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name: "I.S. Johar"
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born: "16 February 1920"
died: "10 March 1984"
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# I.S. Johar

Actor. Born 16 February 1920 in Tollagannj, British India [now Pakistan]. Died 10 March 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 February 1920, Tollagannj, British India [now Pakistan]
- **Died:** 10 March 1984
- **Also known as:** Inder Sen Johar, ਆਈ ਐੱਸ ਜੌਹਰ, आई एस जौहर, I. S. Johar, I S Johar

## Biography

I. S. Johar was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director. Born Indra Sen Johar on 16 February 1920 in Talagang, British India (now in Pakistan), he held an MA in Economics and Politics and an LLB. He entered the film industry after the Partition of India and made his acting debut in the 1949 Hindi film *Ek Thi Ladki*.

Johar appeared in numerous Hindi films from the 1950s to the early 1980s and in several international productions. He played Gasim in *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Gupta in *North West Frontier* (1959) and Mr. Choudhury in *Death on the Nile* (1978). He also wrote and directed films, including the partition-themed *Nastik* (1954) and comedies such as *Johar Mehmood in Goa*.

He received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor for his performance in *Harry Black* (1958), becoming the first Indian actor nominated in that category. Johar died on 10 March 1984 in Bombay.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theprint.in.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, as Gasim — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)

## Also known for

- *Death on the Nile* (1978), Mr. Choudhury
- *North West Frontier* (1959), Gupta

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