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John Abraham
Date of Birth 17 December 1972, Mumbai, India
Birth Name Farhan Abraham
Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Born in Mumbai, India, on 17th December 1972, John Abraham
is one of the most successful male models in India. His
father is a Christian from Aluva, Kerala, and his mother
is from Iran. Being 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.
That name gave him a noted stand when he entered the
modeling field. His revolutionary looks, macho body, baby
smiles, and nice character made him the highest-paid
supermodel in India. Being a hot star in the modeling
world, he made his film debut in 2003. Not like usual
Bollywood heroes who debut in male-oriented action
features, he accepted the erotic and emotional Jism
(2003). Unfortunately the film did not do well, but his
work was noticed widely. Later the same year came the
paranormal Saaya (2003) and romantic Paap (2003), neither
of which did well at box office.
His first blockbuster smash hit came in the year 2004 when
he played the antihero Kabir in Dhoom (2004).
Indian supermodel
His voice was dubbed by another actor in his first film
Jism (2003).
Is a vegetarian
Is half South Indian and half Persian: Father is a
Christian from Kerala, mother belongs to India's Parsee
community.
Was approached by Rajiv Rai for the lead role in Asambhav
(2004).
Before he went to modeling he was working as a media
planner for an ad agency.
Girl friend is Indian model-actress Bipasha Basu.
Turned down the role of Rohan in Nazar (2005).
Personal Quotes
"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".
"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."
"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."
John Abraham Biography and Fact File
Height: 6 Feet 1Inch
Weight: 78 Kgs
Chest: 41"
Waist: 32"
Hips: 41"
Birthday: 17th December
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Born in: Mumbai. And is addicted to it
Education: Bombay Scottish and Jai Hind College, MBA, MET
Ex Girlfriend: Riya Sen
Linked with: Raveena Tandon
Current Girlfriend: Bipasha Basu
Favourite Hang Out: His Home and his friend's Home
More interesting facts about John Abraham
**He is half Irani and half Catholic.
**He started out as a media planner in Enterprises-Nexus,
an ad agency.
**He won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in March last year.
**His claim to fame is the celebrated Provogue ads he's
done. Since then, his popularity has risen ten folds
**He loves modeling and feels " it's a fantastic industry
with the nicest people."
**His only problem is that he hardly gets time for himself
and his family because of the extensive traveling he does.
**He hates eating out at five-star restaurants. So most of
the time he ends up eating salads and gulping down a lot
of juices.
**He works out in the gym for about two hours to keep fit
and healthy.
**He is surprisingly traditional when it comes to love and
says "Love is limitless and it is giving. There should be
no expectations in love".
**He is a romantic at heart.
**His idea of the perfect date is to take his woman out
for a candle light dinner; with soft,soothing music
playing in the background.
**He believes in Amar Prem.
**He claims to be very conservative stating "I don't even
believe in one-night-stands. How the hell can you make
love to someone whom you don't love? It's just not my
scene", he tells you convincingly. |
