In 2003, he appeared in Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut film Paap alongside Udita Goswami. No two opinions on that! Enacting a very difficult role, the newcomer actually performs like a veteran and delivers a performance that's bound to win him nominations in the awards categories. Taran Adarsh wrote: 'Saaya clearly belongs to John. The film garnered mixed to negative reviews, and underperformed at the box office. In the same year, Abraham appeared in Anurag Basu's horror paranormal romance film Saaya alongside Tara Sharma and Mahima Chaudhry. His dashing looks and excellent physique only add to his persona'. The actor rises beyond his looks and registers a strong impact with his performance, more so towards the second half. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama commented: 'Supermodel John Abraham makes a confident debut. The film met with mixed to positive reviews. He portrayed the role of Kabir Lal, a poor, alcoholic and wayward lawyer who falls in love with Sonia Khanna (played by Bipasha Basu), a wife of a travelling millionaire, who plots to kill her own husband with the company of Kabir. Debut and struggle Д¬onsidered 'the top model of India before he ventured into films', Abraham made his acting debut with Jism in 2003, an erotic thriller film which according to Box Office India, was 'Hit' grossing 1,32,50,000 Rs. To improve his acting skills, Abraham joined, Kishore Namit Kapoor acting institute and completed an acting course while juggling modelling assignments. He later modelled in Hong Kong, London and New York City, and appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and other music videos for singers including Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo. In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner. He then joined the media firm and Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which however got closed because of financial crisis. Career Modelling ДЄbraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song ' Surma' by Punjabi singer Jazzy B. His cousin Susy Matthew is an author and has written novels like 'Mahabharat'. He attended Jai Hind College, University of Mumbai, and then got an MBA degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Bombay. Abraham grew up in Mumbai and studied at the Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He considers himself a spiritual person but does not follow any particular religion. Abraham's Zoroastrian name is 'Farhan', but he was baptised with the name 'John.' He has a younger brother named Alan Abraham.

His father is an architect by profession and a Syrian Christian from Kerala and his mother is a Irani Zoroastrian. ДЄbraham was born in Aluva, Kerala on 17 December 1972 into a family of mixed religious and ethnic heritage. He is also a vegetarian, and is a strong advocate for animal rights. He has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films.

Beyond his acting career, he is the co-owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC. His second film as a producer was Madras Cafe, which garnered critical acclaim. Entertainment it was a critical and commercial success, and earned him a National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He subsequently established himself as a profitable actor with roles in huge successful films like Garam Masala (2005), Dostana (2008), New York (2009), Housefull 2 (2012), Race 2 (2013), Welcome Back (2015), Dishoom (2016), Parmanu (2018), Satyameva Jayate (2018) and Batla House (2019).ДЄbraham produced his first film Vicky Donor in 2012 under his newfound production house, J.A. Abraham was later critically praised for Water (2005) and Baabul (2006), the latter of which gained him a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination. This was followed by his breakout antagonistic roles in the top-grossing action thriller Dhoom (2004), and in Zinda (2006), for which he received two Filmfare Best Villain Award nomination. After modelling for numerous advertisements and companies, he made his film debut with Jism (2003), earning a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination. John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer and former model who appears in Hindi films.

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