|
|
John Abraham
John Abraham born 17 December 1972 in Mumbai, India, is an Indian film actor and a former model.
Abraham was born to a Malayali father who is an architect and, his mother is part of Mumbai's Parsi community. Abraham's Parsi name is “Farhan” to which his father, being a catholic, added “Abraham” as a respect for the Bible and named him “John“. He has a younger brother, Alan.
John has his own fashion line, his brand is called JA Clothes, which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.
New York (2009) Aashayein (2008) Dostana (2008) Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007)
No Smoking (2007) Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) Kabul Express (2006) Baabul (2006) Taxi 9-2-11 (2006)
Zinda (2006) Garam Masala (2005) Water (2005) Viruddh (2005) Kaal (2005) Karam (2005)
Elaan (2005) Madhoshi (2004) Dhoom (2004) Lakeer (2004) Paap (2004) Aetbaar (2004)
Saaya (2003) Jism (2003)
What members say |
Filmography
John Abraham - what members say
review by from Suffolk, England
Another Hollywood copy 20 April 2005
review by A customer from Poole, UK
Wastage of time 25 October 2004
review by A customer from England
Dismal fare from Pooja Bhatt! 24 November 2005
John Abraham - filmography
-
-
Desi Boyz
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone
Director: Rohit Dhawan
Certificate: 
The year is 2009. The world has been struck by the financial meltdown. But Nick Mathur and Jerry Patel don't feel a thing in their comfortable pad in London. Nick feels smug with his successful investment banking job, the new bonus in his pocket and his beautiful fiancé, Radhika, by his side, while ..read more »
 
56%
from 36 members
-
-
7 Khoon Maaf
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Certificate: 
The romantic misadventures of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, a beautiful lass who over the course of thirty-five odd years, gets married seven times due to the untimely and mysterious deaths of half a dozen of her hapless husbands. The strange circumstances of their deaths, makes Susanna a prime accused.
52%
from 190 members
-
-
Film City
(2010)
Starring: John Abraham
Director: Deven Khote
Certificate: 
"Film City" is a light-hearted story of a chawl (slum) situated just next to (the actual) Film City, a studio complex at the centre of the Bollywood film industry. It follows the misadventures, antics and lives of its quirky residents as they try to piece together their own movie -- with the ..read more »
27%
from 4 members
Currently unavailable
-
-
New York
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Kabir Khan
Certificate:
"New York" is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives... forever. "New York" is one such ..read more »
68%
from 678 members
-
-
New York - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Kabir Khan
Certificate:
"New York" is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. For most of us, larger events in the world are just headlines in the newspapers but these events can change our lives... forever. "New York" is one such ..read more »
50%
from 83 members
-
-
Aashayein
(2008)
Starring: John Abraham, Girish Karnad, Farida Jalal
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Certificate:
Rahul Singh goes from the high of winning a lot of money in a bet to the low of discovering he only has 90 days to live. Moving into a hospice he meets a number of patients that change his outlook on life and challenge him to make the most of what he's got.
56%
from 6 members
Currently unavailable
-
-
Dostana - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Certificate: 
It's all happening in the Beach Party Capital of the world.....Miami is the setting for Dharma Productions latest offering Dostana - serving a cocktail of all ingredients to do with Friendship, Fun, Frolic and that thing called Love....but with a slight twist there is a small case of pretending to ..read more »
73%
from 62 members
Not currently released
-
-
Dostana
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Certificate:
It's all happening in the Beach Party Capital of the world.....Miami is the setting for Dharma Productions latest offering Dostana - serving a cocktail of all ingredients to do with Friendship, Fun, Frolic and that thing called Love....but with a slight twist there is a small case of pretending to ..read more »
70%
from 837 members
-
-
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi
Director: Vivek Agnihotri
Certificate:
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is the story of a struggling football club; Southall United. The team has no stars, no sponsors, no spectators and most importantly, no coach. Yet, it nurtures the hope that it will win the cup this time. But with opposition from the city council and a local sports commentator -..read more »
59%
from 433 members
-
-
Hattrick
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: John Abraham, Gautam Bhimani, Harsha Bhogle
Director: Milan Luthria
Certificate:
Hat Trick! is a story of the triumph of the human spirit. Deriving it's name from the famous magical expression of a "Hat Trick", it deals with four stories from different slices of life, in different parts of the world, each of which reach a crescendo, and each of which need the protagonist to ..read more »
53%
from 249 members
-
-
Taxi 9-2-11
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: John Abraham, Sameera Reddy, Nana Patekar
Director: Milan Luthria
Certificate:
Raghu (Nana Patekar), an insurance salesperson now turned taxi driver and Jai (John Abraham), the son of a wealthy business family, are two citizens of Mumbai. Both characters live in different worlds. Their paths cross one day when Jai steps into Raghu's taxi cab. Jai is on his way to court to ..read more »
63%
from 681 members
-
-
Garam Masala
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Rimi Sen
Director: Priyadarshan
Certificate:
What happens when a good for nothing handsome hunk like Mac (Akshay Kumar) finds himself in possession of an empty flat and access to three gorgeous air hostesses Priti (Daisy), Sweety (Neetu) and Puja (Nargis)? Garam Masala!
54%
from 887 members
-
-
Zinda
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Celina Jaitley, Lara Dutta
Director: Sanjay Gupta
Certificate: 
Watch now: Included with packages from £4.99. Subscribe.
A man, taken and locked up for 14 years without any sane reason, is suddenly released, and has 4 days to figure out why this was done to him
59%
from 807 members
-
-
Karam
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Bharat Dabholkar
Director: Sanjay Gupta
Certificate:
Watch now: Included with packages from £4.99. Subscribe.
John (John Abraham) is an assassin who works for mob boss Captain (Bharat Dhabolkar) who decides to quit and start a life without bloodshed with his wife Shalini (Priyanka Chopra). All is not as easy as he's hoped.
50%
from 462 members
-
-
Water
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: John Abraham, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas
Director: Deepa Mehta
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Set in the 1930s during the rise of the independence struggles against British colonial rule, the film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on the relationships of one widow, who wants to escape the social restrictions ..read more »
69%
from 3,189 members
-
-
Kaal
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham
Director: Soham Shah
Certificate:
A tiger expert, his wife, two tourists and a village chief engage in a battle for survival against supernatural beasts within Jim Corbett National Wildlife Park.
50%
from 752 members
-
-
Dhoom - Blu-ray
(2004)
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Certificate:
When an armoured truck is robbed by four bikers using custom motorcycles, CID officer Jai Dixit turns to Ali, a garage mechanic, for help in tracking them down. However Ali is a reluctant partner at best, and may not be quite the help Jai needs him to be in order to catch the gang.
41%
from 19 members
Not currently released
-
-
Dhoom
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Certificate:
High-speed criminals terrorize a city, and it's up to one man and his sidekick to bring them down in this action thriller from India. A crime wave hits the city of Mumbai when a gang of daring thieves on souped-up motorcycles, led by the corrupt but methodical Kabir (John Abraham), stage a series ..read more »
63%
from 2,194 members
-
-
Aetbaar
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Certificate:
When Riya falls in love with Aryan, her father Dr Malhotra disapproves. This causes Riya to clash with her protective father. Soon however it is clear that Aryan's love for Riya borders on the obsessive...
53%
from 562 members
-
-
Elaan
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Rahul Khanna, John Abraham, Arjun Rampal
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Certificate:
Kantilal Shah refuses to obey the demands of the tyrannical Baba Sikander, and pays the price by losing his life. Determined to avenge his father's death, Karan Shah is intent on capturing Sikander and returning him alive to India.
48%
from 649 members
-
-
Madhoshi
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Priyanshu Chatterjee
Director: Tanveer Khan
Certificate:
All human beings are capable of distinguishing the real from the unreal (imaginary). But there are a few who refuse to recognize this distinction.
Anu (Bipasha Basu), a fine arts student, from a happy and affluent family experiences a tragedy. On September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked New York's ..read more »
52%
from 195 members
-
-
Jism
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bipasha Basu, John Abraham
Director: Amit Saxena
Certificate:
Jism is the story of Kabir Lal, a restless, reckless and alcoholic lawyer whose steady race towards self-destruction even his close friends are unable to stop. A chance encounter with Sonia Khanna -- a young, sexy and dangerously ambitious wife of a middle-aged industrialist Rohit Khanna -- exposes ..read more »
51%
from 397 members
-
-
Paap
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: John Abraham, Udita Goswami
Director: Pooja Bhatt
Certificate:
In a secluded monastery in the Himalayas, an elderly Lama gets a vision indicating the rebirth of his teacher in the city of Delhi. He summons Kaya, a 20 year old girl from a nearing village and assigns her the task of finding the 6 year old boy in Delhi and bringing him back to the monastery...
50%
from 193 members
-
-
Bajao
on DVD
Starring: Shilpa Shetty, Shahrukh Khan, John Abraham
Certificate: 
Bollywood is massive. It makes up to 800 films a year - twice as many as Hollywood and about 14 million Indian people go to the cinema everyday. Bollywood's biggest audience outside India is in Britain. Bollywood films have managed to cross over and now it's not just Indian families watching them - ..read more »
34%
from 33 members
-
-
Hook Ya Crook
Starring: John Abraham, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza
Director: David Dhawan
Certificate:
Hook Ya Crook tells the story of Viraj Pradhan, a boy with unlimited passion for the game of cricket and who aspires to play for the Indian Team one day! Alas, it seems like his dream will always remain a dream when he is sentenced to a maximum security prison due to his reckless behaviour.
In the ..read more »
55%
from 7 members
Currently unavailable
|
John Abraham facts
|
...nk this role would have been done any better by anyone other than Bachchan.
John Abraham is convincing as the maniac but he doesn?t ooze with an amazing impression.
...
