Photo caption: John Abraham's debut film was Jism, opposite Bipasha Basu, which was released in 2003.
New Delhi:
John Abraham's hunky looks havemade more news than the roles he has played onscreen and theformer model feels that's the reason he did not get the famehe deserved as an actor.
John, 40, who entered the film industry with Bipasha Basustarrer Jism in 2003, said he was a rising star in thefashion world when he got his first break in Bollywood and so,people initially failed to explore him as an actor.
"Fame came to me much later. I have been in the industryfor the past 10 years and you can say that it is only now thatI am being talked about for my films. I got a differenttreatment because I entered the industry as a model," Johntold PTI.
The New York star said his good looks helped him garnera large fan base but it was much later that he was offeredperformance oriented roles.
"I knew from the beginning that there will be a lot moreemphasis on my body and looks than anything else. But, thatwas fine for me. I developed a huge fan following because ofmy looks. Still, I got roles slowly from people who believedin me, be it Sanjay Gupta, Shoojit Sircar or Kabir Khan. I amgetting films now which are all performance oriented. My graphis on the rise now," John said.
The actor will be seen in a series of films this year,beginning with Abbas-Mustan's trailer Race 2 releasingtoday, where he will be seen portraying the main villain. Johnsays the film reminds him of his first hit Dhoom.
"Race 2 is a different film. It's typical Abbas-Mastanfilm. Barring Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor, all thecharacters in the film are absolutely new. Every character hasgrey shades. The film reminds me of Dhoom. It is pretty muchin that space minus the bikes," he said.
John will next be seen in Gupta's gangster dramaShootout At Wadala, Sircar's Madras Cafe and romanticdrama I, Me, Aur Main by a debutant director.
"It's fun to shoot so many films together. People areworried about me because I force myself to space things out.My mind is not left with any grey space. It is a consciousdecision to do different genres because I love to do differentfilms. I am not one of those, who like sticking to the regularroles," he said.
John, who changes his physique with every film, saidportraying a different look each time has taken a toll on hisbody.
"Changing your physique for every film is very taxing.Your body takes a blow everytime. I like to do my stuntsmyself and have hardly used anybody double. But maintainingthis action-hero image hurts a lot. You always face someinjuries or the other," he said.
The actor turned producer with Vicky Donor last yearand his maiden production has been received very well by theaudience. He says it was important for him to turn producer sothat he could churn out strong but commercially viable films.
"It was important for me to become a producer because thekind of films I wanted to do and the kind of content I wantedthe industry should have was coming out less. I am trying tomarry content with commerce," he said.
The actor is currently producing three films under hisproduction house, John Abraham Entertainment.
John, 40, who entered the film industry with Bipasha Basustarrer Jism in 2003, said he was a rising star in thefashion world when he got his first break in Bollywood and so,people initially failed to explore him as an actor.
"Fame came to me much later. I have been in the industryfor the past 10 years and you can say that it is only now thatI am being talked about for my films. I got a differenttreatment because I entered the industry as a model," Johntold PTI.
The New York star said his good looks helped him garnera large fan base but it was much later that he was offeredperformance oriented roles.
"I knew from the beginning that there will be a lot moreemphasis on my body and looks than anything else. But, thatwas fine for me. I developed a huge fan following because ofmy looks. Still, I got roles slowly from people who believedin me, be it Sanjay Gupta, Shoojit Sircar or Kabir Khan. I amgetting films now which are all performance oriented. My graphis on the rise now," John said.
The actor will be seen in a series of films this year,beginning with Abbas-Mustan's trailer Race 2 releasingtoday, where he will be seen portraying the main villain. Johnsays the film reminds him of his first hit Dhoom.
"Race 2 is a different film. It's typical Abbas-Mastanfilm. Barring Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor, all thecharacters in the film are absolutely new. Every character hasgrey shades. The film reminds me of Dhoom. It is pretty muchin that space minus the bikes," he said.
John will next be seen in Gupta's gangster dramaShootout At Wadala, Sircar's Madras Cafe and romanticdrama I, Me, Aur Main by a debutant director.
"It's fun to shoot so many films together. People areworried about me because I force myself to space things out.My mind is not left with any grey space. It is a consciousdecision to do different genres because I love to do differentfilms. I am not one of those, who like sticking to the regularroles," he said.
John, who changes his physique with every film, saidportraying a different look each time has taken a toll on hisbody.
"Changing your physique for every film is very taxing.Your body takes a blow everytime. I like to do my stuntsmyself and have hardly used anybody double. But maintainingthis action-hero image hurts a lot. You always face someinjuries or the other," he said.
The actor turned producer with Vicky Donor last yearand his maiden production has been received very well by theaudience. He says it was important for him to turn producer sothat he could churn out strong but commercially viable films.
"It was important for me to become a producer because thekind of films I wanted to do and the kind of content I wantedthe industry should have was coming out less. I am trying tomarry content with commerce," he said.
The actor is currently producing three films under hisproduction house, John Abraham Entertainment.
