John Abraham biographie

John Abraham (Hindi: ??? ???????, Urdu: ??? ???????), (born December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, India), is a former model
turned Bollywood actor.
Early life
John Abraham's Iranian name is Farhan but he was born and baptised as John. He has one younger brother, Alan.
Abraham's father is a Syro Malabar Catholic architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of
Bombay's Parsi community.
Abraham's parents eloped, and they were estranged from their respective parents until the birth of their first child, John.
Abraham attended Bombay Scottish School and later Jai Hind College. He was an avid sprinter and was a captain of
football association. He later earned a M.B.A degree from MET
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.
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. To further hone his acting skills, John
Abraham joined Kishore Namit Kapoor acting lab and successfully completed a course on acting while juggling modelling
assignments.
Acting
John Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the controversal film Jism. The film did well, and his work was widely
noticed. Later in the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and the romantic Paap (2003); neither of which did
particularly well at the Indian box-office. John's first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played
the role of the villain 'Kabir'.Other movies such as Kaal and Garam Masala followed in 2005.
In 2005, he had a major role in Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in colonial India (See 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.
In 2006, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express (2006). Among these Taxi No 9211 ,
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 move failed to
do well at the Indian box office,but was successful in the overseas market.
John is playing an environmentalist activist in Deepa Mehta's new film Luna (currently under production) starring Dustin
Hoffman, Rachel Weisz and Chris Cooper.
Apart from his movie commitments, John is also the brand ambassador for Castrol Power 1 and for the Yamaha Marque.
Personal life
Abraham is currently dating actress Bipasha Basu, They have been dating since 2002.
Awards and nominations
Main article: List of John Abraham's awards and nominations