John Abraham Biography
Name : John Abraham
Date of Birth : 17 December 1972
Age : 42 years
Height : 5'9"
Religion : Agnostic
Zodiac sign : Sagittarius
Parents : Abraham John and Firoza Irani
Siblings : Susy Mathew (sister), Alan (younger brother)
Spouse : Priya Runchal
John Abraham is actively involved with social communities like PETA and Habitat for Humanity. His efforts earned him an ‘Eco-Warrior’ award from the Vice President of India.
With cute dimples and a six-pack torso, John Abraham bagged the Gladrags Manhunt Contest, Bipasha Basu and a few good movies in a decade of being in the limelight.
John was born in Mumbai to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother. He has a younger brother, Alan. John studied at the Bombay Scottish School. He graduated with a with a B.A in Economics from Jai Hind College. He started his career in the media, working with Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd and later with Enterprises Nexus.
In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Soon, he also appeared in a number of commercial advertisements. To improve his acting skills, John joined the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting school in Mumbai and completed an acting course while juggling modelling assignments.
John Abraham’s debut into movies was the steamy Jism with Bipasha Basu. His second movie Saaya, with Tara Sharma, received fair reviews. In 2004, his fans got their fill of the handsome actor in movies like Aetbaar, Paap and finally, Dhoom, which had John playing the cool villain with a racing bike. Incidentally, bikes are John’s passion off-screen too.
In 2005, John starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box-office. Later that year, he had a major role in the critically acclaimed film, Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows during the 1930s.
In 2006, John starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these, Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express were successful. Salaam-e-Ishq was Abraham’s first release in 2007 but it failed to do well at the Indian box office. His last two releases of the year included the art-house thriller, No Smoking, and the sports film, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. In 2008, Abraham starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his only release that year.
His first release of 2009 was New York, in which he starred along with Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh. In 2010, he appeared in two films; Aashayein and Jhootha hi Sahi, both of them failed to do anything at the box-office.
In 2011, he starred in 7 Khoon Maaf which failed to do much business at the box office. He was next seen in Desi Boyz and I Me aur Main which too were eventually declared flop at the box office. Force, Houseful 2, Race 2 and Shootout At Wadala have been successful at the box office, whereas his solo release Madras Cafe was rated as an average movie at the box office.
John Abraham will be seen in Welcome Back, Rocky Handsome and an untitled film of Rohit Dhawan’s next that is scheduled to release in 2015.
John Abraham is an Indian film actor, producer and a former model. His first commercial successful movie was Dhoom (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom and in Zinda (2006). He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Baabul (2006). In 2012, he produced his first movie Vicky Donor, which was a critical and commercial success. He has established himself as one of the most versatile actors in the Bollywood with the movie Madras Cafe. Now he will be seen in upcoming Bollywood movies like Hera Pheri 3, Wazir and Rocky Handsome.
John Abraham was born on 17 December 1972 to a Malayali father Abraham John and a Parsi mother Firoza Irani in Mumbai. His father is an architect from Aluva, Kerela. His Parsi name is 'Farhan' but his father being Marthomite Syrian Christian named him 'John'. He has two siblings, a sister named Susy Mathew and a younger brother Alan who is an architect.
Director Neeraj Vora has roped in Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham to play the male leads in his upcoming film Hera Pheri 3 which is the third installment of the Hera Pheri franchise. Abhishek and John's chemistry we have already seen in Dostana movie. Their camaraderie is promising and chemistry is sure to work wonders on the big screen. He will be seen playing double role with contrast personalities and nature.
John completed his schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai. He got his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Jai Hind college. He pursued his MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai.
John made his acting debut with bollywood movie Jism in 2003 which performed well at the box office. He got recognition in Dhoom (2004) for his role of a villian. The film was produced by Yash Raj Films and was one of the highest grossing film of that year. He appeared in the major critical successful movie, Water (2005), which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in British India of the 1930s.
The film was written and directed by independent Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His first film of 2013 was the multi-starrer Race 2 which was commercially successful. He was last seen in the movie Madras Cafe opposite Nargis Fakhri.
After marrying in a hush-hush ceremony actor John Abraham seems to be having some trouble in his marital life. According to the sources, newly-wed Bollywood couple, John Abraham and Priya Runchal's marriage is on shaky grounds. As reported, all is not well between John and Priya who tied the knot in January 2014. The couple has been maintaining a long distance marriage as John is busy shooting for his films in Mumbai and Priya is in the US to pursue her higher studies. Here's hoping all stays well between the newly-wed couple.
His debut film as a producer was Vicky Donor (2012) starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor and Yami Gautam followed by his second production, Madras Cafe which was also directed by Shoojit Sircar. John has also announced his ideas on Hamara Bajaj, an upcoming reality film.
John Abraham and Vipul Amrutlal Shah are teaming up once again. The duo are coming together for the sequel of their 2011 hit Force. Delhi Belly fame director Abhinay Deo will direct the sequel which is titled Force 2. As for the leading lady, Genelia D'Souza Deshmukh played the female protagonist in the first part but the makers are yet to announce the heroine of their second installment which will go on floors in September this year.
John has already decided to team up with the Welcome director yet again for a sequel on Aankhen. Aankhen which had released in 2002 starred Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles. The movie is currently in the scripting stage, the director-actor duo is said to have an at-length conversation about the project and have also planned to meet another time soon to discuss about John�s character in the film.
One of the hottest actors in India, John Abraham has finally tied the knot to his girlfriend of three years Priya Runchal at a private ceremony in Los Angeles. John met investment banker Priya in 2010 at a common gym and very soon rumours emerged that John started seeing Priya while he was in a steady relationship with Bipasha. But John refuted these allegations and stated in an interview that he met Priya through a common friend and there was an immediate connection.
John Abraham is coming up with the new venture of Shoojit Sircar's film "1911". The director is focusing on the life of footballer Sibdas Bhaduri, who successfully led bare-footed Indians against British footballers in 1911. John Abraham will be seen in the lead role as Sibdas Bhaduri in the movie. The actor had earlier played a footballer in 2007 film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. The pre-production of 1911 has started.
Upcoming Movies
Hera Pheri 3
Dostana 2
Welcome Back
Hamara Bajaj
Force 2
John Abraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song "Surma" by Punjabi singer Jazzy B.
He then joined the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which, however, closed because of financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.
In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he was signed by Carrie Models in Singapore and did some modelling there; he later modelled in Hong Kong, London and New York City.
He also appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and in other music videos for singers including Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo.
To improve his acting skills, Abraham joined the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting laboratory and completed an acting course while juggling modelling assignments.
He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish School and graduated from Jai Hind College in Mumbai. John also did an MBA from MET.
In 2003, he made his debut with the film Jism.In 2004, his first blockbuster came with the movie, Dhoom.
In 2005, he had a major role in Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in colonial India. The film was popular overseas and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards which exposed John to a more international audience.
In 2006, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these Taxi No 9211and Kabul Express were fairly successful.
Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam-e-Ishq: Attribute To Love was his first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the Indian box office but was successful in the overseas market.
John's parents are Mr Abraham and Phiroza and he has a younger brother named Alan.
He is half Irani and half Catholic.
He started out as a media planner in Enterprises-Nexus, an ad agency.
He won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in March last year.
His claim to fame is the celebrated Provogue ads he's done. Since then, his popularity has risen ten folds
He loves modeling and feels " it's a fantastic industry with the nicest people."
His only problem is that he hardly gets time for himself and his family because of the extensive traveling he does.
He hates eating out at five-star restaurants. So most of the time he ends up eating salads and gulping down a lot of juices.
He works out in the gym for about two hours to keep fit and healthy.
He is surprisingly traditional when it comes to love and says "Love is limitless and it is giving. There should be no expectations in love".
He is a romantic at heart.
His idea of the perfect date is to take his woman out for a candle light dinner; with soft,soothing music playing in the background.
He believes in Amar Prem.
He claims to be very conservative stating "I don't even believe in one-night-stands. How the hell can you make love to someone whom you don't love? It's just not my scene", he tells you convincingly.
John Abraham is a well established model and actor in the Bollywood film industry. He is by far one of the most successful model in India. His dad is a Christian from Aluva, Kerala and his mother is from Iran. Being a Catholic his father added the name 'Abraham' to his son John as a mark of respect to the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people in the Bible.
That name gave him a noted stand when he entered the modeling field. His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby smiles and nice character made him the highest paid supermodel in India. Being a hot star in the modeling world, he made his film debut in 2003. Not like usual Bollywood heroes who debut in male oriented action subjects, he accepted the erotic emotional Jism (2003). Unfortunately the film didn't do well, but his work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003); none of them did well at box-office.
His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when he took the antihero role 'Kabir' in 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 Dostana (2008), New York (2009), Force (2011), Shootout at Wadala (2013), and Madras Cafe (2013).
In 2012, he produced his first film Vicky Donor, which was a critical and commercial success, and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. His second movie as a Producer was Madras Cafe, which garnered fantastic critical acclaim. His athletic, muscular and well built physique has acquired him the status of being one of the most handsome and influential sex symbols in Bollywood.
John Abraham don’t need any introduction as he is a successful actor and model in India. He was born and brought up in Mumbai which is located in Maharashtra state of India. John is awarded ‘Most Sexiest Actor’ in Bollywood and there is no doubt at all.
His father Abraham John is a Christian from Aluva which is located in Kerela one of the tourist state of India. While His mother is a Zoroastrian Parsi from Parsi community of india. John Abraham did his schooling and college studies from Mumbai city that comes under Maharashtra state. During his studies he was an average student. After college life he has done MBA from Mumbai itself.
John start his career from Media after college life. After that he lucky chosen for modeling. He went to the Philippines for the audition and he got success. Then after he modeled in various countries in world like Hong-Kong, Singapur, London etc. Find more information of John Abraham from wiki to personal life details like real height of John Abraham to his hobbies in 2013 etc.
Before his acting, John worked with a media firm name ‘Time & Space media Entertainment’
He was previously appeared in a Punjabi video and from there he got a chance in the acting field
He is involved in various social services and he also posed him for PETA
His father is an Architect
One interesting facts of john that many of us didn’t know is that – He is a vegetarian in his diet
He had some close relationship with the famous Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu
To keep him fit, John did exercises and Kickboxing daily for two to three hours
John was born in a Christian Family. His father is a Syrian Christian from Aluva, Kerala, and his mother is a Zoroastrian Parsi.
He is considered as a successful model. He was the highest paid supermodel in India. He studied at the Bombay Scottish School. He went higher up the education ladder at the Jai Hind College, graduating with a B.A in Economics. He also did an MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust.
He made his acting debut with Jism (2003) which was an above average film. Later the same year he did Saaya(2003) then a romantic film Paap (2003) whichdidn't do well at the box office.
John Abraham is actively involved with social communities like PETA and Habitat for Humanity. He recently addressed the issue of elephants entering urban areas and the need to contain that issue. His efforts earned him an 'Eco-Warrior' award from the Vice President of India.
He was liked by one and all in his in a villainous role, as Kabir in Dhoom (2004)
Unfortunaltly, John has never given any solo hits. HIOs film Dostana (2008) with Abhishek Bachchan and New York (2009) did well at the box office.
He recently finished shooting for two films which includes Rohit Dhawan's Desi Boyz and Vipul Shah's Force.
John Abraham was in relationship with Bipasha Basu for eight long years. They officially broke up in 2011. John blames himself for the breakup. Bipasha wanted to get married with him while he wanted to focus on his career which leads to a breakup. The latest buzz is that he is dating Priya Marwah who is a banker by profession.
Housefull 2 (June 1, 2012) (Under Production) Desi Boyz (November 18, 2011) (Under Production) Force (September 16, 2011) (Under Production) Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (September 9, 2011) (Under Production) ... Special Appearance 7 Khoon Maaf (February 18, 2011) (Released) ... Jimmy Stetson Dostana 2 (2011) (Under Production) Hook Ya Crook (2011) (Under Production) ... Viraj Pradhan Phillum City (2011) (Under Production) ... As Himself Alibaba Aur 41 Chor (2011) (Under Production) ... Voice Over Of Alibaba Jaane Kya Tune Kahi (2011) (To Go On Floor) Race 2 (2011) (Under Production) Kamagata Maru (2011) (Stuck/On Hold) Soham - Karan Johar'S Next Project (2011) (Stuck/On Hold) Happy Birthday (2011) (To Go On Floor) Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (2011) (Post-Production) Jhootha Hi Sahi (October 22, 2010) (Released) ... Sid Aashayein (August 27, 2010) (Released) ... Rahul Sharma New York (June 26, 2009) (Released) ... Samir Little Zizou (March 13, 2009) (Released) ... Arjun (Special Appearance) Luck By Chance (January 30, 2009) (Released) ... Guest Appearance (As Himself) Dostana (November 14, 2008) (Released) ... Kunal Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (November 23, 2007) (Released) ... Sunny Bhasin No Smoking (October 26, 2007) (Released) ... K Hattrick (March 16, 2007) (Released) ... Special Appearance In Wicket Bacha Music Video Water (March 9, 2007) (Released) ... Narayan Salaam-E-Ishq (January 26, 2007) (Released) ... Ashutosh Raina Kabul Express (December 15, 2006) (Released) ... Suhel Khan (TV Journalist - Director ) Baabul (December 8, 2006) (Released) ... Rajat Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (August 11, 2006) (Released) ... Disc Jockey Taxi Number 9211 (February 24, 2006) (Released) ... Jai Mittal Zinda (January 12, 2006) (Released) ... Rohit Chopra Shikhar (December 30, 2005) (Released) ... Special Appearance Garam Masala (November 2, 2005) (Released) ... Shyam ''Sam'' Viruddh (July 22, 2005) (Released) ... Amar Patwardhan Kaal (April 29, 2005) (Released) ... Krish Thapar Karam (March 12, 2005) (Released) ... John Elaan (January 14, 2005) (Released) ... Abhimanyu Madhoshi (September 24, 2004) (Released) ... Aman Dhoom (August 27, 2004) (Released) ... Kabir Lakeer (May 14, 2004) (Released) ... Saahil Paap (January 30, 2004) (Released) ... Shiven Aetbaar (January 23, 2004) (Released) ... Aryan Trivedi Saaya (July 4, 2003) (Released) ... Dr. Akash (Akki)
Jism (January 17, 2003) (Released) ... Kabir Lal
Abraham attended Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai. From Jai Hind College, he received his bachelor’s degree in Economics. Later, he received MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET).
Bipasha Basu (2002-2011) – Bipasha or more popularly known as Bips has a long dating relationship with John. They started dating in 2002 and continued it before calling it quits in 2011. During this 9 year long time, they were called Super Couple by the media. The couple has done many films together starting from Jism (2003).
Priya Runchal (2011-Present) – NRI financial analyst and investment banker from USA native to McLeodganj, Priya Runchal started dating Abraham in 2011. They first met in Mumbai in December 2010. He is now secretly married to her.
He has a great body and he doesn’t likes in remaining thin and skinny. Though, he has not officially revealed about his measurements, but it seems that he has achieved 21″ biceps after his 2011 action thriller movie Force.
Branded JA Clothes (John Abraham’s own fashion line), Yamaha, Garnier, Philips Grooming Range, Haier India (2010), Castrol Power1
For his roles in films like Jism (2003) as Kabir Lal, Paap (2004) as Shiven, Dhoom (2004) as Kabir, Garam Masala (2005) as Sam, Dostana (2008) as Kunal, Desi Boyz (2011) as Hunter, Housefull 2 (2012) as Max.
He is not a singer. But has appeared in many music videos of singers including Jazzy B, Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans. His first music video appearance was in Punjabi song Surma by Jazzy B.
As Actor – Indian erotic thriller film Jism for his role as Kabir Lal released in 2003. He was love interest of Bipasha Basu (his that time girlfriend). This movie earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination also.
In 2008, he hired a personal trainer Mike Ryan, who is a celebrity trainer. He says that he works a lot for his body. After doing 2011 movie, Force, he said his body is 70 percent fit and he is expecting to have more fit body and nice physique in the coming years. He never neglects his breakfast. For increasing protein levels, he takes eggs. He also intakes diet supplements, which consists of 30 percent of his total nutrition. Lunch and dinner is normal Indian food.
Regarding workouts, Abraham also focuses on calves muscles, found in legs (bottom part). He considers it, an important part of bodybuilding. He took the help of this old saying to support his words, which is –
He started his modeling career by first appearing in the Punjabi music video of the song Surma by Jazzy B.
He, then, worked for media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd, which closed due to financial problems.
Abraham also worked as a media planner for the company Enterprises-Nexus.
His mother is Parsi and father is Malayali.
His father is an architect from Aluva, Kerala who is a Marthomite Syrian Christian.
His father named him John while his surname Farhan is a Parsi name (due to mother’s ancestry).
In 1999, he also won Gladrags Manhunt Contest, which made him famous.
John has appeared in various music videos for the singers like Pankaj Udhas, Babul Supriyo and Hans Raj Hans.
He continued on his ongoing successful modeling career, while taking acting lessons from Kishore Namit Kapoor acting laboratory.
John Abraham’s quote – “My greatest strength as an actor is that I follow my director’s brief completely. The film is always the director’s visual baby.“
He also takes interest in People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and had posed for them in the past.
According to his official website, he has also donated INR 10 lakhs to Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai.
John Abraham doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve as far as his parents are concerned, but it is clear to all that he enjoys a deep connect with his family.
John Abraham comes from multi-religious family. His father, Abraham John is a Keralite who belongs to the Syrian Christian faith. He is an architect and along with his elder son, owns the AJ ( Abraham John Architect) firm. It was his father, who gave John his biblical name and Abraham as his surname according to the Nasrani or Saint Thomas Christian naming system.
John’s father is very much a presence in John’s life. In an interview show, he had commented on John’s romantic relationship with then girlfriend, Bipasha Basu saying that he liked her and that John should settle down with any girl he liked. When John married Priya Runchal, it was again he who came out with a statement saying that he was very happy to welcome the new addition to the family. He has revealed that Priya would always drop in at their place whenever she was in town and has gone on to call her an intelligent girl who is a good match for John.
John Abraham’s mother is Firoze Irani who is a Zoroastrian Parsi and a homemaker. John even has the Parsi name of Farhan, which was given to him by her side of the family. Since his paternal relatives were mostly abroad, it was his mother’s side of the family who probably influenced him more. Though he has grown up eating Parsi food and loves it, he finds his mother’s cooking of the Keralite ‘avial’ dish to be the best he has ever tasted! John finds his mother’s cooking worth dying for and finds any chance he gets to go over to his parents’ house to eat his mother’s cooking!
He has commented in an interview that he has not been the greatest of sons to his mother and they often tend to fight and argue, but he goes on to call her the best mother one can have. John appreciates his mother for her charitable work with old age homes, children as well as animals and credits his mother for making him aware as well as care for the less privileged.
John Abraham has spoken about his mother’s love for films, especially the older black and white films and her being a big Shammi Kapoor fan and lover of old film songs.
His mother is uncomfortable in front of the media and likes to keep a low profile as far as the media is concerned. In a rare interview, she had commented that she would like a homely, understanding and caring girl for her son, during the period John was in a relationship with Bipasha.
John Abraham’s elder brother is Alan Abraham who is an architect and photographer and is part of his father’s AJ architecture firm. He has received laurels for the work he has done on his brother’s apartment and his warm personality has permeated into his work. He is also currently doing up actor Hrithik Roshan’s apartment. John revealed in an interview that when Alan was studying in France, he was approached for a French film, which he went on to turn down.
John’s father and brother recently won an award for designing John’s office and John went on to proclaim his pride in his brother on Twitter.
Alan Abraham is married to Romanian Anca Florescu who is an interior designer working alongside her husband and father-in-law in the same firm. She too, played a major part in designing John’s beautiful home. John is close to his sister-in-law from all accounts and recently gave her an Audi Q3 as her birthday present.
John Abraham recently got himself hitched to investment banker Priya Runchal. There were some reports in the media that the couple had first met at a common gym, but another source revealed that they had actually met through a mutual friend in 2011, post his break up with actress Bipasha Basu. John has been firm in denying reports that Priya came into his life when he was still in a relationship with Bipasha. Unlike his high profile romantic relationship with Bipasha, John made sure that this time his relationship with Priya was as low profile as possible. So, though the couple were seen in public together, John gave no comments regarding her. Even the news of his marriage, which was subtly given through his social network page, came as a surprise for the media and public. Their marriage was small and intimate with only relatives and close friends attending. Priya is not very familiar with the Bollywood scene and has to date, preferred to give no interviews. At present, Priya and John are a long distance couple as Priya remains in US, doing her higher studies.
John Abraham was in a long relationship with Bengali bombshell, Bipasha Basu. The couple were together for almost eight years and were often referred to as the ‘golden couple’ or the ‘super couple.’ For reasons unknown, the couple split up, and though Bipasha in an interview spoke about her feelings of betrayal, John has kept a discreet silence on this issue.
Some people are of the opinion that my debut was unconventional. Yes, in Jism (2003), I didn't have to be the boynext-door or the stereotype hero who runs round trees.
Former advertising executive and model and now an actor, John Abraham attributes his good looks to his Parsi mother and Keralite father. His passion for motorbikes is also well known.
He made his debut in the controversial film Jism, which sparked interest due to his steamy scenes with Bipasha Basu. He has also acted in Deepa Mehta's Oscar-nominated Water. Explanding his Bollywood skillset, John turned producer successfully with Vicky Donor and also made an impact with Madras Cafe.
John was involved with Bipasha Basu for almost 10 years but the couple broke up in 2011. He then began dating investment banker Priya Runchal. On 3 January 2014, John announced via a tweet that he and Priya were married.
Model turned actor John Abraham made a successful Bollywood debut opposite Bipasha Basu in the movie “Jism” in 2003. From then, there is no stopping for the stylish Bollywood hunk, who stars in hits like Dhoom, Dostana, Force and his last action thriller “Madras Cafe”. For his movie, Jism he also received a Filmfare award nomination for Best Debut Award.
For his first commercial success, Dhoom(2004) he received nomination for negative role. He also starred in major critical movies like Water(2005) and Baabul(2006). Rising on the success he produced his first movie Vicky Donor which was a huge success. The movie go on to receive a “National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment”.
He also established his own production house called John Abraham Entertainment. Under his banner he produced his next movie “Madras Cafe” which was a success. John Abraham real name is Farhan Abraham. He was born to a Gujarati Parsi mother and a Malayali Nasrani father. His father name is Abraham John and her mother name is Firoza Irani. He completed his schooling from Bombay Scottish School and got the bachelor’s degree from Jai Hind College in economics.
John Abraham started as a model and appeared for a music video of song “Surma”. Then he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner. His first achievement was when he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and stood runner-up in the Manhunt International.
To excel in acting he joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting laboratory and improves on his acting. John has also modelled in Hong Kong, London and New York City.
Bollywood star John Abraham is the icon of teenagers for his physique and macho looks. He was born in Mumbai on 17th December 1972. His father is a Christian from Kerala and mother an Indian Parsee.
He grew up in Mumbai and studied at Bombay Scottish School and college. He was a good athlete and participated in the 100 and 200 meters runs. He passed his B.A. (Hons) in Economics and also learned Taekwondo, under the guidance of master Javed Khan. After completing his graduation he passed MMS: Masters in Management Studies from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) in 1998.
John Abraham was a media planner at an ad agency Enterprise-Nexus in Mumbai. He started his modeling career by substituting for a model who didn't turn up for a shoot and was requested by his boss to complete the campaign. One of the turning points in his career was his participation in the Glad Rags Manhunt in March 1999. He qualified for the finals and went to Philippines and was declared as the first runner up.
After this there was no looking back, he was flooded with modeling assignments. He was signed by Carrie Models in Singapore and did many assignments in Hong Kong, London and New York. He even performed in music videos of Jhanjhar and Chupke Chupke by Pankaj Udhas. His first TV Commercial in India was for Cinthol. He did an ad campaign for Levis and became the first Asian model for the brand. He was soon counted among the top models in the country.
John Abraham's first debut film in Bollywood was Jism in 2003. This sensational film made him very popular for his passionate and emotional role. He has acted in a number of successful movies as Dhoom (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Taxi no 9211(2006). His role of Kabir in Dhoom (2004) was widely acclaimed and it was a smashing hit of the year. He even won the Zee Cine Awards for his performance in the film as a villain.
In 2005, he performed in Viruddh which was very different from his previous movies and shared the screen with great actors as Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt. His next movie, Water was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film. Few of his recently released movies are Baabul, Kabul Express, Salaam-e -Ishq, No Smoking, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, Dostana, Jhootha Hi Sahi, 7 Khoon Maaf, Force, Desi Boyz, Housefull 2, etc.
John Abraham is associated with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Cause (PETA) and has shot an ad to make people aware of the cruelty against birds while caging and capturing them.
Awards and nominations
2004: Won Bollywood Movie Award - Best Male Debut for Jism
2005: Won Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male, Paap
2005: Nominated for Filmfare Best Villain Award for Dhoom
2005: Won IIFA Best Villain Award for Dhoom
2005: Won Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dhoom
2006: Rajiv Gandhi Award for his achievement in Bollywood
2006: Nominated for Global Indian Film Awards Best Villain for Zinda
2006: Nominated for IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Garam Masala
2007: Nominated for Filmfare Best Villain Award for Zinda
2007: Nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Baabul
2007: Nominated for IIFA Best Villain Award for Zinda
2007: Nominated for Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
2007: Nominated fro Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor for Baabul
2007: Giant International Awards for his contribution to Indian cinema
2008: Sexiest Asian Man
2008: Won Star Screen Award Jodi No.1 along with Abhishek Bachchan for Dostana
2009: Loins Club Award
2011: India's Sexiest Bachelor by the BIG CBS PRIME
ohn Abraham was born in Mumbai on December 17, 1972. His father, an architect, is a Malayali Syrian Christian and his mother Firoza Irani is Parsi. John has has a younger brother, Alan, and sister Susy Mathew. John did his schooling from the Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai where a lot of Bollywood stars like Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor have studied. John went on to do his BA in Economics from Jai Hind College in South Mumbai. He later did Master of Management Studies from Mumbai Educational Trust (MET). It is while working with ad agency Enterpise-Nexus that John was spotted and soon began modelling. He went on to win the Gladrags Megamodel contest and made his Bollywood debut with Jism (2003). John dated his Jism co-star Bipasha Basu for almost a decade, before calling it quits last year. He is now engaged to be married to NRI investment banker Priya Runchal. John has come a long way and turned producer with 2012's Vicky Donor that went on to be a surprise hit. The actor's production company JA Entertainment also makes ad films.
Born in Mumbai, India, on 17th December 1972, John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India. His father is a Christian from Aluva, Kerala, and his mother is from Iran. Being Catholic, his father added the name Abraham to his son John as a mark of respect to the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people in the Bible.That name gave him a noted stand when he entered the modeling field. His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby smiles, and nice character made him the highest-paid supermodel in India. Being a hot star in the modeling world, he made his film debut in 2003. Not like usual Bollywood heroes who debut in male-oriented action features, he accepted the erotic and emotional Jism (2003). Unfortunately the film did not do well, but his work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003), neither of which did well at box office.His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when he played the antihero Kabir in Dhoom (2004).
Indian supermodel
His voice was dubbed by another actor in his first film Jism (2003).
Is a vegetarian
Is half South Indian and half Persian: Father is a Christian from Kerala, mother belongs to India's Parsee community.
Was approached by Rajiv Rai for the lead role in Asambhav (2004).
Before he went to modeling he was working as a media planner for an ad agency.
Girl friend is Indian model-actress Bipasha Basu.
Turned down the role of Rohan in Nazar (2005)
When it comes to action there is no better choice than John Abraham in Bollywood. He was born on 17th December 1972 in kochi the small place in Kerla State (India) ,Sagittarius is his zodiac sign. His father Abraham John and Feroza Irani are typical Indian parents. He has one brother and one sister as well named “Alan Mathew” and “Susy Mathew”. Currently he is settled in Mumbai the DE-facto hub of Indian film industry and showbiz world. He started his career as a model and after appearing in some advertisements here and there he got interested in playing role in movies.
He used to be seen with his colleague “Bipahsa Basu” while they were together in making of their film “Jism”. It was his first movie and he was good enough to make something out of this for media. But after some good amount of time they both got separated (reasons could be the usual ones) since then he has been engaged in some serious sort of relationship as far as his record is concerned. Then later on in the year 2012 he got married to Indian origin U.S citizen and she happens to be a banker and the daughter of famous officer back in U.S they both met to each other in Mumbai and decided to be with for a long time.
John Abraham first entered into the showbiz world as a model, he had so many advantages regarding his body and his looks and soon after he attracted the directors of Bollywood. He was given his debut movie in 2003 to show his talent (“Jism” the movie name) and he managed to win “Best debut Filmfare Award”. Then after this one he starred on many movies until 2004 when very new successful franchise “Dhoom” caste him in a leading role and that led the foundation in his career. Dhoom series has been a success in all over the globe and his acting skills were proved very much there. There have been 4 or 5 movies in a year from his side which makes him the busiest hero of Bollywood. Not to mention his role in movies like “Zinda” shootout at waadwala” this earned him awards too.
He has signed so many scripts and busy in making his new upcoming movies in the following year 2015. Apart from this he is quite nowadays.
When he was asked about his personality only as an action hero in Bollywood he replied he is capable of doing any kind of role according to the script and this is merely a misconception.
John Abraham is an bollywood hottest actor who was born in Kochi, India. John made his debut as an actor in bollywood movie “Jism” which was released in 2003. He won the heart of many viewers by his performance in this movie. He established himself as an great actor in bollywood by doing films like Dhoom, Zinda, Baabul, Madras Cafe and many more. Apart from acting he also become producer of the movie “vicky donor” released in 2012. We will see john abraham performance in his next upcoming movie Hera Pheri 3, Dostana 2 and Welcome Back.
John Abraham was born on 17th December 1972 in Kochi, India. He is a son of Abraham John who is an architect by profession and Firoza Irani. He has one brother named alan and one sister named Susy Mathew. He has done his primary education from Bombay Scottish School, located in Mumbai. He completed his graduation from Jai Hind college in Economics Subjects. Later he pursue his graduation in MBA from NMIMS Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies located in mumbai. Later he was signed in a movie jism which is a box office success. By seeing his performance he was later signed in for movie Dhoom movie which is a huge success and make his career shine. -
John Abraham is tied knot with Priya Runchal who is an investment banker in USA. Both the couple first meet at gym and later they spotted in many location together. Both the couple was in relationship with almost three year and later married in private ceremony in Los Angles.