John Abraham Photo Collection
by Alice on Oct.25, 2010, under Actor, Entertainment, Gallery, Model, updates
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, John made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004).
John received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom, and then in Zinda (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success Water (2005). In 2007, John was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Baabul (2006).
John started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song “Surma” by Punjabi singer Jazzy B. He then joined the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which, however, closed because of financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.
In 2005 John starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office. John also had a major role in the critically acclaimed film Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in British India of the 1930s. The film was written and directed by independent Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta. It was popular internationally, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards.
John performed at the “Rockstars Concert” along with fellow Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat in 2006. In that same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express. Among these Taxi No 9211 and 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, though it did well in the overseas markets. His last two 2007 releases included the arthouse thriller No Smoking and the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.
He starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, Produced by Karan Johar, the film performed well at the box office. John’s first release of 2009 was another much awaited production by Yash Raj Films, New York. The film was a critical and commercial success. It followed the lives of three best friends after the September 11 attacks in New York City. John has a fashion line— branded JA Clothes — which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.
Source: Wikipedia
