Ismail Merchant

Born: 1936-12-25, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Died: 2005-05-25

Biography

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.

Filmography

• HARDtalk (1997)
• Heat and Dust (1983)
• Jefferson in Paris (1995)
• Slaves of New York (1989)
• Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
• Lumière et Compagnie (1995)
• The Mystic Masseur (2001)
• The Proprietor (1996)
• James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
• Bombay Talkie (1970)
• In Custody (1994)
• Cotton Mary (1999)
• Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974)
• The Householder (1963)
• The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)