Bollywood is no stranger to friends turning into foes and the fallout of once-warm camaraderies. As unfortunate as such incidents are, the industry has witnessed many over the years. While some of these stories reached the public eye, quite a few others remained confined within the four walls of the industry. Recently, trans actor Bobby Darling shared one such story, recalling how her close friendship with John Abraham faded away.
Opening up about her career and cinematic journey, Bobby shared that it was director N Chandra’s Style (2001) that put her on the map. She also mentioned that working on the project gave her two invaluable gifts: actor-model Riya Sen and her mother, veteran thespian Moon Moon Sen, whom she described as her “second home” during an interview. Bobby further revealed that it was Riya who introduced her to John Abraham.
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“He’s very humble, down to earth and sweet. But he doesn’t talk to me anymore, nor does he respond to my messages. There was a time when the three of us would go to Prithvi Theatre to have chicken dhansak, a Parsi dish. He liked it a lot. We also used to go to movies often. That time has passed. But what hurt me the most was when I texted him a year or two ago saying I wished to meet him, he didn’t even reply. How can someone be so rude? He could have at least acknowledged the text,” she shared during a chat with Bollywood Thikana.
“You interact even with rickshaw pullers… but when an old friend, who once supported you, reaches out, you should at least send a reply. Even if it’s just, ‘I’m busy, we’ll meet some other time’, do send it,” she added. She explained that she is looking for work and has been facing hardship. Known for films like Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002), Chalte Chalte (2003), Tum? A Dangerous Obsession (2004), Page 3 (2005), Kyaa Kool Hain Hum (2005) and Navarasa (2005), Bobby Darling was most recently seen in the Bengali television soap opera Krishnakoli.
Following the moderate success of Shivam Nair’s political thriller The Diplomat (2025), in which he starred alongside Sadia Khateeb, Jagjeet Sandhu, Kumud Mishra, Sharib Hashmi, and Revathy, John Abraham is currently working on Arun Gopalan’s Tehran, produced by Maddock Films, wherein he stars alongside Manushi Chhillar and Neeru Bajwa.
