John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian film actor and former model.

After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003),[1] which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom, and then in Zinda (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success Water (2005).[2] In 2007, he was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Baabul (2006).

Early life and education

Abraham was born in Mumbai to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother. His father is an architect from Alwaye, Kerala; his mother is named Phiroza Irani. Abraham's Parsi name is "Farhan" while his father being a Syrian Christian named him "John". He has a younger brother, Alan.

He studied economics at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and got his MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET).
[edit] Career
[edit] Modeling

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.
[edit] Acting

Abraham made his acting debut with Jism (2003), a thriller film which, according to Box Office India, was "above average" grossing 13,25,00,000.[3]

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

He appeared, in a villainous role, as Kabir in Dhoom in 2004, an action film produced by Yash Raj Films. The film was one of the highest grossing films of that year.[4]

In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office.[5] Later that year, he had a major role in the critically acclaimed film 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.

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.[6] In that same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express.[7] 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,[8] though it did well in the overseas markets.[9] His last two 2007 releases included the arthouse 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. Produced by Karan Johar, the film performed well at the box office.

His first release of 2009 was another much awaited production by Yash Raj Films, New York. The film was a critical and commercial success. It followed the lives of three best friends after the September 11 attacks in New York City.

He has a fashion line— branded JA Clothes — which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.[10]Personal life

Abraham was in a relationship with actress Bipasha Basu since 2002. They officially broke up in 2011.[11]
[edit] Social causes

Abraham also associates himself deeply in the social causes and urges youngsters also to join hands in this humanity mankind. When asked about his work, he said:
“ "I work for social causes that I address. I love animals and I work for PETA. I have my own brigade called John's brigade for Habitat for Humanity, Habitat For Humanity is a Jimmy Carter foundation project." ”

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He has also been associated with the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, located in Mumbai, where he donated a cheque of ten lakhs towards the hospital funds.[14]

In January 2009, Abraham led a group of Indian celebrities in the Mumbai Marathon, an annual event to benefit the United Way.[15]
[edit] Awards and nominations

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2003 Jism Kabir Lal
Saaya Dr. Akash (Akki) Nomination, Filmfare Best Debut Award
2004 Aetbaar Aryan Trivedi
Paap Shiven
Lakeer - Forbidden Lines Saahil
Dhoom Kabir Nomination, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Madhoshi Aman
2005 Elaan Abhimanyu
Karam John
Kaal Krish Thapar
Viruddh Amar Patwardhan
Water Narayan
Garam Masala Shyam "Sam"
Shikhar Special appearance
2006 Zinda Rohit Chopra Nomination, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Taxi Number 9211 Jai Mittal
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Cameo appearance
Baabul Rajat Nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Kabul Express Suhel Khan
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love Ashutosh Raina
Hattrick Special appearance in promotional video
No Smoking K
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Sunny Bhasin
2008 Dostana Kunal
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Guest appearance
Little Zizou Arjun Special appearance
New York Samir (Sam)
2010 Aashayein Rahul Sharma
Jhoota Hi Sahi Sid
Hook Ya Crook Viraj Post-production
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Jimmy Stetson
Phillum City Post-production
Force Filming
Desi Boyz Rahul Patil Filming
Alibaba Aur 41 Chor Ali Baba (Voice-over) Delayed
Housefull 2 Filming

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