Aishwarya and John finalized in Jazba. It’s official!

Bollywood actor John Abraham is set to play a significant part in Sanjay Gupta’s movie Jazba, which stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. John will essay the role of gangster Abu Salem after he was deported to India. The remaining cast is yet to be finalized.

A source close to the film tells, “John is very happy to work with Aishwarya. He loved the role and immediately said yes.” Though the actor’s role in the movie is not very big, it’s very significant.

The action packed thriller will go on floors next year, January 2015. This is the first time director Sanjay Gupta will be working with the very gorgeous Aish. However, John and Gupta have teamed up previously in Shootout at Wadala

Now many know that John was to be paired opposite Aishwarya Rao in Sriram Raghavan’s Happy Birthday. However, the film never got made.

Ayushmann Khurrana teams up with John Abraham for period drama!

Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana has teamed up with Guru John Abraham for a period drama.

John had launched TV VJ Ayushmann in Bollywood with his maiden home production "Vicky Donor" and the fun movie on sperm donation turned out to be a roaring hit in 2012.

"We are coming up with "1911" with John and Shoojit Sircar. John and me are playing a parallel lead in the film. It's a period drama. The film will be shot extensively in Kolkata," Ayushmann said.

A football drama, "1911" is based on both the popular football clubs - Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. John has said that the film will go on the floors in October and described it as a combination of "Lagaan" and "Chak De! India".

1911’ is a combination of "Lagaan" and "Chak De! India", says John!

John Abraham's "1911", a movie on football, is set to go on floors in October, and the actor describes it as a combination of "Lagaan" and "Chak De! India".

"We are very excited about it going on floors," told John.

"We are doing a lot of research on the film. It's a true story. For people, who want to understand what kind of a film it is, it is like 'Lagaan' meeting 'Chak De! (India)'. I would hope and say that it's even better," the 41-year-old told here during an endorsement shoot for the Hockey India League team Delhi Waveriders.

"1911" is based on both the popular football clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

"More than just Mohun Bagan, I like both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. I think it's important to share with people that it's not just on Mohun Bagan, it's a film on football. It's a film that I am producing and Shoojit Sircar in directing, it's called '1911.' It is starting this October," told John, who had previously featured in football based drama "Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal".

While "Lagaan" was a period drama set in pre-independent India revolving around the sport of cricket, "Chak De! India" was about the women's hockey team.

When asked which sports movie he feels is the best, John told, "I think the best film based on sports will be '1911'."

John Abraham wants to play Hockey with his team!

Actor-producer John Abraham, who has bought a stake in the Hockey India League team Delhi Waveriders, tells he determined to become a co-owner as he wanted to be more than just a face and contribute to important team decisions.

"Being just an actor and endorsing the team would mean just sitting in the dugout or probably in the stand wearing dark glasses or dancing to an item song. That's exactly I didn't want to do. I wanted to practice and play with the team, decide the strategy and pick players," the 41-year-old told here during the promo shoot of the team.

"The WAVE group approached me and said they want me to be a part of the Hockey India League and endorse the Delhi Waveriders. We both came to a conclusion that I need to co-own the team to run it and do more than just being a face," he further added.

John is also producing a movie on football titled "1911" which revolves around two popular football clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

The movie will be directed by Shoojit Sircar and goes on floors in October this year. 

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar to seek advice from John Abraham for his next!

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar believes his "Madras Cafe" actor and producer John Abraham is a "marketing genius". So he is looking forward to taking some tips from him for his own production project "Running Shaadi.com".

"John is a marketing genius. He knows how to market his film smartly. Now that I have worked with John in 'Vicky Donor' and 'Madras Cafe', I have got to know a few things about marketing, but I am not as good at it as John," Sircar said.

"I will indeed take marketing advice from John for my film and he is always there for me," he further added.

"Running Shaadi.com" features Amit Sadh and Taapsee Pannu. 

John Abraham loses weight for 'Madras Cafe'!

Actor-producer John Abraham, who is known for his perfect body, had to shed weight for his upcoming movie "Madras Cafe".

The movie is a political-thriller and has been directed by Shoojit Sircar. The story deals with terrorism and civil war and was reportedly shot in Sri Lanka and India.

"I had asked John to lose weight for this film and he did that. If he stands in a crowd he should not stand out he should look like one of them as he is not hero in the film. Heroism of the film is the content and not John," Sircar said.

"You will see a new John in this film," he further added.

Sircar, who has worked with John in his earlier project "Vicky Donor", tells that they now share a great relationship.

"Now we are good friends its a good relationship. We are planning for few more films together. We want to take this relationship ahead he never interferes in my work and its vise versa. I don't know marketing so he takes care of it," he told.

"Madras Cafe" is slated to release August 23. 

John and Anil Kapoor gamble into the world of singing!

In current time, it has often been seen that popular celebrities gamble into the world of singing.

In fact post Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and even Priyanka Chopra taking to the mike, we hear that John Abraham and Anil Kapoor will be following the suit in their movie Shootout At Wadala. The actors will be lending their vocals to a rap number. The track which is slated to be recorded next week will feature the two leads with other male actors; however there will be professional crooners to assist the duo in hitting the high notes. The said rap song will be played during the end credits of the film.

Full story at http://www.garamgossips.com/garam_gossips/2013/01/John-and-Anil-Kapoor-gamble-into-the-world-of-singing/John-and-Anil-Kapoor-gamble-into-the-world-of-singing.html

I can guarantee for Race 2: John Abraham

John Abraham is looking forward to his releases in 2013. The actor tells that it will be the biggest year for him in his career. First of all, he stars in Race 2 which is the sequel to Race and promises a lot of action and thrills, mainly because Abbas-Mustan has called the shots. The actor tells that the movie is unpredictable and audience who liked Race will definitely love its sequel.

John Abraham told, “Yes, Race 2 is a quintessential whodunit thriller by Abbas-Mustan. Audience that enjoyed RACE will love RACE 2 as well, that’s something that I can guarantee.”

While Race 2 is starting the year for him, he has his most ambitious film till date, Shootout At Wadala, creating some fantastic pre-release buzz as well.

John told, “This is being planned as a film which is bigger and better than the best. Sanjay (Gupta), Ekta (Kapoor) and I are on a wicket where we understand what Shootout At Wadala is going to do for us. We need to up the quotient now. I am again looking at an action zone here and what I can promise is that over and above the drama and thrills, you would see some real action unfolding on screen.”

While Race 2 releases on 26th January next year, Shootout At Wadala is all set to hit the screens on 1st May 2013.

John Abraham voted as the sexiest man alive!

People magazine has voted John Abraham as the Sexiest Man Alive. According to John having a hot body doesn’t make one sexy.

At the unveiling of the latest edition of People magazine, John said the media, “I think it’s (being sexy) is past the body now. If you talk about being sexy and look worldwide, you have George Clooney at 50 who’s the sexiest man alive. I think sexiness is also a quotient of success, but according to me more than that is intelligence. Because every person’s physical appeal only lasts a while, but in the long run the mind matters,” said John Abraham at the event.

So how was this news received by John’s ladylove Priya Runchal??

Priya while talking to John, told, ‘Are you serious they gave it to you this year? You should have been getting it every year!’ I think that’s the best compliment I got.”

John broke up his nine-year-long relationship with Bipasha Basu in 2011. We also hear that the actor had freshly snubbed Bipasha.

At an event, John was asked if he would ever work with Bipasha, to which he answered, “I haven’t thought about working with her and it’s not even on my mind,”

The actor will next be seen in Race 2. 

John Abraham and Vidyut Jammwal are ready for martial arts fight!

John Abraham, Vidyut Jammwal

John and Viduyt who were seen together in those crazy muscle fights in Force, are going to fight once again on screen in a movie based on martial arts.

Seemingly Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty’s husband who worked with Sanjay Dutt for the action reality show Super fight League, wants to produce a movie based on MMA (mixed martial arts) and he wants to rope in Abraham and Jammwal for the movie. He also mentioned the he will be seen in a cameo with Sanjay dutt in the movie.

The movie is untitled as of now, and will go on floors in January 2013

John Abraham wants to produce the sequel of RGV's Satya!

The newest news of the bollywood is that, handsome actor turned producer, John Abraham might be producing the sequel of "Satya". John’s last project as a producer was "Vicky Donor" which was humorous and frothy, this time the handsome hunk wants to produce a film on some serious subject. It was being heard for quite some time Ram Gopal Varma wants to do a sequel of "Satya", and since then John is showing his keenness in the sequel. "Not only sequel of "Satya" various other projects are also in John’s offing, and he wants to have variety of films under his banner. "Satya" is an intense movie based on the lives in Maharashtra’s underbelly.

"Satya" released in 1998 and is a crime movie. The star cast included Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, J.D. Chakravarthy, Shefali Shah. The story revolves around the protagonist Satya who came to Mumbai to look for a job, and he gets involved in the Mumbai underworld instead. Though it was a low budget movie, but surprisingly it raked in moolah and was a super hit film of the 1998.

Anurag Kashyap as well as Saurabh Shukla wrote the screenplay of the movie. J.D. played Satya in the film, while Manoj played the role of Bhikhu Mhatre, and Urmila Matondkar portrayed the role of Vidya, an aspiring singer.

John Abraham snubs all false allegations of conspiracy against Bipasha Basu!

Johna Abraham, Bipasha Basu

Johna Abraham, Bipasha Basu

Johna Abraham, Bipasha Basu

Johna Abraham, Bipasha Basu

Johna Abraham, Bipasha Basu

John Abraham is annoyed with false news spread about him that he has asked the makers of the film "Shootout at Wadala" to drop his ex-girlfriend Bipasha Basu from the film. The film is made by Sanjay Gupta and is based on gangsters. Ever since, the duo have split up John maintained a dignified silence and refrained from passing any comments about his relationship with Bipasha.

But this current allegation thrown at him, John has lost his cool and opened his mouth finally. John being a professional moved on after the break-up and concentrated on his career while he is dating Priya Runchal. Bitterness has no place in John’s life and he wished Bipasha all the best for life. John and Bipasha walked off from the relationship though the reasons are not yet known to anybody. John is not interested in sharing his personal life with media. At a recent interview, Bipasha indirectly mentioned that John had cheated her in the relationship; however the handsome hunk chose to remain mum over the issue too.

Now with this allegation, John is certainly not in a happy mood anymore. Sanjay Gupta recently commented that neither he nor Ekta Kapoor ever told to anyone that Bipasha is a part of the movie, so how come she gets dropped out of the movie when she was never a part of the film!

Sylvester Stallone's muscular body to inspire John for gym workouts!



John Abraham

Sylvester Stallone

As a school student, John Abraham always involved himself in varied sports and remained fit. But it was Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone's beefy look in action film "Rocky IV" which pushed the Indian actor to take on regular workouts in a gym for the muscular body that he now flaunts unabashedly.

"I was always a lot into sports. In school, I used to run races, relays, indulge in shotput, javelin... I was also the football captain. So I have always been fit, the sporting fit. But when I was in college, I saw (Sylvester) Stallone in 'Rocky IV' and I was like 'My god, this guy looks amazing.' That's when I decided I need to go to the gym. That's when I started to work out to look visually right," John said.

The 39-year-old is among the few Bollywood actors who sport the perfectly chiseled body, but John aspires for a more perfect one.

"I don't mean to sound modest but I am not 100 per cent there. I am just 60 to 70 per cent there. I have to still do at least 40 per cent more to be in that amazing fit and shape that I want. There's still a year for that," he further added.

In India, he feels it is actors like Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan, who have popularized the concept of gyms and proper workout.

"I think it’s important to be fit, and all credit to Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan for creating that movement amongst the youth in India to go to the gym. They deserve more credit than anyone else, including myself, but I think it is important to look at one's body in a holistic way, and to understand that one needs to have a disciplined lifestyle to have a good body," told John, who has successfully stepped into movie production with "Vicky Donor".

John spoke on the sidelines of a launch event for Philips Bodygroom, a new product aimed at men who like to keep a neatly trimmed chest, back, shoulders and more. The actor sported a smooth look in the 2008 film "Dostana", and he makes no bones about the fact that it's good to be clean!

"Cinema is a visual medium. A lot of the audience enjoys watching your face. But you can't ignore the body. It's very important to take care of your body and pretty much be in shape and be clean all the time," he told.

Prachi Desai just comes into John's life to change everything!

Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai

Prachi Desai

John Abraham

'I, Me Aur Main' is a perfect break for me to change people's perceptions about me," tells Prachi Desai who will be seen playing her age in the movie. She adds that usually she has been offered roles older than her age.

“It is such a bubbly role. I don't think people have normally seen me like that. The film is a perfect opportunity for me to change people's perceptions about me," she told.

Directed by debutant Kapil Sharma, John will be seen romancing five girls in "I, Me Aur Main". Prachi is one of them.

She told, " 'I, Me Aur Main' is a modern film. I play a girl who is very young. She just comes into John's life and changes everything around him."

The young actress started her career as the lead in TV show "Kasamh Se", feels that the industry had a set perception about her and that nobody wanted to try her for new roles. According to her, she was always offered roles older to her.

"The reason for being offered roles much older than me was because that is the kind of role I had done on television. So, I guess, people wanted to stick to that. Nobody wanted to experiment with me. They just wanted to capitalise with what they had seen me as," told the actress.

The 25-year-old made her big screen debut with "Rock On!" and later featured in "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai", "Life Partner" and lately released "Teri Meri Kahaani".

Her next is Rohit Shetty's "Bol Bachchan". Releasing July 6, the movie, which has Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead roles, is her first comedy and she is thrilled about it.

My wedding will not be big fat wedding of Bollywood: John Abraham

John Abraham, Priya Runchal, Private Marriage

John Abraham, Priya Runchal, Private Marriage

John Abraham, Priya Runchal, Private Marriage

John Abraham, Priya Runchal, Private Marriage

John Abraham has a successful acting career. Also he was a supermodel. And freshly he proved to be a successful film producer too with “Vicky Donor”. The movie received warm response from the viewers and was a box office success. When he split-up with his long-time girl friend Bipasha Basu, media got crazy about it, and the news remained in the headlines for a long time.

However John Abraham determined to keep his lips sealed about the issue, and started dating Priya Runchal. And freshly he has declared he is going to marry Priya Runchal. When he was asked by the media about the date of wedding, he replied he is certain he wants to get married, but he needs to choose the right date and time for it. But it’s important to plan one’s future correctly, so he will need some more time to decide on the date. It’s a special occasion in one’s life, and the decision is to be taken by both.

The hot hunk also told the media that his wedding with Priya will be a brief unpublicized affair. There will be no grand ceremonies for his wedding. He clearly told the big fat wedding of Bollywood does not suit his family, so the ceremony will be at his place with a few friends and family members.

John Abraham's naked body is not obscene, says court!

Bollywood actor John Abraham's photo published in a daily in June 2009 is not obscene; a Delhi court has ruled and rejected a plea for issuing summons against him.

Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta Monday ruled that the picture of Abraham published in a daily June 11, 2009, was aimed at giving information on Bollywood.

The court dismissed the plea of Chander Mohan Dua, a resident of Kirti Nagar in west Delhi, that the photo of the actor's naked upper body was obscene and vulgar.

Dua in his plea asked the court to issue summons against Abraham and the editor and the publisher of the daily.

"After going through the photograph of John Abraham and the contents of the news item, I am of the opinion that the picture is not obscene," told the court.

The court did not find any infirmity or illegality in a magistrate court's order which rejected Dua's plea earlier.

John graces the Film Street Journal – May 2012!

John calls me Guruji: Akshay Kumar

John Abraham, Akshay Kumar

We had reported to you earlier that John Abraham gifted his buddy Akshay Kumar with a high-end motorbike, since their last release ( HouseFull 2) together, was a success.

On receiving the bike, the emotional Akki in return, penned a sweet, heart touching note for John.

Akshay posted, “Johnny Donor’ is riding such a high wave right now, that he is thankfully not Donating his sperm but Donating an awesome bike to me in celebration of our huge Hit ‘HouseFull 2’… I can count on one hand how many genuine gifts I’ve been given since my time in this Industry. John’s, I must say, means a lot; not because it’s a Bike (though it helps) but because I know how much it means to him giving it to me.”

“It’s not exactly common to find two such Actors that have the kind of care & respect that both John & I share, it’s no secret that Actors find it hard to see eye to eye. Why he calls me Guruji I’ll never know, why I feel so protective & brotherly towards him he’ll never know. I’m glad you’re here, I’m proud of your struggles & what you’ve achieved, & I’m touched by your kindness today & always… I wish you a lifetime of happiness & a family of your own that loves you more than you have ever loved your Bikes (and we all know that’s a lot of Love ;o)”

Ex-lovebirds John and Bipasha are back together for a film!

Bipasha Basu and John Abraham

Bipasha Basu and John Abraham

It is Bollywood’s unanimously accepted hottest couple who had now decided to work together even after they had split up. After Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone had decided to work together in ‘Yeh jawaani hai deewani’ after they had officially separated, it is John Abraham and Bipasha Basu who had showed signs of professionalism and had decided to do a film together.

It is all confirmed that John-Bipasha is ready to come together on screen for the first time after they had broken up a while back. Bipasha will be paired with Manoj Bajpai in Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Shootout a Wadala’ . However, rumours suggest that the director is planning to cast John in an item number where the ex-couple might share the screen over the music.

The film ‘Shootout at Wadala’ is going to be co-produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor and is a prequel of their action film ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’. Apart from John, the film is going to have Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood, Manoj Bajpai,Tushar Kapoor and Mahesh Manjrekar in the key roles. The film is scheduled to be released on 12th of December, 2012 and the audience is looking forward to see the pair again on the screen together.

Bollywood hunk John is ready to donate his sperms!

Off late, John Abraham has been very passionately talking about sperm donation. The actor is now even prepared to donate his sperm.

John Abraham is very keen on making people aware about the concept of sperm donation and says it’s something very similar to blood donation. The leading man of ‘Vicky Donor’, Ayushmaan Khurrana, has proudly admitted that in real life, he has donated his sperm. Now John will follow too.

John told, “if it happens, it would be for purely altruistic and philanthropic reasons and definitely not for commercial gains.”

Vicky Donor is slated to release on April 20. The movie is directed by Shoojit Sircar and written by Juhi Chaturvedi.

John Abraham who is the producer of the film tells that fertility clinics have been calling him in order to help contribute to the cause of creating awareness about sperm donation.