John Abraham (John Abraham): biography, movies, personal life

In our film distribution of Indian films is not so much. But the film industry in India is developing at a large-scale pace. There even created some wonderful film studios, named after the example of Hollywood: Tollywood, Kollywood and Bollywood. Modern Indian cinema is somewhat different from the films of the time of the legendary Raj Kapoor. Now in the film industry of India sparkle new stars. John Abraham is the brightest of them. His life seems to us happy, without tragedies and cataclysms. He was born in an ordinary family and did not dream of playing cinema. But from all the professions he chose the actor's. And his talent and a little luck helped to achieve extraordinary heights in it.

Childhood actor

In 1972, on December 17, John Abraham was born. Biography of the future Bollywood star began in the largest Indian city of Mumbai (in the old Bombay), in a friendly family of an archaeologist and housewife, enthusiastically engaged in charity. The father of the actor, Abraham John the elder adheres to the Catholic faith. He is a Syrian Christian from Kerala, and Firoza's mother belongs to the Iranian-Zoroastrian community of Parsi. My family called the little Abraham Farhan. But the father baptized his son and gave him the name John. The birth of such parents allowed the future actor to study in detail the life and traditions of the two peoples, and also to learn several languages. He perfectly speaks English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Gujarati.

Years of study

John Abraham grew up in a family belonging to the middle class, which in India assumes a completely worthy existence. Parents were able to provide a decent education for all their children (the actor has younger brother Alan and Sisi's sister). John studied in Bombay, but in the Scottish school of Mahim. He was quite an apprentice as a pupil, he was always among the best and did not leave the list of TOP-15. After school, young Abraham entered college, who graduated with honors, receiving a bachelor's degree in economics. Then the boy continued his studies in Narsee, studied management and received an MBA degree. Since childhood, John has fallen in love with football, in college he was even appointed captain of the football team. In addition to football, he was interested in martial arts and was engaged in a taekwondo studio in the master class of Javed Khan. And in the Scottish school was the champion in the race at 100 and 200 meters.

The first steps in adulthood

After graduating from college, John Abraham joined the company Time & SpaceMEPLtd, worked as a coder in the publishing house. This activity tired him with his routine and routine. The young man wanted something more. In 1999 he took part in the annual contest of male models, which is conducted by the magazine Gladrags. John was almost late for the tests, but fortunately he was allowed and won. After that, he represented a magazine in the Philippines, where he took second place. He received proposals from advertising and modeling agencies of India, Singapore, England, America, Hong Kong. John worked in different countries and became quite famous there, and in India he was the highest paid model. His clean, open, like a child's eyes, a charming smile, a slim muscular body like many. It was the outstanding appearance that served as the reason for the beginning of his film career.

First roles

John Abraham was passionately dreaming of becoming a football player, but his father, being a practical and reasonable person, insisted on the career of the actor. He was extremely pleased that his son received an offer from Bollywood himself. In addition, he was invited not to some secondary role, but to the main one. The debut of the young Abraham was the tape "The Dark Side of Desire" (Jism), which was received in the first days of January 2003. There he played Kobir Lala, a spinning lawyer who for love's sake goes to crime. Since this is a melodrama, Abraham had to be removed in emotional and love scenes. And although the tape did not make a sensation, the beginning actor's game was highly appreciated. In the same year, 2003, there were other Indian films with John Abraham. Among them, "Vision" with elements of mysticism and "Redemptive Sin". The career of the rising star was gaining momentum. In the next year 2004, he was entrusted with roles in four films at once, and in 2005 - in six.

Costs of the profession

The actor's work can be complex and dangerous. So, John Abraham, whose filmography has about 40 roles, once almost got into serious trouble. In 2006, the film "Kabul Express" was shot. Some shooting took place on the territory of post-war Afghanistan. Terrorists, members of the infamous Taliban, tried to commit an attempt on the Indian star. Fortunately, their plan failed. All the time, while shooting, Abraham and other actors received threats. Subsequently, the "Kabul Express" became a megahit in India. The same appreciation of the audience was given to the tapes "Water", "True Friends" and others.

In addition to the troubles in the filming in Afghanistan, Abraham has other incidents. So, when working on the film "Shootout in Vadal", his nose was damaged, and afterwards he pulled the tendon, tore the ligament and got a crack in the bones of the shin. This happened during the development of the scene in prison, where John had to "fight" with a cellmate

Another trouble happened to the actor while working on the film "Hook Ya Crook". According to the story, he had to play cricket. A heavy ball damaged the foot of the actor, breaking the bone.

Producer activity

Talented actor John Abraham, whose filmography is rich in the most diverse paintings, has repeatedly received higher awards for his skills. In 2003, for the role in the film "Jism", he received the Filmfare award in the nomination "Best Debut Work". Later, he received this prize several times for his roles in the films "Dhoom", "Baabul", "Zinda". But the actor did not seem that much, and he decided to try himself as a producer. His first work "Vicky Donor" was greeted very warmly. It addresses the issue of sperm donors. Abraham considers this topic very important. He himself is ready to become a donor. The second work was the film "Madras Cafe", which is an espionage thriller.

Hobbies and interests

John Abraham, whose films enjoy unchanged success, does not boast of its starry character. He grew up in a simple family and still feels like a simple person, without guards walks the streets, does not hesitate to use the services of rickshaws.

For the poor and destitute, John arranges charitable events, helps people find housing, visits hospitals and children's institutions. He did not ignore the animals. Recently, the actor helped 30 unfortunate elephants find their home.

As we have already mentioned, Abraham was fond of football since the school day. Later he played football, and in Indian football became a brand. John is proud of this and hopes that the time will come when the Indian team will be the best in the world.

His second hobby is motorcycles. He is the face of Yamaha, Alpinestars and Castrol.

In addition, John loves chess, and everywhere, wherever he goes, takes them with him. True, he still can not win from his younger brother.

Personal life

The actor is such a profession in which it is difficult to keep the secrets of his personal life. Until now John Abraham managed to do it. The general public knew only that he had since 2002 started meeting with Indian actress Bipasha Basu. For some time they lived in a civil marriage, but they did not hurry to formalize their relations. In the end, their union broke up. At one time they visited a fitness club, where they met Priya Ranchal. This girl became the second half of the Indian star.

John Abraham and his wife did not arrange a lavish wedding, but limited themselves to a family dinner, to which only the closest relatives were invited. There was this significant event in Los Angeles for the New Year holidays of 2014. John Abraham's wife for cinema does not have anything to do with it. She works in the banking system. John's father is extremely pleased with the choice of his son, since Priya is an amazing girl. In addition, Abraham Sr. considers acting an unstable occupation, and the clever wife of his son is just the way.