I.S. Johar

Biography

I. S. Johar, born in Talagang, was a performer, screenwriter, producer and filmmaker from India whose comic parts made him a familiar face in Hindi movies, and international viewers knew him best as Gasim in Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He studied Economics, Politics and law before his first screen appearance in the Hindi comedy Ek Thi Ladki (1949), then worked steadily in Hindi and Punjabi films from the 1950s into the early 1980s. Abroad he was seen in North West Frontier (1959) and Death on the Nile (1978), and he acted in the American television series Maya (1967). Films he wrote and directed include Nastik (1954) and the comedies Johar Mehmood in Goa and Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong, and Yash Chopra took his first film job as an assistant to him.

64years old at death

Born February 16, 1920Talagang
Died March 10, 1984Mumbai
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Inderjeet Singh Johar and Inder Sen Johar

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 19 years1959 to 1978

Every film, newest first

1978Death on the NileIMDb rating 7.3
1962Lawrence of ArabiaIMDb rating 8.3
1959North West FrontierIMDb rating 7.1

Genres

Did you know?!

A change of course
Johar's film Nasbandi, which means vasectomy, spoofed Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's failed population control policy of coerced vasectomies during the Emergency, and it was banned when first released.

I.S. Johar movies on Netflix

Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3as Manager Of The Karnak
Lawrence of Arabia1962IMDb rating 8.3as Gasim
North West Frontier1959IMDb rating 7.1as Gupta

Worked with

I.S. Johar shares two films with Jack Gwillim, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jack Gwillim

Anthony Quinn

Bette Davis

George Kennedy

Angela Lansbury

Jack WardenDavid LeanDirector, 1 film John GuillerminDirector, 1 film

J. Lee ThompsonDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jack Gwillim2 films together, 1959 to 1962
Jack Gwillim's page
- Lawrence of Arabia1962IMDb rating 8.3Johar as GasimGwillim as Club Secretary
- North West Frontier1959IMDb rating 7.1Johar as GuptaGwillim as Brigadier Ames
Anthony Quinn1 film together, 1962
Anthony Quinn's page
- Lawrence of Arabia1962IMDb rating 8.3Johar as GasimQuinn as Auda Abu Tayi
Bette Davis1 film together, 1978
Bette Davis's page
- Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3Johar as Manager Of The KarnakDavis as Mrs. Van Schuyler
George Kennedy1 film together, 1978
George Kennedy's page
- Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3Johar as Manager Of The KarnakKennedy as Andrew Pennington
Angela Lansbury1 film together, 1978
Angela Lansbury's page
- Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3Johar as Manager Of The KarnakLansbury as Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
Jack Warden1 film together, 1978
Jack Warden's page
- Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3Johar as Manager Of The KarnakWarden as Dr. Bessner
David LeanDirector, 1 film, 1962
All films by David Lean
- Lawrence of Arabia1962IMDb rating 8.3Johar as Gasim
John GuillerminDirector, 1 film, 1978
All films by John Guillermin
- Death on the Nile1978IMDb rating 7.3Johar as Manager Of The Karnak
J. Lee ThompsonDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by J. Lee Thompson
- North West Frontier1959IMDb rating 7.1Johar as Gupta

Awards

One award and honor.

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I.S. Johar's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1971	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role	Johny Mera Naam	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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