John Abraham (born December 17, 1972 in Mumbai, India), is a Bollywood actor and a former model
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.
Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the controversial film Jism. The film did well, and his work was noticed widely. [2] Later the same year came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and the romantic Paap (2004); neither of them did well at box-office. John's first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain 'Kabir'. [3]
In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office. [4] Later that year he had a major role in the critically acclaimed film 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. [5] In the same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express (2006). [6] 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 movie failed to do well at the Indian box office,[7] but was successful in the overseas market.[8] His last two 2007 releases were the offbeat thriller No Smoking and the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.
John is playing an environmentalist activist in Deepa Mehta's new film Luna (currently under production) starring Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz and Chris Cooper.
GALLERY
FILMOGRAPHYDostana (November 14, 2008) (Under Production)
Aashayein (September 12, 2008) (Completed) ...... Rahul Sharma
Kabir Khan'S Next (2008) (Under Production)
Happy Birthday (2008) (To Go On Floor)
Kamagata Maru (2008) (Announced)
Soham - Karan Johar'S Next Project (2008)
Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (2008)
Shree Ashtavinayak'S Untitled Production (2008) (Under Production)
Raaste (2008) (Announced)
Rockstar (2008) (To Go On Floor) ...... Jordan
Hook Ya Crook (2008) (To Go On Floor)
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (November 23, 2007) (Released) ...... Sunny Bhasin
No Smoking (October 26, 2007) (Released) ...... K
Hattrick (March 16, 2007) (Released) ...... Special Appearance In Wicket Bacha Music Video
Water (March 9, 2007) (Released) ...... Narayan
Salaam-E-Ishq (January 26, 2007) (Released) ...... Ashutosh Raina
Kabul Express (December 15, 2006) (Released) ...... Suhel Khan (TV Journalist - Director )
Baabul (December 8, 2006) (Released) ...... Rajat
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (August 11, 2006) (Released) ...... Disc Jockey
Taxi Number 9211 (February 24, 2006) (Released) ...... Jai Mittal
Zinda (January 12, 2006) (Released) ...... Rohit Chopra
Shikhar (December 30, 2005) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Garam Masala (November 2, 2005) (Released) ...... Shyam ''Sam''
Viruddh (July 22, 2005) (Released) ...... Amar Patwardhan
Kaal (April 29, 2005) (Released) ...... Krish Thapar
Karam (March 12, 2005) (Released) ...... John
Elaan (January 14, 2005) (Released) ...... Abhimanyu
Madhoshi (September 24, 2004) (Released) ...... Aman
Dhoom (August 27, 2004) (Released) ...... Kabir
Lakeer (May 14, 2004) (Released) ...... Saahil
Paap (January 30, 2004) (Released) ...... Shiven
Aetbaar (January 23, 2004) (Released) ...... Aryan Trivedi
Saaya (July 4, 2003) (Released) ...... Dr. Akash (Akki)
Jism (January 17, 2003) (Released) ...... Kabir Lal
