John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian
film actor,
producer and a former
model of Gujarati and South Indian descent. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with
Jism (2003), which earned him a
Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination.
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John Abraham was born to a
Malayali Nasranifather and a
Parsi Gujarati mother. Since he lived with his mother most of his life, he is able to speak fluent Gujarati. His father, Abraham John, is an architect from
Aluva,
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 Alan Abraham.
Abraham made his acting debut with
Jism(2003), a
thriller film which according to Box Office India, was "Average" grossing 132,500,000 Rs.
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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.
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He has a fashion line— branded JA Clothes — which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.
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 Survewhich gained positive reviews. 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.
Upcoming projectsEdit
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.
[28] 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.
During the filming of
Jism in 2002, Abraham began to date his co-star
Bipasha Basu. They were in a relationship until early 2011.
[29] Whilst together, the two were often referred to as a
supercouple in the Indian media.
[30] He is now married to Priya Runchal,
[31] an
NRI financial analyst and investment banker from the USA but native to
McLeodganj, whom he met in Mumbai, in December 2010.
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Social causesEdit
In January 2009, Abraham led a group of
Indiancelebrities 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.
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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.
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A four-part TV show titled
John Abraham: A Simple Life was telecast on
NDTV Good Timesfrom 18 to 21 November 2013. The show gave viewers a sneak peek into John Abraham's life.
