John Abraham (actor)
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| John Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Image:John Abraham 2006.jpg | |
| Born | December 17 1972 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Official site | www.johnabraham.com |
John Abraham (Hindi: जॉन अब्राहम, Urdu: جان ابراهام), (born December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, India), is a former model turned Bollywood actor.
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[edit] Early life
John Abraham's Parsi name is Farhan but he was born and baptised as John Abraham. He has one younger brother, Alan. Abraham's father is a Syro Malabar Catholic architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of Bombay's Parsi community.
Abraham attended Bombay Scottish School and later Jai Hind College.[1] He was an avid sprinter and was a captain of football association. He later earned a M.B.A degree from MET[1]
[edit] Career
Abraham started his career with the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which however closed down due to financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.
[edit] Modeling
In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he appeared in a number of commercial advertisements. To further hone his acting skills, John Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting while juggling modelling assignments.
[edit] Acting
John Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the controversal film Jism. The film did well, and his work was widely noticed. Later in the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and the romantic Paap (2003); neither of which did particularly well at the Indian box-office. John's first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain 'Kabir'. [2] Other movies such as Kaal and Garam Masala followed in 2005. [3]
In 2005, he had a major role in Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in colonial India (See British India). The film was written and directed by independent Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta. 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 the summer of 2006, he performed at the "Rockstars Concert" along with fellow bollywood stars, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat. [4]
In 2006, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express (2006). [5] [6] . Among these Taxi No 9211 , 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 move failed to do well at the Indian box office,[7] but was successful in the overseas market.[6]
John is playing an environmentalist activist in Deepa Mehta's new film Luna (currently under production) starring Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz and Chris Cooper. [8] [9]
Apart from his movie commitments, John is also the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1 and for the Yamaha Marque.
[edit] Personal life
Abraham is currently dating actress Bipasha Basu, They have been dating since 2002.
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jism | Kabir Lal | Nomination, Filmfare Best Debut Award |
| Saaya | Dr. Akash "Akki" | ||
| 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... Family Comes First | Amar | ||
| Water | Narayana | ||
| Garam Masala | Sam | ||
| Shikhar | Himself | Special Appearance | |
| 2006 | Zinda | Rohit Chopra | Nomination, Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| Taxi Number 9211 | Jai Mittal | ||
| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | DJ | Special Appearance in song Where's The Party Tonight? | |
| Baabul | Rajat Verma | Nomination, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |
| Kabul Express | Suhel Khan | ||
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love | Ashutosh | |
| Hattrick | Himself | Special Appearance in song Wicket Bacha | |
| No Smoking | K | ||
| Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Sunny Bhasin | ||
| 2008 | Aashayein | Finished [1] | |
| Untitled: Sriram Raghavan Project | Pre-production [2] | ||
| Luna | Pre-production | ||
| Untitled Tarun Mansukhani Project | Announced | ||
| Exclusion | On hold [3] | ||
| Rock Star | On hold [4] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b John Abraham's official personal site and user portal. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Box Office 2004. Dhoom.
- ^ Box Office. Retrieved on 2005-11-12.
- ^ Bollywood rocks Atlantic City. bollyvista.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2006.
- ^ Box Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ a b Box Office. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Box Office 2007. Salaam-e-Ishq. Retrieved on 8 May, 2007.
- ^ Yahoo Movies. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ INDAFM. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
[edit] External links
- John Abraham at the Internet Movie Databasede:John Abraham
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