Question: Who directed the film in which John Abraham made his film debut?

Context articles: John Abraham (director)
Force 2
Welcome Back (film)
Rocky Handsome
Bipasha Basu filmography
No Smoking (2007 film)
Jism (2003 film)
Force (2011 film)
John Abraham (actor)
Sonal Sehgal

John Abraham (11 August 1937 – 31 May 1987) was a Malayali Indian filmmaker, short story writer and screenwriter.
 He was perhaps more famous for his style of living and way of thinking than for his films.
 He attained a legendary status, living a nomadic kind of life.
 He rebelled against all the established ways of life as well as film making.
 John Abraham is recognised as a genius in Malayalam cinema.
 He made his mark with the Tamil film "Agraharathil Kazhuthai", but is possibly remembered most for his efforts in starting a people's cinema movement, an absolute form of independent filmmaking called "Odessa Collective".
Force 2 is a 2016 Indian action spy thriller film written and directed by Abhinay Deo, which features John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.
 It is a sequel to the 2011 film "Force", and the second installment of the "Force" film series.
 Principal photography of the film commenced in August 2015, and the film was released on 18 November 2016.
 Upon release, the film received positive reviews and has grossed 6.6 crore on its first day, becoming John Abraham's highest-grossing opening ever.
Welcome Back is an Indian action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, released in 2015.
 It is a sequel to "Welcome" and features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Paresh Rawal, Dimple Kapadia and Naseeruddin Shah.
 While Kapoor, Patekar and Rawal have reprised their roles from the 2007 film, Abraham and Hassan are new additions to the lead cast.
 Made on a budget of US$16 million, the film was largely shot in and around Panipat, United Arab Emirates.
 "Welcome Back" was released worldwide on 4 September 2015.
Rocky Handsome is a 2016 Indian action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat.
 It features John Abraham and child artist Diya Chalwad in the lead roles while Shruti Haasan, Nishikant Kamat and Sharad Kelkar appear in crucial supporting roles.
 It is an official adaptation of the 2010 Korean film "The Man from Nowhere".
 Co-produced by Abraham under his home banner John Abraham Entertainment in association with Sunir Khetrapal’s Azure Entertainment, the film’s story revolves around a man who sets out to take vengeance against drug mafia after they take away an eight-year-old girl, with whom he shares a special bond.
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who has featured in over 50 films, predominantly in Bollywood.
 After a successful career as a model, she made her film debut with a supporting role in Abbas–Mustan's thriller "Ajnabee" (2001), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
 Basu followed this with a role in her first Telugu cinemathe action film "Takkari Donga" (2002).
 She had her first major success with the supernatural thriller "Raaz" (2002), which earned Basu her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.
 The following year, she starred opposite John Abraham in the erotic thriller "Jism", in which she played a seductive wife.
 She received a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role nomination for the film.
 Her roles in these films established her as a sex symbol.
No Smoking is a 2007 Indian neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj and Kumar Mangat.
 The film stars John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Ranvir Shorey and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles, while Bipasha Basu appears in an Item number.
 The film is loosely based upon the short story "Quitters, Inc." by Stephen King, which was previously adapted as one of three segments featured in Hollywood anthology film, "Cat's Eye" (1985).
 It became the first Indian film to be adapted from a Stephen King short story.
 The story follows K (Abraham) a self-obsessed, narcissist chain smoker who agrees to kick his habit to save his marriage and visits a rehabilitation centre, but is caught in a labyrinth game by Baba Bengali (Rawal), the man who guarantees he will make him quit.
Jism (English: Body ) is a 2003 Indian erotic thriller film edited and directed by Amit Saxena, written by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Pooja Bhatt and Sujit Kumar Singh under the banner Fish Eye Network [P] Ltd and Shreya Creations, which starred Bipasha Basu and John Abraham, the latter making his début in Bollywood films.
 The music for the film was scored by M. M. Keeravani.
 "Jism" ranked 92 in the top 100 sexiest movie scenes poll conducted by Channel 4.
 The film is essentially a remake of "Body Heat", which was, in turn, loosely based on Billy Wilder's 1944 film "Double Indemnity", which was a version of James Cain's novel "Double Indemnity".
Force is a 2011 Indian action thriller film directed by Nishikanth Kamath, starring John Abraham opposite Genelia D'Souza in lead roles.
 It is a remake of Gautham Menon's successful 2003 Tamil film, "Kaakha Kaakha" Starring Suriya and Jyothika in lead and is about a dutiful cop who chases the capture of a dreaded gangster.
 The film released on 30 September 2011, and received mostly positive reviews upon release.
 John Abraham's performance was also praised by public and critics.
 Its sequel "Force 2" has been released in 2016, making it the first installment of "Force (film series)".
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model who appears in Hindi films.
 After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, he made his film debut with "Jism" (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination.
 This was followed by his first commercial success, "Dhoom" (2004).
 He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in "Dhoom", and in "Zinda" (2006).
 He later appeared in the major critical success "Water" (2005).
 He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "Baabul" (2006).
 Since then, Abraham has starred in many critically and commercially successful films including "Kaal" (2005), "Garam Masala" (2005), "Taxi No. 9211" (2006), "Dostana" (2008), "New York" (2009), "Force" (2011), "Desi Boyz" (2011), "Housefull 2" (2012), "Race 2" (2013), "Shootout at Wadala" (2013), "Madras Cafe" (2013), "Welcome Back" (2015), "Dishoom" (2016), and the latest, "Force 2", thus establishing himself as a commercially successful actor of Indian cinema.
Sonal Sehgal is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed 'Aashayein', directed by the national award winning director Nagesh Kuknoor.
 She is cast opposite John Abraham in this movie with cancer being the central theme.
 She plays the pillar of strength and the only ray of hope in the dying protagonist s (played by John Abraham) life.