Actor
Ismail Merchant
December 25, 1936 · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.
Often works with
Shashi Kapoor
5 titles together
Heat and Dust, Shakespeare-Wallah, Bombay Talkie
Prayag Raj
5 titles together
Shakespeare-Wallah, Cotton Mary, Bombay Talkie
Greta Scacchi
3 titles together
Jefferson in Paris, Heat and Dust, Cotton Mary
Jennifer Kendal
3 titles together
Heat and Dust, Shakespeare-Wallah, Bombay Talkie
Madhur Jaffrey
3 titles together
Heat and Dust, Shakespeare-Wallah, Cotton Mary
Pinchoo Kapoor
3 titles together
Shakespeare-Wallah, Bombay Talkie, The Householder
Full filmography · 11
The Mystic Masseur
Director
2001
Cotton Mary
Director
1999
The Proprietor
Director
1996
Lumière & Company
Director
19956.3
Jefferson in Paris
as Royal Indian Man
19955.1
In Custody
Director
1994
Heat and Dust
as Indish Guy (uncredited)
19836
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Director
1974
Bombay Talkie
as Fate Machine Producer
1970
Shakespeare-Wallah
as Theater Owner (uncredited)
1965
The Householder
as Extra
1963