New
Delhi:
John
Abraham's
hunky
looks
have
made
more
news
than
the
roles
he
has
played
onscreen
and
the
former
model
feels
that's
the
reason
he
did
not
get
the
fame
he
deserved
as
an
actor.
John,
40,
who
entered
the
film
industry
with
Bipasha
Basu
starrer
Jism
in
2003,
said
he
was
a
rising
star
in
the
fashion
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
industry
for
the
past
10
years
and
you
can
say
that
it
is
only
now
that
I
am
being
talked
about
for
my
films.
I
got
a
different
treatment
because
I
entered
the
industry
as
a
model," John
told
PTI.
The
New
York
star
said
his
good
looks
helped
him
garner
a
large
fan
base
but
it
was
much
later
that
he
was
offered
performance
oriented
roles.
"I
knew
from
the
beginning
that
there
will
be
a
lot
more
emphasis
on
my
body
and
looks
than
anything
else.
But,
that
was
fine
for
me.
I
developed
a
huge
fan
following
because
of
my
looks.
Still,
I
got
roles
slowly
from
people
who
believed
in
me,
be
it
Sanjay
Gupta,
Shoojit
Sircar
or
Kabir
Khan.
I
am
getting
films
now
which
are
all
performance
oriented.
My
graph
is
on
the
rise
now," John
said.
The
actor
will
be
seen
in
a
series
of
films
this
year,
beginning
with
Abbas-Mustan's
Race
2
releasing
today,
where
he
will
be
seen
portraying
the
main
villain.
John
says
the
film
reminds
him
of
his
first
hit
Dhoom.
"Race
2
is
a
different
film.
It's
typical
Abbas-Mastan
film.
Barring
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Anil
Kapoor,
all
the
characters
in
the
film
are
absolutely
new.
Every
character
has
grey
shades.
The
film
reminds
me
of
Dhoom.
It
is
pretty
much
in
that
space
minus
the
bikes,"
he
said.
John
will
next
be
seen
in
Gupta's
gangster
drama
Shootout
At
Wadala,
Sircar's
Madras
Cafe
and
romantic
drama
I,
Me,
Aur
Main
by
a
debutant
director.
"It's
fun
to
shoot
so
many
films
together.
People
are
worried
about
me
because
I
force
myself
to
space
things
out.
My
mind
is
not
left
with
any
grey
space.
It
is
a
conscious
decision
to
do
different
genres
because
I
love
to
do
different
films.
I
am
not
one
of
those,
who
like
sticking
to
the
regular
roles,"
he
said.
John,
who
changes
his
physique
with
every
film,
said
portraying
a
different
look
each
time
has
taken
a
toll
on
his
body.
"Changing
your
physique
for
every
film
is
very
taxing.
Your
body
takes
a
blow
everytime.
I
like
to
do
my
stunts
myself
and
have
hardly
used
any
body
double.
But
maintaining
this
action-hero
image
hurts
a
lot.
You
always
face
some
injuries
or
the
other,"
he
said.
The
actor
turned
producer
with
Vicky
Donor
last
year
and
his
maiden
production
has
been
received
very
well
by
the
audience.
He
says
it
was
important
for
him
to
turn
producer
so
that
he
could
churn
out
strong
but
commercially
viable
films.
"It
was
important
for
me
to
become
a
producer
because
the
kind
of
films
I
wanted
to
do
and
the
kind
of
content
I
wanted
the
industry
should
have
was
coming
out
less.
I
am
trying
to
marry
content
with
commerce,"
he
said.
The
actor
is
currently
producing
three
films
under
his
production
house,
John
Abraham
Entertainment.