5 Times John Abraham Proved That He Is Never Afraid Of Taking Risks

When a tall, dark and drop-dead handsome fellow made his debut with an erotic thriller like Jism, no one was really sure how things were going to turn out. While his acting chops were evidently limited, he had the personality and good looks that could give any leading man in the industry a run for their money. John Abraham, the epitome of metrosexuality had arrived in the industry.

He totally stole the limelight as the anti-hero Kabir in Dhoom and has since then dabbled into every genre including romance, drama, comedy and of course action and has received massive mainstream success.

While many would have been happy with that, John has time and again proved that he is up for taking risks and has delivered projects which might not have done well at the box-office always but has proved beyond any doubt that John Abraham is not afraid of taking risks.

Water

Not a lot of actors are brave enough to star in a Deepa Mehta film so early on in their career, but that did not deter John from signing this risky project. The film not only had limited box-office aspirations but was also was sure to cause major controversies, which it did and how. Also, very early on in his career, John developed the image of a sex symbol due to his smoking good looks and fit body, but he put all that aside to play the role of dhoti-clad Narayan, a Gandhian in pre-independence India and passed with flying colors.

No Smoking

It is difficult to explain this neo-noir psychological thriller directed by Anurag Kashyap to those who have not seen it. John played K, a self-obsessed smoking addict who is caught up in the game of Baba Bengali when he tries to quit smoking and then decides to give up. A thoroughly complex character in an equally complex and quirky film, John was able to hold his end of the bargain pretty efficiently.

Dostana

Yet another film that took a lot of courage. Although Dostana was an out and out mainstream rom-com, it was probably for the first time that two leading men in Hindi cinema were donning the avatar of gay men. John’s sex symbol image could have taken a severe beating due to this choice given the representation of homosexuality in films back in 2008 was still a warped concept. But John and metrosexuality yet again knocked the ball out of the park.

Vicky Donor

After a successful stint in acting, John decided to don the hat of a producer and his choice of the first film left all us in awe of him forever. It takes guts and a lot of it to launch your career as producer with a film like Vicky Donor, which not only had a never-heard-before concept of sperm donation at its heart, but was also going to be the launch vehicle of two absolute newcomers with no filmy backgrounds, not to mention a director helming the project who was just one film old, Shoojit Sircar. Honestly, we would never be able to thank John enough for making Vicky Donor happen and set the ball rolling for content-driven, no star movies working at the box-office.

Madras Café

The John Abraham-Shoojit Sircar combination is responsible for this film which is probably one of the best-researched films in the history of Hindi. Very few actors who put their hit career on jeopardy and touch a project that dealt with seriously sensitive and controversial topics like the assassination of PM Rajiv Gandhi and India’s involvement in Sri Lankan civil war. But John not only acted in the film but also decided to back the project as a producer.