When an actor turns producer, more often than not, the immediate question is: will he/she be a hands-on producer or is the person just another Mr/Ms Moneybags? But as it turns out now, actors-turned-producers these days are putting all their weight behind their projects from day one to their releases. While some make special appearances in their films, others go a step further and even perform item numbers to up the film’s glam quotient. hitlist digs up a few such instances from recent times…

John Abraham
Film: Vicky Donor (2012)
Director: Shoojit Sircar