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John Abraham (actor)

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For the Malayalam director, see John Abraham (director).

John Abraham
John Abraham in Shillong in October 2014
Born	Farhan Abraham 17 December 1972 (age 42) Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor, Film producer, Model
Years active	1997–present
Height	1.83 m
Spouse(s)	Priya Runchal
Parents	Abraham John and Firoza Irani
Relatives	Susy Mathew (cousin) Alan (younger brother)
Website
www.johnabraham.com

In this Indian name, the name Abraham is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, John.

John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian film actor, producer, former model and a bodybuilder. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, John made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination.^[1]

This was followed by his first commercial success, 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).^[2] 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. He then established his own production house, John Abraham Entertainment. His second movie as a producer was Madras Cafe, which garnered fantastic critical acclaim. His athletic and muscular physique has contributed to his status as one of the most influential sex symbols in Bollywood.^[3]^[4] He is the co-owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC.

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EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION[EDIT]

John Abraham was born to a Malayali Nasrani father and a Parsi mother. His father, Abraham John, is an architect fromAluva, Kerala; his mother is Firoza Irani. Abraham's Parsi name is "Farhan" while his father being a Marthomite Syrian Christian named him "John."^[5]^[6] He has a sister Susy Mathew^[7]^[8]^[9] and a younger brother.

John studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai. He got his bachelor's degree in economics from Jai Hind College. John also received an MMS from MET college ^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

CAREER[EDIT]

Modeling[edit]

John Abraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song "Surma" by Punjabi singer Jazzy B.^[14]He then joined a 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.^[15] In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he runner up second place.^[16] he later modelled inHong 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.^[17]

Actor[edit]

John made his acting debut with Jism (2003), a thriller film which according to Box Office India, was "Average" grossing 132,500,000 Rs.^[18]

His next films included a paranormal Romance Saaya (2003), Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut Paap (2004) and Ahmed Khan's Lakeer – Forbidden Lines (2004).

He played the role of Kabir – the main antagonist in Dhoom in 2004, an action film produced by Yash Raj Films. The film was one of the highest grossing films of that year.^[19]

In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office.^[20] Later that year, he had a role in Water, 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 popular internationally, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards. Abraham attended the ceremony along with the film's crew and makers but the film lost to Germany's The Lives of Others.^[21]

In the summer of 2006, Abraham performed at the "Rockstars Concert" along with fellow Bollywood actors Salman Khan,Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat.^[22] In that same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No. 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express.^[23] Among these Taxi No. 9211 and Kabul Express were substantially successful.

Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love was Abraham's first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the Indian box office,^[24] though it did well in the overseas markets.^[25] His last two 2007 releases included the thrillerNo Smoking and the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.

In 2008, John starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his only release that year. His first release of 2009 was a production by Yash Raj Films, New York.

He has a fashion line— branded JA Clothes — which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.^[26]

In 2011, was seen in the films Aashayein and Jhootha Hi Sahi. Both of the films turned out to be box office failures. Lately, Abraham has appeared in films Force (2011), Desi Boyz (2011), and Housefull 2 (2012). His first film of 2013 was the multi-starrer Race 2 which was commercially successful, though his second release the coming-of-age romantic comedy I, Me Aur Main, under performed at the box office. His next release was Shootout at Wadala, in which he was portraying the role of gangster Manya Surve. The film emerged a success at the box office.His latest movie Madras Cafe, which also is a second movie for him as a producer garnered much critical acclaim, also the collections of the movie saw an upward trend after the terrific word of mouth.

He is currently shooting Dostana 2 with Karan Parekh.

Producer[edit]

His debut film as a producer was titled Vicky Donor (2012) and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor and Yami Gautam. Abraham also appeared in an item-number for the film.^[27] It opened to positive response, and turned out to be a critical and commercial success. His second production, Madras Cafe which is also directed by Shoojit Sircar, opened to overwhelming response from the critics, and after taking a positive start at the box-office, the film saw an enormous jump owing to the terrific word of mouth. Abraham has also announced his ideas on Hamara Bajaj, an upcoming reality film he is planning with most of the cast & crew of Vicky Donor.

PERSONAL LIFE[EDIT]

During the filming of Jism in 2002, John began to date his co-star Bipasha Basu. They were in a relationship until early 2011.^[28] Whilst together, the two were often referred to as a supercouple in the Indian media.^[29] He is now married to Priya Runchal,^[30] an NRI financial analyst and investment banker from USA native to McLeodganj, whom he met in Mumbai, in December, 2010.^[31]

Social causes[edit]

John takes an interest in PETA and Habitat for Humanity.^[32]^[33] He donated

1 Lakh to the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, according to his website.^[34]

In January 2009, Abraham led a group of Indian celebrities in the Mumbai Marathon, an annual event to benefit the United Way. He did not run the marathon, but encouraged the participants by waving at them from the start line.^[35]

In April 2013 on behalf of PETA Abraham wrote a letter to Minister for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan, asking that she make all circuses in India animal-free.^[36]^[37]

TV SHOW[EDIT]

A four-part TV show titled John Abraham: A Simple Life was telecast on NDTV Good Times from 18 November to 21 November 2013. The show gave viewers a sneak peek into John Abraham's life.^[38]^[39]

FILMOGRAPHY[EDIT]

Actor[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Jism	Kabir Lal	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2003	Saaya	Dr.Akash / "Akki"
2004	Aetbaar	Aryan Trivedi
2004	Paap	Shiven
2004	Lakeer – Forbidden Lines	Saahil
2004	Dhoom	Kabir	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2004	Madhoshi	Aman
2005	Elaan	Abhimanyu
2005	Karam	John
2005	Kaal	Krish Thapar
2005	Viruddh	Amar Patwardhan
2005	Water	Narayan
2005	Garam Masala	Shyam / "Sam"
2005	Shikhar	Himself	Special appearance
2006	Zinda	Rohit Chopra	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2006	Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna		Special appearance in the song "Where's The Party Tonight?"
2006	Taxi No. 9211	Jai Mittal
2006	Baabul	Rajat	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006	Kabul Express	Sohail Khan
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	Ashutosh Raina
2007	Hattrick		Special appearance in the song "Wicket Bacha"
2007	No Smoking	K
2007	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	Sunny Bhasin
2008	Dostana	Kunal
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Special appearance
2009	Little Zizou	Arjun	Special appearance
2009	New York	Samir / "Sam"
2010	Aashayein	Rahul Sharma
2010	Jhootha Hi Sahi	Sid
2011	7 Khoon Maaf	Jimmy Stetson
2011	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan	Himself	Special appearance
2011	Force (2011 film)	ACP Yashvardhan
2011	Desi Boyz	Nick Mathur / "Hunter"
2012	Housefull 2	Max
2012	Vicky Donor		Special appearance in the song "Rum Whisky"
2013	Race 2	Armaan Malik
2013	I, Me, aur Main	Ishaan Sabharwal
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Manya Surve
2013	Madras Cafe	Vikram Singh
2015	Welcome Back		Filming
2015	Rocky Handsome		Filming
2015	Mumbai Saga		Announced
2015	Jazbaa		Announced
2015	M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Ishant Sharma	Filming

Producer[edit]

Year	Film	Notes
2012	Vicky Donor	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Film
2013	Madras Cafe
2014	Satra Ko Shaadi Hai	Filming^[40]
2014	Agra Ka Daabra	Pre-production
2015	Rocky Handsome	Filming
2015	1911: Dream come true	Announced

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS[EDIT]

Year	Function	Award	Film	Won
2013	National Film Awards	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Vicky Donor	Yes
2013	Asiavision Awards	Icon of India for his contribution to Indian cinema as an actor and producer	For All films	Yes
2013	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Film	Vicky Donor	No
2008	Star Screen Awards	Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1	Dostana	Yes
2007	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor	Baabul	No
2007	IIFA Awards	IIFA Best Villain Award	Zinda	No
2007	Zee Cine Awards	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role	Zinda	No
2007	Bollywood Movie Awards	Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor	Baabul	No
2006	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role	Zinda	No
2006	IIFA Awards	IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award	Garam Masala	No
2006	Global Indian Film Awards	GIFA Best Villain	Zinda	No
2005	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role	Dhoom	No
2005	IIFA Awards	IIFA Best Villain Award	Dhoom	Yes
2005	Zee Cine Awards	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role	Dhoom	Yes
2005	Stardust Awards	Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male	Paap	Yes
2004	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut	Jism	No
2004	Bollywood Movie Awards	Bollywood Movie Award - Best Male Debut	Jism	Yes

Other awards[edit]

Year	Award	Won	Notes
2006	Rajiv Gandhi Award for his achievement in Bollywood	Yes	^[41]
2007	Giant International Awards for he`s contribution to Indian cinema	Yes
2008	Sexiest Asian Man	Yes	^[42]
2009	Loins Club Award	Yes	^[43]
2011	India's Sexiest Bachelor by the BIG CBS PRIME	Yes	^[44]
2012	Most Stylish Man - GQ Awards (India)	Yes	^[45]

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