He is unquestionably the most sought after hunk of Bollywood today. With a height of 6’1” and a body that will give most of the other actors a run for their money, he is none other than the dashing John Abraham.
John was born a Capricorn on 17th December, 1972 with the name Farhan Abraham. His father was a Christian from Kerela while his mother, Phiroza was from Iran. Before entering modeling, John was working with an ad agency as a media planner. He won the “Gladrags Manhunt Contest” in 1992.
His macho body, killing looks and an awesomely well toned body made him the biggest supermodel of India. Film offers were not far behind. He had quite a no. of films in his kitty and he stepped into the world of films with Bipasha Basu in “Jism” in 2003. unlike most of the other heroes who prefer doing male oriented films, he did this erotic film. Though “Jism” did not fare well at the box office, John was more than just noticed.
In the very same year came 2 other films namely, “Saaya” opposite Tara Sharma and “Paap” opposite Udita Goswami. Both the films went to do average business. John’s first blockbuster hit came in 2004. this film was the thrilling “Dhoom. Though it had other actors like Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, John had got his due recognition, as the antihero Kabir. This film went onto win 8awards with 18 nominations!
John was now a superstar. He also gave other hits in the following years like “Kaal”, “Garam Masala”, “Taxi No. 9211”, “Baabul”, “Kaabul Express” and “Salam-e-Ishq”. He has also done an off beat film by Deepa Mehta titled “Water”.
Today John is a household name. He has done away with the assumption that models could not act. He is currently dating the sizzling Bipasha Basu. In his forthcoming film “Aashayein”, he is working hard to look like a feeble man to portray his character of a gambler who falls sick.
A complete vegetarian John believes in “Work hard and party harder”. Has been rated on the top in the 50 most desireable men” a survey.
John was born a Capricorn on 17th December, 1972 with the name Farhan Abraham. His father was a Christian from Kerela while his mother, Phiroza was from Iran. Before entering modeling, John was working with an ad agency as a media planner. He won the “Gladrags Manhunt Contest” in 1992.
His macho body, killing looks and an awesomely well toned body made him the biggest supermodel of India. Film offers were not far behind. He had quite a no. of films in his kitty and he stepped into the world of films with Bipasha Basu in “Jism” in 2003. unlike most of the other heroes who prefer doing male oriented films, he did this erotic film. Though “Jism” did not fare well at the box office, John was more than just noticed.
In the very same year came 2 other films namely, “Saaya” opposite Tara Sharma and “Paap” opposite Udita Goswami. Both the films went to do average business. John’s first blockbuster hit came in 2004. this film was the thrilling “Dhoom. Though it had other actors like Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, John had got his due recognition, as the antihero Kabir. This film went onto win 8awards with 18 nominations!
John was now a superstar. He also gave other hits in the following years like “Kaal”, “Garam Masala”, “Taxi No. 9211”, “Baabul”, “Kaabul Express” and “Salam-e-Ishq”. He has also done an off beat film by Deepa Mehta titled “Water”.
Today John is a household name. He has done away with the assumption that models could not act. He is currently dating the sizzling Bipasha Basu. In his forthcoming film “Aashayein”, he is working hard to look like a feeble man to portray his character of a gambler who falls sick.
A complete vegetarian John believes in “Work hard and party harder”. Has been rated on the top in the 50 most desireable men” a survey.