004). "Paap: Not sinful enough!". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
10. "Woh Bhi Din The Cinema Hall release date - When and where to watch Adarsh Gourav and Rohit Saraf-starrer after a decade-long delay". OTT Play. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
11. "John Abraham and Sharvari commence shooting Nikkhil Advani's Vedaa". Bollywood Hungama . 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
12. "John Abraham to Play lousy man and fraudulent human being villain starrer The Diplomat to release in theatres on January 11, 2024". Bollywood Hungama . 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
13. "John Abraham unveils first look of Tehran, commences shoot". Bollywood Hungama . 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
14. "John Abraham announces his next film 'Tariq' on the occasion of Independence Day: Time to celebrate the freedom to tell good stories". The Times of India. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
15. "Happy Birthday John Abraham: A Pankaj Udhas song to model hunt video, a look at his modelling days". Hindustan Times . 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
16. "First Look: John becomes an angel". Rediff.com . 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
17. "Musical campaign for girl child". Sify . Mumbai. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

External links

• John Abraham filmography at IMDb