John Abraham's childhood photo when he was 1 year old.
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John Abraham's childhood photo when he was 1 year old.
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1973
John Abraham's childhood photo when he was 1 year old.
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1973
John Abraham with his family.
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1973
John Abraham with his family.
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John Abraham with his childhood friends.
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John Abraham with his father and brother.
College/University
Career
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2004
Karan Johar, Vivek Oberoi, and John Abraham in Koffee with Karan (2004).
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2005
John Abraham at an event for Where the Truth Lies (2005).
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2006
Arshad Warsi and John Abraham in Kabul Express (2006).
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2006
Arshad Warsi and John Abraham in Kabul Express (2006).
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2007
John Abraham and Vidya Balan in Salaam-E-Ishq (2007).
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2007
John Abraham in Salaam-E-Ishq (2007).
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2011
Akshay Kumar and John Abraham in Desi Boyz (2011).
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2011
John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in Desi Boyz (2011).
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2011
John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in Desi Boyz (2011).
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2011
John Abraham in 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).
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2011
John Abraham in Desi Boyz (2011).
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2011
Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham in 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).
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2011
John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza in Force (2011).
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2011
John Abraham in Force (2011).
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2011
John Abraham in Force (2011).
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2013
John Abraham and Chitrangda Singh in I, Me aur Main (2013).
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2013
John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in Race 2 (2013).
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2013
John Abraham and Prachi Desai in I, Me aur Main (2013).
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2013
John Abraham in I, Me aur Main (2013).
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2013
John Abraham in Madras Cafe (2013).
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John Abraham in Madras Cafe (2013).
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2013
John Abraham in Race 2 (2013).
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2013
John Abraham in Race 2 (2013).
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2013
John Abraham in Shootout at Wadala (2013).
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2016
John Abraham in Rocky Handsome (2016).
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2016
John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Varun Dhawan in Dishoom (2016).
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2018
John Abraham at an event for Parmanu The Story of Pokhran (2018).
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2019
John Abraham with TSeries in 2019.
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2019
John Abraham with Ajay Kapoor and Rensil D'Silva (2019).
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2019
Archana Puran Singh, John Abraham, Kiku Sharda, Sumona Chakravarti, Mouni Roy, Kapil Sharma, and Chandan Prabhakar in John Abraham Crushes Kapil (2019).
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2019
John Abraham and Kapil Sharma in John Abraham Crushes Kapil (2019).
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2019
John Abraham, Mouni Roy, and Kapil Sharma in John Abraham Crushes Kapil (2019).
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2019
John Abraham, Mouni Roy, and Kapil Sharma in John Abraham Crushes Kapil (2019).
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2019
John Abraham with BorisBecker at the Chelsea FC game (2019).
Achievements
2013
John Abraham signing the cover of Men's Health where he appeared in 2013.
Membership
PETA
Habitat For Humanity
Awards
IIFA Best Villain Award
2005
John Abraham receiving the IIFA Best Villain Award in 2005.
Rajiv Gandhi Award
2006
John Abraham receiving the Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2006.
National Film Award - Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
2013
New Delhi, India
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting John Abraham best film providing wholesome entertainment for his film Vicky Donor at 60th National Film Awards on May 3, 2013, in New Delhi, India.
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting John Abraham best film providing wholesome entertainment for his film Vicky Donor at 60th National Film Awards on May 3, 2013, in New Delhi, India.
Archana Puran Singh, John Abraham, Kiku Sharda, Sumona Chakravarti, Mouni Roy, Kapil Sharma, and Chandan Prabhakar in John Abraham Crushes Kapil (2019).
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John Abraham is an Indian actor and film producer. A youth icon, he started his career as a model and gradually appeared in hits like Dhoom, Jism, and Dostana. Abraham was also voted as the sexiest actor in India.
Background
Ethnicity:
Abraham's father is a Malayali, and his mother is a Parsi.
John Abraham was born on December 17, 1972, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He grew up in a middle-class family. His father Abraham John is a Syrian Christian from Aluva, Kerala, India, and his mother Firoza Irani is from India's Parsi community. His father is an architect, and his mother is a homemaker and charity worker. Abraham has a younger brother named Alan Abraham, and also a sister Susy Mathew.
Abraham's Parsi name given to him by his mother's family is Farhan Irani. Being a Syrian Christian from Kerala, his father gave him a biblical name "John" as his first name, and Abraham as his last name from the Nasrani naming system by receiving the father's first name as a last name.
Education
Abraham studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai. He captained the soccer team for Bombay Scottish for a while. He loved soccer and would have loved to take it up as a career. His favorite subject was mathematics.
He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Jai Hind College, University of Mumbai. As a student, he was just a bit above average and was always in the top 15 in his class. He later received the Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Mumbai Educational Trust.
Some time later he completed an acting course to learn the basics of acting skills from Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Laboratory.
Abraham started his modeling career appearing in the music video of the song of Punjabi singer Jazzy B. He then joined the media firm and 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. He later modeled in Hong Kong, London, and New York City. He also appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and other music videos for singers including Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo.
Abraham made his acting debut with Jism in 2003, an erotic thriller film. He portrayed the role of Kabir Lal, a poor, alcoholic and wayward lawyer who falls in love with Sonia Khanna (played by Bipasha Basu), a wife of a traveling millionaire, who plots to kill her own husband with the company of Kabir. The film met with mixed to positive reviews. In the same year, Abraham appeared in Anurag Basu's horror paranormal romance film Saaya alongside Tara Sharma and Mahima Chaudhry. The film garnered mixed to negative reviews and underperformed at the box office.
In 2004, he appeared in Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut film Paap alongside Udita Goswami. He portrayed the role of Shiven, a police officer, who falls for a Buddhist girl, Kaaya. The film underperformed at the box office, receiving mixed reviews, and also was premiered at the Kara Film Festival. That same year, he appeared in Ahmed Khan's film Lakeer - Forbidden Lines, co-starring Nauheed Cyrusi with other stars such as Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty and Sohail Khan, which also underperformed at the box office. Later Abraham played Kabir, the main antagonist in Dhoom, an action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, and produced by Yash Raj Films, multi-starring Abhishek Bachchan, Esha Deol, Uday Chopra, and Rimi Sen. The film was the third highest-grossing film of the year.
In 2005, he starred with Arjun Rampal in the action thriller Elaan, which failed at the box office. He followed with the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office. 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.
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. In that same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No. 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these Taxi No. 9211 and Kabul Express were substantially successful. Abraham's performance in Taxi No. 9211 was praised by critics, noting that his performances to be maturing with each new film. 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, though it did well in the overseas markets. His last two 2007 releases included the thriller No Smoking, his next release was the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, in which he sported a new look. The song "Rumana" with his ex-girlfriend Bipasha Basu was a hit song of that year. In 2008, Abraham 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.
In 2010, he 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 the 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, underper formed at the box office. His next release was Shootout at Wadala, in which he portrayed the role of gangster Manya Surve, which gained positive reviews. The film emerged as a success at the box office. Then his 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 terrific word-of-mouth. His next release was Welcome Back, which was successful at the box office.
In 2016, his first release was Rocky Handsome which didn't do well at the box office. Then, his second release of the year was Dishoom, despite mixed to negative reviews, the film was a commercial success and made over 100 crores. His next release of the year was Force 2, the sequel of the 2011 movie Force. Force 2 became the highest opening film for Abraham and opened with mixed to positive reviews. Abraham's performance received praise from the audience and critics. He next films in 2018 were Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran with Diana Penty & Boman Irani and Satyameva Jayate with Manoj Bajpayee & Neha Sharma's younger sister Aisha Sharma. In 2019, he starred in Romeo Akbar Walter. His next film will be Batla House.
Abraham's debut as a producer was titled Vicky Donor (2012) and the film featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor and Yami Gautam in lead roles. Abraham also appeared in an item number for the film. It opened to a 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.
Beyond his acting career, he is the owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC. He also has a fashion line - branded JA Clothes - which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.
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Religion
Abraham once stated in an interview that he is an agnostic tending to become an atheist.
Politics
Abraham said that if actors are aware of the political situation in the country, they must voice their opinion but should not do that for effect or to "trend." Asked if he believes actors are obliged to make a political comment, he told reporters, "Yes, if they are politically aware. Kangana is very politically aware and she has got a voice. I think you must take a stand if you are politically aware."
The actor said one should refrain from commenting on politics if they know nothing about the country. "But you shouldn't be stupidly talented. You can't be an idiot, who knows nothing about which country lies where. If you don't know what's happening from Bihar to Syria, then you should shut up and smile and show your mug that you have done so much work on. Don't talk," he said.
Abraham himself is politically aware but apolitical at the same time.
He considers Atal Bihari Vajpayee one of India's greatest leaders.
Views
"Think clearly in your head," and "have a disciplined mind" are two of the things that Abraham lives by.
Abraham takes an active interest in the United Way, based in Denver, United States. In January 2009, he flagged off the Mumbai Marathon, an annual event organised to benefit the United Way. He did not run the marathon, but encouraged the participants by waving at them from the start line.
He is an animal lover. In April 2013, on behalf of PETA, Abraham wrote a letter to the Minister for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan, asking that she make all circuses in India animal-free.
Quotations:
"If you're not living on the edge, you're wasting space."
"My body is my religion! I think there is nothing more important than health and workout. I want to live with a six pack and die with a six pack."
"I was slightly disheartened when three of my films didn't work at the box-office. But the silver lining is that people did appreciate my work in those films. Had my performance gone unnoticed, I would've been in big trouble then."
"I don't have a problem being labeled a sex symbol, though I personally don't feel very sexy about myself."
"I make films from the heart. I want to concentrate on the job of doing great and honest performances, and I'm gonna get better with every performance of mine, with every film of mine."
"I’m not screaming from the rooftops that I’m in a completely different space. My colleagues understand me and leave me alone and let me be. I get along with all of them but I do my own thing. Like I’d rather ride my motorcycle at night than go for a party. I’ve been a motorcyclist all my life. Now do you expect me to give that up? Neither can you take the motorcycle away from John, nor can you take John away from the motorcycle. We’re two hearts beating as one. I like quiet dinners. I’m close to some people in the industry and enjoy chatting with them. But beyond that, I am a loner."
"As a producer, I'm not interested in commercial success. What matters is to be critically acclaimed. Vicky Donor was a different film and Madras Cafe is very different from Vicky Donor. So, as a producer, I want to make different and credible films, which will live on your DVD shelf and should be worth it."
"Fashion to me is just being comfortable in what you are wearing. I think that's the primary aim of fashion. For me, fashion is being comfortable in your own skin, own clothes. Create an impression for your self rather than for people."
"I’m philosophical about life. I’m okay if things go down because I know they will come up. These are phases. Life is cyclical."
"I come from a family that was far removed from opulence. My mother still travels in a BEST bus. Even I take rickshaw every now and then. The advantage of a middle class upbringing is you value money and save for the future. And it's not about money as much as it's about everyday values."
"I lead a frugal lifestyle. Not because I’m miserly but because my needs are simple. I’m not much of a brand baby."
"I have no inhibitions when it comes to showing off my physique, but appearing nude on screen is out of the question. I don't need to resort to it and definitely not at this stage of my career."
"I can’t live my life being insecure. I may be insecure about my personal imperfections, but if there is someone better at a job than I am, I will cast him in my production."
Membership
Abraham takes an interest in PETA and Habitat for Humanity, and took part in several of their campaigns.
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Personality
In real life, Abraham hates going to late-night parties and clubs. His idea of the perfect date is to take his woman out for a candlelight dinner, with soft, soothing music playing in the background.
When he was asked about his fears, he said "human beings," because "they manage to scare you the most."
He became vegetarian in 1999; before that, he would eat everything. As for now, he can be called a pescetarian as he stated that he eats fish and eggs.
He is an ardent football lover, and also goes to the gym regularly. He was inspired by Sylvester Stallone's film Rocky IV to start working out.
In a scene in the movie Force, he lifted a bike weighing 115 kg himself without any safety measures or harness.
Abraham has an envious personal collection of motorcycles and has owned a range of bikes starting from Yamaha RD-350, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R, Suzuki Hayabusa, Yamaha R1, FZ1000 and VMax.
Abraham is a big fan of Valentino Rossi, and even gifted his film's CD to him. He is also a big fan of fashion designers Rohit Gandhi, Hemant Trevedi, Rocky S, and JJ Vallaya.
He has one of the most common bad habits. He continuously shakes his leg when sitting, and his parents hate this habit. They have asked him to quit it, but he just can't do so.
Physical Characteristics:
Abraham's height is 6' (183 cm), and he weighs around 209 lbs (95 kg). His hair colour is black, and his eye colour is dark brown.
He suffers from a deviated nasal septum, which means partially closed nose due to which he has to breathe through his mouth also.
In 2016, for his film Dishoom, he had to smoke a lot for his role, which caused numerous troubles for him. However, he later went for a detox too.
Interests
motorbikes, travelling, photography
Politicians
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Writers
Jeffrey Archer
Artists
Rohit Gandhi, Hemant Trevedi, Rocky S, JJ Vallaya
Sport & Clubs
football, gym, biking, yoga
Athletes
Valentino Rossi, Dhoni, Diego Maradona, Neymar
Music & Bands
Queensryche, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, Hinder, Creed
Connections
During the filming of Jism in 2002, Abraham began to date his co-star Bipasha Basu. They were in a relationship until early 2011. While together, the two were often referred to as a supercouple in the Indian media. Abraham once stated, "I have always kept quiet about my personal life and will continue to maintain a dignified silence. It's just the way my parents raised me. I rather leave it at speculation." The couple broke up and Bipasha is now married to Bollywood actor Karan Singh Grover.
Abraham is now married to Priya Runchal, an NRI financial analyst and investment banker from the USA but native to McLeod Ganj, whom he met in Mumbai, in December 2010. They married on January 3, 2014, and had a celebration in Los Angeles.
Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Hrithik Roshan are his best friends, and they all were also in the same school.