When John Abraham was listless

Written By Soumyadipta Banerjee | Updated: May 26, 2011, 12:41 PM IST

Puffy-faced, red-eyed and withdrawn, that was how the actor apparently appeared on the sets of an ad campaign. Wonder if his recent break-up with Bipasha Basu had anything to do. with it?

They say pictures never lie and it’s no different for actor John Abraham either. Take a look at the pictures above that were shot recently when he recently split from long-time girlfriend, actor Bipasha Basu. The actor has till date maintained a stoic silence, even though Bipasha Basu has gone on record talking about their split. Sources say that he has been deeply affected to an extent that he found it tough to concentrate on his work.

“It was on March 12 that we were shooting for an advertisement with John. Anybody who knows him immediately understood that he was going through some stress. His face looked puffy and his eyes had turned red. It looked liked he was either sleep-deprived or had been crying,” says a source who was working with John on the same ad.

The ad had presented  an exciting opportunity for the actor, as also on board was Andrew Hardaway, who has been the right-hand man of famous Hollywood directors like David Fincher, John Frankenheimer, Ang Lee and Mike Nichols. However sources claim there was something amiss with John.

“He was supposed tohave his trademark smirk on face, but he could barely manage a smile. He also kept to himself all the time. Though he’s a thorough professional, the crew decided to shoot for an extra day as a lot of work remained unfinished,” the source adds.