I.S. Johar was born on 16 February 1920 in Talagang (now Pakistan), British India. He completed MA degree in Economics and Politics before completing his LLB. In 1947, during the Partition crisis, Johar was visiting Patiala with his family for a wedding, when riots broke out back home in Lahore. He could never go back, and thereafter he worked in Jalandhar for a while, and his family remained in Delhi, before he eventually moved to Bombay, where he made his acting debut with Roop K Shorey's, Ek Thi Ladki (1949).
Known For
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Gasim
Death on the Nile
(1978)
Mr. Choudhury
North West Frontier
(1959)
Gupta
Full Filmography
Acting
Ek Thi Larki
(1949)
Sohan
Nastik
(1954)
Joker
Durgesh Nandini
(1956)
Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan
(1957)
Ek Gaon Ki Kahani
(1957)
Harry Black and the Tiger
(1958)
Bapu
North West Frontier
(1959)
Gupta
Goonj Uthi Shehnai
(1959)
Kanhaiya
Mr. India
(1961)
Gullu Lala / Jung Bahadur
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962)
Gasim
Maa Beta
(1962)
Bishan Sahay
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
(1963)
Gopal
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
(1963)
Gopal
April Fool
(1964)
Johar-Mehmood in Goa
(1965)
Ram
Maya
(1966)
One-Eye
Johar in Kashmir
(1966)
Akalmand
(1966)
Raaz
(1967)
Rakharam Singh 'Rocky'
Anita
(1967)
Haye Mera Dil
(1968)
Sokhanlal
Shrimanji
(1968)
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
(1969)
Sukha
Pavitra Papi
(1970)
Adarshan Lala
Johny Mera Naam
(1970)
Pehla Ram/Dooja Ram/Teeja Ram
Safar
(1970)
Kalidas (Neela's brother)
Chhoti Bahu
(1971)
Premnath (Niku's dad)
Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong
(1971)
Dastaan
(1972)
Gomti Ke Kinare
(1972)
Seth Chellamal
Joshila
(1973)
Raunaq Singh
Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
(1974)
Seth Sohrabji Bandookwala
5 Rifles
(1974)
Harfan Mama
Prem Shastra
(1974)
Trimurti
(1974)
Shadilal
Saheb Bahadur
(1977)
Prof. Rampyare
Death on the Nile
(1978)
Mr. Choudhury
Ganga Ki Saugand
(1978)
Birju Master
Be-Reham
(1980)
Police Inspector Malpani
Do Posti
(1981)
Makhan
Gopichand Jasoos
(1982)
Ram Rokada / No. 256
Bad Aur Badnaam
(1984)
Malpani (uncredited)
Writing
Afsana
(1951)
Writer, Screenplay, and Story
Hamdard
(1953)
Writer
Miss 56
(1956)
Writer
Mr. India
(1961)
Writer
Johar in Kashmir
(1966)
Writer
Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong
(1971)
Writer
5 Rifles
(1974)
Writer
Directing
Nastik
(1954)
Director
Miss India
(1957)
Director
Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan
(1957)
Director
Johar-Mehmood in Goa
(1965)
Director
Johar in Kashmir
(1966)
Director
5 Rifles
(1974)
Director
Vasectomy
(1978)
Director
Production
Sound