Bollywood hunk John Abraham shot to fame with his negative character Kabir in Dhoom. He was accepted and appreciated by the audience for the role. Now, he is going to play the same villain avatar in the Abbas- Mustan sequel of the hit movie Race.

The filmmaker duo is happy with the inclusion of John as they think he is perfect for the role. Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor have already signed to play the lead roles.

Interestingly, John's girlfriend Bipasha Basu was a vamp in the first movie and he will appear in the sequel when she is not a part of the project anymore.

Producer Ramesh Taurani is also very pleased with the casting. Recently, John earned accolades for his negative role in New York. The film is slated to go to the floors in 2011. The team is looking for exotic locations to start shooting. The first movie was shot in South Africa and Dubai.

It will be interesting to see how John looks in the film!