This superhit made John Abraham a star, broke his chain of flops, it was rejected by Salman, Sanjay, movie started iconic film franchise, it is not Jism, but...

In 2003, supermodel John Abraham made his way to Bollywood, and made his debut with erotic thriller Jism. In the Pooja Bhatt directorial, John was paired with his then-girlfriend Bipasha Basu, and to everyone's surprise, the film did well at the box office. 

After Jism, John was seen in four back-to-back flops. His performance in duds Saaya, Paap, Lakeer, and Aetbaar was heavily criticised, and John was also reportedly called 'one film wonder', until...

In 2004, John was seen playing a slick, no-nonsense baddie, the superchor Kabir in Dhoom. Though John was the villain in the film, he became the most likeable character among the audience, beating Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, who were the protagonists. The success of Dhoom inspired the makers to create a movie franchise with Dhoom 2 and Dhoom 3. 

John Abraham wasn't the original choice for Dhoom. As per the reports, before Abraham, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt were approached to play Kabir. However, they both rejected the role, and then John grabbed the opportunity. 

John Abraham has completed 21 years in Bollywood. After Dhoom, John proved his acting chops with his performance in films like Taxi No 9211, Garam Masala, New York, Madras Cafe, Housefull 2, Shootout At Wadala, Batla House, and Satyameva Jayate. In 2012, John even turned producer, and backed content-driven films like Vicky Donor and Madras Cafe. On the work front, John was last seen in The Diplomat, which was also produced under his banner.