He is the heartthrob of hundreds of Indian women. This “Typical Mumbaiya Chokra” turned Bollywood actor was born to a Tamil father and Persi mother. From his school, John was engaged in sports.
He was the captain of his football team. He was also a good athlete. After finishing his MMS from Mumbai Educational Trust, Abraham took the job of a media planner. His luck changed after he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest. Through winning this competition, he started his modeling career. His first campaign was Cinthol. He was also the first Asian model of Levis Jeans. In 2003, he got a call from Mahesh Bhatt, the famous film director.
His daughter, Pooja Bhatt, was going to make a movie and John was chosen to play the lead male character. This is how, John got the chance to work in movie and Jism came out in 2003. The movie was successful and John came to the attention of the audience. Till now, John does not have many successful movies under his name but his acting skills, added with his looks and physical fitness have turned him into one of the top actors at present in Bollywood.