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Ismail Merchant

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Born: 1936-12-25
Died: 2005-05-25
From: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

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.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 7 nominated

🏆 Won

Padma Bhushan

2002
🏆 Won

International Indian Film Academy Awards

2001
🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

1996
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

The Remains of the Day

1994
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

Howards End

1993
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

The Remains of the Day

1993
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Howards End

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Picture

A Room with a View

1987
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Film

A Room with a View

1986
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

A Room with a View

1986
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Heat and Dust

1983
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

The Creation of Woman

1961

Acting16 titles

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
10.0
Movie

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

2005Documentary
The Song of the Little Road
10.0
Movie

The Song of the Little Road

2003Documentary
HARDtalk
8.7
Series

HARDtalk

1997 - ...Documentary
The Wandering Company
8.0
Movie

The Wandering Company

1984Documentary
A Cooler Climate
8.0
Movie

A Cooler Climate

2022Documentary
Merchant Ivory
7.7
Movie

Merchant Ivory

2024Documentary
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
7.0
Movie

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

2001Documentary
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
6.5
Movie

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

2001Documentary
Shakespeare-Wallah
6.5
Movie

Shakespeare-Wallah

1965Drama
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
6.5
Movie

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

2001Documentary
The Householder
6.2
Movie

The Householder

1963Drama
Heat and Dust
6.0
Movie

Heat and Dust

1983Drama
Bombay Talkie
5.6
Movie

Bombay Talkie

1970Drama
Slaves of New York
5.3
Movie

Slaves of New York

1989Drama
Jefferson in Paris
5.1
Movie

Jefferson in Paris

1995Drama
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
0
Movie

James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant

2024Documentary

Directing7 titles

Mahatma and the Mad Boy
10.0
Movie

Mahatma and the Mad Boy

1974Drama
The Proprietor
7.0
Movie

The Proprietor

1996Drama
Lumière & Company
6.3
Movie

Lumière & Company

1995Drama
The Mystic Masseur
5.5
Movie

The Mystic Masseur

2001Drama
The Courtesans of Bombay
5.5
Movie

The Courtesans of Bombay

1983Documentary
Cotton Mary
5.0
Movie

Cotton Mary

1999Drama
In Custody
5.0
Movie

In Custody

1994Drama

Writing1 title

The Courtesans of Bombay
5.5
Movie

The Courtesans of Bombay

1983Documentary

Production41 titles

Street Musicians of Bombay
10.0
Movie

Street Musicians of Bombay

1994Documentary
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
10.0
Movie

Mahatma and the Mad Boy

1974Drama
Sweet Sounds
9.0
Movie

Sweet Sounds

1976Documentary
Maurice
7.6
Movie

Maurice

1987Drama
The Remains of the Day
7.4
Movie

The Remains of the Day

1993Drama
Howards End
7.0
Movie

Howards End

1992Drama
A Room with a View
6.9
Movie

A Room with a View

1986Drama
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
6.8
Movie

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls

1973Documentary
Shakespeare-Wallah
6.5
Movie

Shakespeare-Wallah

1965Drama
Heights
6.3
Movie

Heights

2005Drama
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
6.3
Movie

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

1972Drama
The White Countess
6.2
Movie

The White Countess

2005Drama
The Householder
6.2
Movie

The Householder

1963Drama
The Perfect Murder
6.1
Movie

The Perfect Murder

1988Thriller
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
6.1
Movie

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

1978Drama
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
6.1
Movie

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

1998Drama
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
6.1
Movie

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990Drama
The Guru
6.0
Movie

The Guru

1969Comedy
Heat and Dust
6.0
Movie

Heat and Dust

1983Drama
Jane Austen in Manhattan
5.9
Movie

Jane Austen in Manhattan

1980Drama
The Golden Bowl
5.9
Movie

The Golden Bowl

2000Romance
Feast of July
5.8
Movie

Feast of July

1995Drama
Surviving Picasso
5.8
Movie

Surviving Picasso

1996Drama
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
5.8
Movie

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991Drama
Quartet
5.8
Movie

Quartet

1981Drama
The Creation of Woman
5.6
Movie

The Creation of Woman

1961Documentary
The Europeans
5.6
Movie

The Europeans

1979Drama
Bombay Talkie
5.6
Movie

Bombay Talkie

1970Drama
The Bostonians
5.6
Movie

The Bostonians

1984Drama
The Courtesans of Bombay
5.5
Movie

The Courtesans of Bombay

1983Documentary
Autobiography of a Princess
5.5
Movie

Autobiography of a Princess

1975Drama
Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5
Movie

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2003Comedy
Savages
5.3
Movie

Savages

1972Sci-Fi
Slaves of New York
5.3
Movie

Slaves of New York

1989Drama
The Deceivers
5.2
Movie

The Deceivers

1988Action
Roseland
5.1
Movie

Roseland

1977Drama
Jefferson in Paris
5.1
Movie

Jefferson in Paris

1995Drama
Le Divorce
5.0
Movie

Le Divorce

2003Drama
The Wild Party
4.9
Movie

The Wild Party

1975Comedy
My Little Girl
4.6
Movie

My Little Girl

1986Drama
Noon Wine
0
Movie

Noon Wine

1985Drama

Crew1 title

Mrs. Dalloway
5.7
Movie

Mrs. Dalloway

1997Drama