About John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. He is a recipient of one National Film Award along with four Filmfare Awards nominations. Abraham has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2017. After a modelling career, Abraham made his acting debut with the erotic thriller film Jism (2003), a sleeper hit. In the same year, he appeared in the supernatural romantic thriller film Saaya and crime thriller film Paap. He rose to prominence with the action film Dhoom (2004) and the comedies Garam Masala (2005), Taxi No. 9211 (2006), and Dostana (2008). He then starred in the critically acclaimed dramas Water (2005), Kabul Express (2006) and New York (2009), the last of which also turned out to be a commercial success. Despite several commercial failures in the subsequent decade, Abraham achieved success with the 2013 action thrillers Race 2 and drama Madras Cafe; along with the ensemble comedies Housefull 2 (2012) and Welcome Back (2015). Abraham then had commercial successes with the action dramas Dishoom (2016), Parmanu (2018), Satyameva Jayate (2018), Batla House (2019) and Pathaan (2023). Abraham ventured into film production under his banner J.A. Entertainment with Vicky Donor (2012), which won him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He has since produced several of his films, and also wrote the story of Attack: Part 1 (2022). Outside of his film career, he is the co-owner of the Indian Super League football team NorthEast United FC, and the European T20 Premier League cricket team Rotterdam Dockers. He is also a vegetarian bodybuilder and is an advocate for animal rights. After modelling career, Abraham made his acting debut with the erotic thriller film Jism (2003), a sleeper hit.
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