John Abraham Born Farhan Abraham 17 Dec 1972 Mumbai, India

Mini Biography

Born and brought up in Mumbai, India,
John Abraham is one of the most
successful male models in India. John
grew up in a middle class family. His
father Abraham John is a Syrian
Christian (Nasrani/Nazrani) from Aluva,
Kerala, India and his mother Firoza Irani
is a Zoroastrian Parsi from India's Parsi
community. His father is an architect and
his mother is a homemaker and charity
worker. He has a younger brother named
Alan Abraham. John's Parsi name given
to him by his mother's family is Farhan.
Being a Syrian Christian from Kerala, his
father gave him John, a biblical name, as
his first name and Abraham as his last
name from the Nasrani naming system
by receiving the father's first name as a
last name. A Syrian Christian person
from Kerala receives their surname from
their paternal grandfather, father, or
family house.
John studied at Bombay Scottish School,
Mahim in Mumbai. He got his bachelor's
degree in honors economics from Jai
Hind College and got his MBA from
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management
Studies, Mumbai. John also received an
MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust
(MET). As a student, he was just a bit
above average, and was always in the
top 15 in his class. He was the captain of
his football team at Jai Hind College. He
also ran track at Bombay Scottish
School, where he was a champion in the
100 and 200 meter dashes. John trained
in Tae Kwon Do under master Javed
Khan.
After college, he worked in media at Time
& Space Media Entertainment
Promotions Ltd and Enterprise Nexus.
His big break came when he entered the
Gladrags Manhunt competition in March
of 1999. He almost missed the deadline,
but luckily, he was allowed in. John won
Gladrags Manhunt and went on to
compete for Gladrags Manhunt
International in the Philippines, where he
finished first runner-up. After that, he
began working on many modeling
assignments. He got signed by Cary
Models in Singapore and did a fair
amount of work there, and later in Hong
Kong, London, and New York.
With a name like John Abraham, it 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". Unfortunately the
film did not do well, but his work was
noticed widely. Later the same year
came the paranormal "Saaya" and
romantic "Paap", neither of which did
well at the box office.
His first blockbuster smash hit came in
the year 2004 when he played the
antihero Kabir in "Dhoom".