John Abraham

I am a Mumbaiite. I have lived in Mumbai (Bombay) all my life. I have grown up here, studied here. I’ve played hard and rough through my years at Bombay Scottish School and in college. I’ve earned the respect of friends and the love of a few women. My big break came when I entered the Glad Rags Manhunt in March 99. The movie, Jism, was released on Jan 17th 2003. It immediately pushed me into the public eye. After that, I acted in a number of projects that helped me polish the little pebbles that I now recognize as diamonds today. Dhoom was a lot of fun. Mostly because I got to ride around on a superbike which is reputed at that time, to be the fastest motorcycle in the world. I was hardly acting there. The thrill was all very, very real. By the time Viruddh came along, I was delving deeply into my abilities to find different things I could do and with the help of some outstanding directors, managed to create a variety of niches where I did my best work. My next movie, Water opened at the Toronto Film Festival, a humbling event as any I have ever seen. There were many rounds of applause for Lisa and me at the event, and I began to see the beginnings of a wider audience for Indian films. (I refuse the term ‘Bollywood’ . I find it terribly subservient.) My last released film, was New York. It was a great film and was a huge hit, both in India and internationally . Right now, there are quite a few projects on the anvil that are about to break. Do watch my movies and I hope to entertain and surprise you in the future, as indeed I sometimes surprise myself.