Ismail merchant biography

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Biography

1936 - 2005

"Well, I am from India and I wanted to make films in English for the international market in India. So that was really the main thing, and then of course economically it was cheaper to make films in India."

- Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant’s love of film developed during his college years in Bombay. At 22 he came to the U.S. for a business administration degree, but was sidetracked into the film world. In 1961 he made the short film ‘The Creation of Woman’ which was subsequently shown at Cannes and earned an Academy Award nomination. While at Cannes he met future business and life partner James Ivory. Aimed at making English language films in India for an international market, they began Merchant Ivory Productions – it remains the longest professional partnership in independent film history. Prior to Merchant’s death, the team produced nearly 40 films, many of which included the talents of screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. In 1963 MIP’s first production ‘The Householder,’ became the first Indian-made film given international distribution by a major American studio. Beginning in the late 1970s the group became well known for a series of period films based on classic literature – ‘The Europeans,’ ‘The Bostonians,’ ‘Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,

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Merchant, Ismail

Producer and Director. Nationality: Indian. Born: Ismail Noormohamed Abdul Rehman in Bombay, 25 December 1936. Education: Attended St. Xavier's College, Bombay, arts degree; New York University, M.A. in business administration. Career: Worked at United Nations and in advertising agency; 1960—produced short film, The Creation of Woman, nominated for Academy Award; 1961—met director James Ivory and novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, formed Merchant-Ivory Productions; 1963—produced first MIP film, The Householder; 1972—produced first U.S. film, Savages; 1974—made directorial debut with short, Mahatma and the Mad Boy; 1983—first feature-length film as director, The Courtesans of Bombay.

Films as Producer

(all directed by James Ivory unless otherwise noted)

1960: The Creation of Woman (Schwep) (short)
1963: Gharbar (The Householder)

1965

Shakespeare Wallah (+ ro as theater manager)

1968

The Guru (+ ro as compere)

1970

Bombay Talkie (+ ro as film producer)

1971

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilisation (doc)

1972

Savages

1973

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (Korner) (doc short)

1974

Mahatma and the Mad Boy (+ d) (doc short); The Wild Party

1975

Autobiography of a Princess

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Ismail Merchant

Indian membrane producer (1936–2005)

Ismail Merchant

Born	Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman (1936-12-25)25 Dec 1936 Bombay, India
Died	24 May 2005(2005-05-24) (aged 68) London, England
Resting place	Mumbai, India
Alma mater	University of Bombay New York University
Occupation(s)	Film producer, director
Years active	1960–2005
Partner	James Ivory (1961–2005; Merchant's death)

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