John Abraham Born December 17, 1972 (1972-12-17) (age 36)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation Actor, Model Years active 2003—present Official website John Farhan Abraham (Hindi:जॉन अब्राहम, Malayalam:ജോണ്‍ അബ്രഹാം, Urdu: جان ابراهام, born December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India), is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies and a former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and popular companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003). The film was a decent hit at the box–office and got him nominated for the Filmfare Best Debut Award. In his first blockbuster hit, Dhoom (2004), he played an anti-hero. He bagged another Filmfare nomination for his negative roles in this movie and Zinda (2006). He received critical acclaim and appreciation worldwide for his movie Water (2005). In the year 2007, he was nominated under the category of Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare. His movies brought him national and international critical acclaim. He received the 'Rajiv Gandhi Award' for his contribution to Bollywood in 2006. Further, he was awarded for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2007 by the 'Giant International Awards'. Contents[hide] Early life Born in Mumbai, India on December 17, 1972, John Abraham has been one of the most successful male models in India. Abraham's father is a Malayali Syrian Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of Mumbai's Parsi community. Abraham's Parsi name is “Farhan” to which his father, being a catholic, added “Abraham” as a respect for the Bible and named him “John“. He has one younger brother, Alan. Abraham first went to the Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College, where he completed his BA (Honors) in economics.[1] He was an avid sportsman, captaining the college football team. He earned his MMS degree from Mumbai Educational Trust. 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.8 days later he met with rahul joshi (a famous director) and became freinds 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 and in music videos for singers like Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo. To further improve his acting skills, Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting while juggling modelling assignments. Acting John(right) in a scene from Water. Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the controversial film Jism. The film did well, and his work was noticed widely. [2] Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and the romantic Paap (2004); neither of them did well at box-office. John's first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain 'Kabir'. [3] In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office. [4] 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. 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. [5] In the same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express (2006). [6] 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,[7] but was successful in the overseas market.[8] His last two 2007 releases were the offbeat thriller No Smoking and the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. In 2008 he had only one release, Dostana. The film was one of the highest Bollywood grossers of 2008. Producer In 2009 John became a producer by co-producing 1-800-Love along with Abbas Tyrewala.[9] [edit] Media Abraham with girlfriend Bipasha Basu at the launch of the Filmfare magazine (2007) Apart from his movie commitments, John is also the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1, Yamaha Marque and has also endorsed Wrangler, Clinic All Clear, Fastrack eye gear and Samsung cell phones. He was the first Indian Brand ambassador for Diet Pepsi.[citation needed] Personal life Abraham has been dating actress Bipasha Basu since 2002. The couple is considered a Supercouple in India. John has his own fashion line: his brand (JA) clothes, which features primarily his favorite article of clothing, jeans. [10] Abraham also associates himself deeply in the social causes and urges youngsters also to join hands in this humanity mankind. “ ” 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.” John said when asked about his work.[11] [12] ” He was also associated with the famous Lilavati hospital of Mumbai where he donated a check of 10 lakhs towards the hospital funds.[13] In 2008 John became the first Indian ever to feature in the '25 Sexiest Men' list compiled by E! News and was ranked as the 7th sexiest man in the world.[14]. In the same year, UK magazine Eastern Eye named Abraham the "Sexiest Man In Asia".[15] In January 2009, John took his charitable activities to a new level and led a group of Indian celebrities in the Mumbai Marathon, an event to benefit the United Way.[16] During the latter part of January 2009, John Abraham injured his leg badly while shooting for David Dhawan’s upcoming flick, Hook Ya Crook. John had to slide down a 20 feet pole but when he started doing so, he could not manage it rightly, and he landed directly on his leg.[17] john broke up with bipashu basu Awards and nominations Main article: List of John Abraham's awards and nominations 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 Amar Water Narayana Film nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 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 Dostana Kunal 2009 Luck by Chance Himself Special Appearance