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I. S. Johar

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I. S. Johar
  • Birth Name:
    Inder Sen Johar
  • Date of Birth:
    February 16, 1920
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Talagang, British India
  • Place of Death:
    Mumbai, India
  • Date of Death:
    March 10, 1984
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

I. S. Johar
  • Spouse:
    Ramma Bans - divorced
    Sonia Sahni -
  • Son:
    Anil Johar
  • Daughter:
    Ambika Johar

Career

I. S. Johar

Awards

I. S. Johar

1971: Filmfare Best Comedian Award: Johny Mera Naam

BAFTA Best Actor nomination for Harry Black

Trivia

I. S. Johar
  • I. S. Johar also wrote and directed films some of which included Johar Mehmood in Goa and Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong in which he co-starred with comedian Mehmood.
  • He also acted in a few Punjabi films like, Chaddian Di Doli (1966), Nanak Naam Jahaaz Hai (1969) with Prithviraj Kapoor and Yamla Jatt with Helen.
  • He acted in numerous Hindi films from the 1950s through to the early 80s, and played cameos in international films such as Harry Black (1958), North West Frontier (1959), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Death on the Nile (1978), besides acting in Maya (1967), a US TV series.
  • In 1947 during the Partition of India, he was visiting Patiala with his family for a wedding, when riots broke out back home in Lahore, he could never go back, thereafter he worked in Jalandhar for a while, and his family remained in Delhi, eventually he moved to Bombay, where he made his acting debut with Roop K Shorey’s, Ek Thi Ladki (1949).
  • I. S. Johar was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director.

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