John Abraham.
Every new artist enters the film industry with big dreams and hopes to get a lot of name and fame, but not everyone becomes a superstar. It is neither easy to get work in films nor to sustain in a city like Mumbai while meeting expenses. There are some artists who enter films and settle down, enduring good and bad times like rain. We are going to tell you the story of one such actor. An outsider who once used to eat food for Rs 6, whose family did not have money for food, has today become one of the most trusted stars of the industry. The actor we are talking about started his career as a model, but later he became the action star of Bollywood. He had no work for 4 years, but later he gave a hit film worth Rs 1000 crore. He is none other than John Abraham.
This was John’s first income
John Abraham started his career as a supermodel. His first salary was Rs 6500. When asked how he spends his salary, John said, ‘My expenses were very low. My lunch used to be Rs 6 and I used to eat 2 rotis and dal fry. This was in 1999. I did not eat dinner because I had to work late in the office. My expenses included petrol for my bike, I did not have a mobile, I had a train pass and some food, that’s all.’
Long break after back to back films
After a successful career in modeling, John Abraham started his acting career with the film ‘Jism’, which was considered a successful film and people still like to watch it. However, the actor became a hit with his film ‘Dhoom’ and then became famous with many comedy films like ‘Garam Masala’, ‘Taxi No. 9211’ and ‘Dostana’. John Abraham established himself as an action hero with films like ‘Race 2’, ‘Shootout at Wadala’, ‘Force’, ‘Force 2’ and ‘Madras Cafe’. John had no new work after the film ‘Welcome Back’. He revealed in an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia how Bollywood declared his career over after this film.
This film brought success again
John explains, ‘Before Parmanu when I had not worked for four years, a lot of new people had come into the industry. I was told that my career is over, I am out. When Parmanu released I did not even understand whether I was in or out. It worked. Just keep working. Even when I was ‘free’ I did not stop working. Just work hard, people will see your honesty.’ He made his comeback with two back-to-back hits ‘Parmanu’ and ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and later impressed everyone as a villain in Pathan. The film starring Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan proved to be an all-time blockbuster and grossed Rs 1050 crore at the box office worldwide. He is currently seen in ‘Veda’ opposite Sharvari.