Macho hunk John Abraham turns 45 today and despite being one of the most popular Bollywood actors, questions were raised on his acting skills. But, there are movies in which he proved his critics wrong. Here's a look: (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Dhoom: The man who started it all in the first film of the franchise was none other than Abraham. In a movie that lacked special effects and exotic locations, John was the show-stealer. The Hayabusa-riding handsome biker thief was adjudged as one of the coolest villains (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Zinda: Nobody would have thought that Abraham could be one of the best counterpart to Deadly Dutt (Sanjay Dutt) as the actor impressed everyone in the role of suave revenge-seeking business tycoon. Although the film didn't do well at the box office, Abraham and Dutt's performance was widely appreciated by critics and fans alike (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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New York: Maybe Abraham is not good at comedy but he is definitely one of the best options for an action-thriller film. New York, a spy thriller film, was a turning point in the actor's career as the widely acclaimed film is till date considered as one of his best projects (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Force: The film was a high octane action film and watching the macho hunk in a never-seen-before gun-blazing avatar was icing on the cake. Also, the film is till date John's most commercial solo project (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Shootout at Wadala: Based on true events of the first ever police encounter, the actor featured in the film as notorious gangster, Manya Surve, and had gone through a drastic transformation for the role, sporting a moustache and a beefed-up physique. Although the film received mixed reviews but Abraham's portrayal of the character was well received by the critics and fans (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Madras Cafe: The film not only featured the actor in the lead but was also backed up by his production house. Madras Cafe deals with Indian Army's special officer to head a covert operation in Jaffna shortly after the Indian-peace-keeping force was forced to withdraw during the Sri Lankan Civil War. The film was unanimously appreciated and is Abraham's highest-rated film as per veteran critics (Photo Credits: Facebook)
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Rocky Handsome: Action and thriller is his forte and this film is just another addition to prove the point. This film proved why Abraham is one of the toughest action heroes of the Industry. The film was released to a mediocre response at the box office but is popular among hardcore action fans (Photo Credits: Facebook)
