John Abraham was born in December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, India. He is a Bollywood actor and a former model of great repute. John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India. John Abraham was born to a Malayali Syrian Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India and his mother is Phiroza Irani. He belongs to the Bombay`s Parsi community. Abraham`s Parsi name is Farhan but his father gave him the name John. Abraham was admitted to Bombay Scottish School and later to Jai Hind College, from where he completed his BA (Hons) in Economics. John Abraham was an enthusiastic sportsman and also the college captain of the football team. He received his MMS degree from Mumbai Educational Trust.

John Abraham started his career with the media firm called Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd. Unfortunately, it closed down due to financial problems and then he joined Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner. In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and traveled to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Since then, John Abraham has been seen in a number of commercial advertisements. Just to enhance his acting skills, John Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting along with modeling assignments simultaneously.

John Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the bold and controversial film Jism. The film was a smash hit and directors noticed his performance acutely. In the same year, John Abraham was featured in the paranormal film Saaya (2003) and in the romantic film Paap (2004. Both of the films received moderate success at box-office. John Abraham again came back refreshed with his blockbuster-hit movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain `Kabir`.

In 2005, John Abraham starred in the comedy Garam Masala and supernatural thriller Kaal. Both the films did quite well at the box office. Later in that year he played a major role in the critically acclaimed film Water, which focused on the tragic fate of Hindu widows in colonial India. Deepa Mehta, the independent Canadian film-maker wrote and directed this film. The film earned huge popularity overseas, and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards, which exposed John Abraham to the global audience.

In the summer of 2006, John Abraham performed with zeal at the "Rockstars Concert" with his fellow Bollywood stars, including Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat. Very soon, he was seen in the films Zinda, Baabul, Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express (2006). Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express were immensely successful. His audience in the film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love particularly loved John Abraham. This multi-starrer film was released in 2007 and was directed by Nikhil Advani. Though the movie failed to do well at the Indian box office, it saw acceptance in the overseas market. His last two 2007 releases were the offbeat thriller film No Smoking and the sports related film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.

Other than being an actor, he is also the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1, Yamaha Marque, Clinic All clear, Wrangler, Fast track and Pepsi.

Awards received by John Abraham

2004 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Male Debut for the film Jism

2005 - IIFA Best Villain Award for the film Dhoom

2005 - Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for the film Dhoom

2005 - Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male for the film Paap

2007 - Giant International Awards For His Contribution To Indian Cinema

2006 - *Rajiv Gandhi Award* For His Achievement In Bollywood

Filmography of John Abraham

Film	Year	Film	Year
Jism	2003	Zinda	2005
Paap	2003	Kabul Express	2006
Saaya	2003	Baabul	2006
Dhoom	2004	Kabhi Alvida Naa kehna	2006
Aetbaar	2004	Shikhar	2006
Lakeer - Forbidden Lines	2004	Taxi Number 9211	2006
Madhoshi	2004	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	2007
Garam Masala	2005	No Smoking	2007
Elaan	2005	Salaam-E-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	2007
Kaal	2005	Aashayein	2008
Karam	2005	Happy Birthday	2008
Viruddh	2005	Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon	2008
Water	2005	Dostana	2008