John Abraham

name	John Abraham
Birth Name	Farhan
Date of Birth	17 December 1972
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Star Sign	Sagittarius
John Abraham Height	6′1″
Nationality	Indian
Father	Marthomite Christian architect, from Kerala
Mother	Phiroza Irani
Brother	Alan
Schoool Days	Bombay Scottish School
College Days	Jai Hind College
Profession	Actor, Model
First movie__________	Jism

 Biography:
On 17th December 1972, John Abraham was born into a mix of cultures. His dad is a Christian from Alwaye, Kerala and his mother is a Parsi. Being a Catholic his father added the name 'Abraham' to his son John as a mark of respect to the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people in the Bible. Abraham's father is a Malayali Saint Thomas Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. While his mother Phiroza Irani is part of Bombay's Parsi community. Irani are descended from Iranian Zoroastrians who migrated to Mumbai in the late 19th and early 20th century. John sometimes describes himself as part-Malyalee and sometimes as part-Iranian. He is one of the most successful male models in India, he won the Gladrags Manhunt in 1999 and made his Bollywood debut with Jism at age 30 with now girlfriend Bipasha Basu.
Though quite an unconventional debut, his film career since then has been filled with unconventional roles. In fact, his 'conventional' films haven't been big hits. John came into his own with Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of anti-hero. In 2005, he decided to work in the highly controversial, Water.
Films and modelling apart, John Abraham is known to be an avid biker, a devoted vegetarian and a star who contributes to various environmental causes.
On 5th June 2008, he was awarded as 'eco-warrior' by Vice-President of India for his work. He, along with others, had taken up the cause of elephants by urging all states to ban the entry of the animal into urban areas.

Hot facts in Biography

# John Abraham was threatened by some Hindu fundamentalists while filming “Water” as it had some controversial issues. [2005]
# The hot actor  works out in the gym for about two hours daily to keep his body fit and healthy.
# He had much interest in sports and he was, captaining the college football team during his college days.

# Bollywood celebrities like John Abraham and Dilip Kumar have joined hands with People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to petition chief ministers for safety of elephants in urban areas. [2007]
# Shahrukh Khan and John Abraham endorsed “Pepsi My Can”. Two big stars promoting a brand together is very rare in bollywood.
# “After working with John I realised what a wonderful human being he is. He just brings so much positive energy to the location. And he’s so willing to learn and participate. John was my first and last choice for Luna. If I have my way and if he fits in I’ll cast him in all my films,”- Deepa Mehta
# The actor / model entered modelling through a firm called Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd.
# He is half South Indian and half Persian.
# His father is a Christian from Kerala and his mother belongs to India’s Parsee community.
# His real name is Farhan. His father changed it later.
# He won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999.
# The actor / model won second place in Manhunt International contest held in Singapore.
# He is currently dating Indian actress Bipasha Basu. They have been dating for the last five years. Bipasha described how John proposed on TV talk show “Koffee with Karan”.
# “People can say what they like. They do that anyway, no matter what explanations we give. John and I are not answerable to anyone.” [Bipasha Basu]
# Though he appears in films John Abraham loves modeling.
# He earned an MBA degree from MET.
# The model made his film debut with “Jism” in 2003. It was a controversial movie and did well at box office.
# John is the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1.
# He is also the brand ambassador for the Yamaha marque.

John Abraham quotes:

# “I don’t have a problem being labeled a sex symbol though I personally don’t feel very sexy about myself. There’s no harm in my creating a niche for myself in a certain bracket.”
# “Love is limitless and it is giving. There should be no expectations in love”.
# “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”.
# “My greatest strength as an actor is that I follow my director’s brief completely. The film is always the director’s visual 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.”
# ” it’s a fantastic industry with the nicest people.” [ About modelling]

John Abraham best movie list:

1. Jism ( Bipasha Basu , John Abraham , Gulshan Grover )
2. Dhoom ( Abhishek Bachchan , John Abraham , Uday Chopra , Rimi Sen , Esha Deol )
3. Kaal ( John Abraham , Esha Deol , Vivek Oberoi , Lara Dutta , Ajay Devgan )
4. Garam Masala ( Akshay Kumar , John Abraham , Paresh Rawal , Rimi Sen , Daisy Bopanna , Nargis , Neetu Chandra )
5. Salaam-e-Ishq ( Salman Khan , Priyanka Chopra , John Abraham , Vidya Balan , Akshay Khanna , Ayesha Takia , Govinda , Shannon Esrechowitz , Anil Kapoor , Juhi Chawla , Sohail Khan )
6. Taxi Number 9211 ( Nana Patekar , John Abraham )
7. Kabul Express ( John Abraham , Arshad Warsi )
8. Water ( Seema Biswas , Lisa Ray , John Abraham )