"I live in linen and cotton. Colour-wise, I like earthy tones and khaki. I am a light dresser and am most comfortable in pyjamas and a kurta-style shirt." - John Abraham on his style quotient.

My favourite outfit: A pair of tracks and a vest.

My outfit for the day: When I go for my shoots I prefer to wear tracks and vest, as I am most comfortable in them. It is also easy to get out of when you want to change.

My outfit for evening wear: For evenings, I like earthy colours. I would match beige trousers and a white shirt or a combination of beige trousers and a sky blue colour shirt or khaki trousers with a white shirt.

For parties I like to wear: My all time favourite black!. Either a black sherwani or a black Zara suit.

Night wear: I like to sleep in boxers.

My favourite colours: I like the earthy variety. Brown, beige, military green. And sky blue is a perennial favourite.

My favourite fabrics: Cotton and Linen.

My favourite accessories: Earlier it was the fish bone which I would wear around my neck. Now, I avoid accessories. If I could have my way I would avoid carrying my mobile too!

The outfit that suits me best: Something that I am comfortable in, irrespective of whether it is formal or casual.

My wardrobe is usually: incomplete.

I prefer: Slip ons. I buy my shoes from New York or London.

An admission: I am not a brand baby. I hardly go shopping. Sometimes a t-shirt that catches my eye is worth only Rs 100.

My favourite Indian outfit: A sherwani. But one with minimum fuss, no embroidery et al.

Suit etiquette: When I am wearing a suit, I don’t take it off till the evening is over. I don’t like holding the coat in my hand while I stand around in a shirt. I hang the suit in my car and wear it only after emerging from the car.

John avoids: Wearing leather as far as possible.

John's secret hate: Shopping! Most of my clothes have been gifted to me. I will die if I have to shop.

My hair texture: It's very thick and black. My hair has always been long but now I want it to keep it short.

My shampoo: It keeps changing depending on how oily my hair is.

My hair care routine: I never oil my hair, I just regularly wash, shampoo and condition my hair to keep it manageable.

My hair is styled by: Dilshad and Sapna.

Hair tip: I think you should not comb your hair too hard as you tend to pull them out from their roots. Brush your hair, gently. I don’t comb my hair at most times, not even for my shoots.

The best dressed man: Our late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The best dressed woman: Bipasha Basu. She looks gorgeous in a white churidaar kurta.

My take on repeating clothes: I don’t mind repeating my clothes. My friends often rag me, "John you are always into black clothes, or in white pyjamas."

I would like my woman to be dressed in: A white salwar kameez because I feel it is the most beautiful, most sensuous, most lovely and most extravagant outfit. It is my all time favourite.

My favourite aftershave: I like to keep a stubble.

A tip for readers: Dress to suit yourself.

Last word: People like me because I am neither opulent nor flamboyant. I would never wear a vest to a formal occasion.

Trivia

Real name: Farhan

Date of Birth : 17 December 1972

Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius

Height: 6'1" or 1.85 m

Weight: 78 kgs

John is a vegetarian

His voice was dubbed in his first film Jism (2003)

His dad is a Christian Malyalee and his mother is an Iranian.


Previously on Spotlight:
Ash
Preity Zinta
Akshay Kumar
Shahrukh
Kajol
Katrina Kaif
Kareena Kapoor
Bipasha Basu
Saif Ali Khan
Deepika Padukone
Ranbir Kapoor
Hrithik Roshan