Housefull 2, Race 2, Welcome Back, Shootout At Wadala - The 7 BIGGEST hits of John Abraham!

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The star has always entertained us with his films…

John Abraham is one of the most accomplished action heroes of Bollywood. The hunk made his debut in 2003 with Jism and has grown from strength to strength.  The sexy actor has 13 hits in his kitty. John has made us laugh with films like Housefull 2 and Desi Boyz, introspect through the riveting Madras Cafe and entertained through potboilers like Race 2, Shootout at Wadala and many more. The actor has evolved over the years and is now considered as one of the bankable actors in the industry. Last year, he was seen in Anees Bazmee’s action thriller, Welcome Back. He has various films lined up for release this year, including the upcoming action thriller – Rocky Handsome.

Talking about John and his growth over the years, Editor of Super Cinema and trade analyst, Amul Mohan reveals, “Nobody gives him much of a chance, he was always a good looker, but not a performer. Well, that’s what everybody thought. Now, he is one of the top-most stars of the country and has a great fan following. John has done a lot of films and has grown with experience.He found his niche couple of years ago when he did Force. That was a very good film for him to do because of the action quotient. The action hero bracket which was vacant for a very long time was filled by John. But, he did not follow up with another action film immediately. He is now coming up with Rocky Handsome which is in a similar space, so it is great. People like to see him doing action and being physically involved in a film. However, he also does  films like Madras Cafe, which are performance oriented ones, but I think people want to see him do more action.”

Exhibitor and distributor, Akshaye Rathi adds, “If you look at his career graph right from the time he started till date, he has quite literally evolved from being a model on the silver screen to an actor. It is his choice of films both as an actor and producer that has made people sit up and take notice. He is the guy who made Vicky Donor, which was hugely successful, he is the guy who made Madras Cafe. It did not just earn money but a helluva lot of critical acclaim as well. Now, he has made Rocky Handsome. So, the kind of films he is making and the way his career graph is going, he has surely come a long way from the time he started. He is beginning to become a fairly bankable actor too, subject to the film being made on a tight budget.”

So, John has been one of the top Bollywood stars. So, before his latest film – Rocky Handsome hits the theatres, we decided to look at his 7 biggest hits till date:

Housefull 2

Box Office collection: Rs 106.00 crore

John Abraham joined the sequel to the hit film Housefull and what followed is history. The film starring Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Zarine Khan, Shazahn Padamsee, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty and Boman Irani was a huge success. It was a laugh riot and we saw John’s hilarious side again after Dostana and Desi Boyz. The film was such a huge hit that it is still John’s highest grosser.

Race 2

Box Office collection: Rs 100.45 crore

John was seen in a negative role after a very long time in Race 2. He had last played a negative role in Aetbaar (2004) and though that film didn’t do that well, Race 2 became a huge hit. The sequel to the Abbas-Mustan thriller had Saif Ali Khan as the hero. The macho John caught the attention of everyone again and people went crazy seeing him do all kinds of stunts in the film.

Welcome Back

Box Office collection: Rs 96.69 crore

Welcome Back is John’s latest film. Released last year, the film was a sequel to the hit film Welcome and this one also turned out to be a super hit. Though there wasn’t a huge buzz around the film, John and co managed to grab everyone’s attention. The film had great content and it paid off.

Shootout At Wadala

Box Office collection: Rs 60.18 crore

John Abraham portrayed the role of gangster Manya Surve in the sequel to Shootout At Lokhandwala. Titled as Shootout At Wadala, the film is based on the encounter by Mumbai police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. The film starred John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai and Sonu Sood and was a big hit when it released on the silver screen. People loved the action involved, especially the fight sequences involving John.

Madras Cafe

Box Office collection: Rs 42.67 crore

Madras Cafe is a political thriller set during the Sri Lankan civil war and the assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. How an Indian Intelligence officer (John) travels to Sri Lanka, tries to disrupt the activities of LTTE and uncovers the plot to assassinate the PM makes up most of the film. It was John’s most powerful act in terms of pure performance and it did very well at the box office.

Desi Boyz

Box Office collection: Rs 42.40 crore

Desi Boyz is a romantic drama starring John Abraham and Akshay Kumar. The two buddies turn into male escorts when the economic crisis leaves them jobless. How the two fall in love and their ensuing troubles made up the film. The comic timing of both the actors and the amazing story made the film a super duper hit.

Force

Box Office collection: Rs 27.29 crore

Force was one of the most crucial films in John’s career. The action thriller, directed by Nishikant Kamat and starring Genelia D’Souza, was the film after which John found his place in the industry. John had done a lot of action films earlier, especially Dhoom, but  with Force he proved he is the action superstar. How he saves himself, his friends and their families from a gangster makes up the major plot of the film. Everyone appreciated John’s acting and the film did very well.

With another action packed film, Rocky Handsome releasing this week, we are sure John is set to get more appreciation. We hope it does well!

(All the figures mentioned above are India nett collections and have been compiled from BollywoodHungama.com)

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