It is a still-pleasant early March afternoon and we are waiting for actor John Abraham in a room in the backyard of his Mumbai office which he calls an outhouse. The outhouse is over a water tank, and this is where Abraham has most of his meetings. It is quiet. The busy buzz of a Mumbai day is kept out by two glass walls and a wooden roof. The white cushions contrast nicely with a retro wooden clock on the table. Behind us is a brick wall painted white that displays two abstract art frames in black and white. An old Bullet motorcycle is parked outside.
Abraham walks in, clad in grey track pants, grey tee and black rubber flip-flops. The actor, 6 ft 2 inches tall, is just back from an endorsement shoot for a product for which he has been a brand ambassador for 10 years now. He’s a long-term guy, we think. Let’s see what he does with his money.
The 43-year-old movie star considers himself a serious investor. But he realised this only when he saw big money for the first time. “I grew up very comfortably, but when I saw a lot of money for the first time, I became cautious. Two things happen when you see a lot of money—you either splurge or become overly cautious. I became the latter,” he says.
