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The 1930s was an era of adventure movies for Hindi cinema, and Cawas got his first break as a swordsman in ''Hunterwali'' along with Nadia and [[Boman Shroff]]. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped Cawas establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor. |
The 1930s was an era of adventure movies for Hindi cinema, and Cawas got his first break as a swordsman in ''Hunterwali'' along with Nadia and [[Boman Shroff]]. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped Cawas establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor. |
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His portrayal of Tarzan in [[Toofani Tarzan]] movie from [[Wadia Movietone]] was a career defining role for him.<ref name=pop>{{cite book|title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian cinema through a transnational lens|year=2005|publisher=SAGE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DGtNhQsLl7wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref name=TT>{{cite web|title=Toofani Tarzan|url=http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/toofanitarzan.html}}</ref><ref name=Vanmala>{{cite web|title=Vanmala|url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/10/vanamala-1951.html}}</ref> |
His portrayal of Tarzan in [[Toofani Tarzan]] movie from [[Wadia Movietone]] was a career defining role for him.<ref name=pop>{{cite book|title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian cinema through a transnational lens|year=2005|publisher=SAGE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DGtNhQsLl7wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref name=TT>{{cite web|title=Toofani Tarzan|url=http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/toofanitarzan.html|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222201305/http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/toofanitarzan.html|archivedate=22 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Vanmala>{{cite web|title=Vanmala|url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/10/vanamala-1951.html}}</ref> |
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John Cawas (1910 – 4 October 1993[1]) was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cawas made his debut in the Hindi film Hunterwali (1935), which became a career-defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. Cawas himself was famous for his performance of Tarzan in various movies.
Early life
Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, Cawas pursued a career of professional body building and won the 1930 All-India Bodybuilding Championship.[2]
Film career
The 1930s was an era of adventure movies for Hindi cinema, and Cawas got his first break as a swordsman in Hunterwali along with Nadia and Boman Shroff. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped Cawas establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor.
His portrayal of Tarzan in Toofani Tarzan movie from Wadia Movietone was a career defining role for him.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Singh, Kuldip (23 October 1993). "John Cawas". Independent UK. London. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ a b Bollyworld: Popular Indian cinema through a transnational lens. SAGE. 2005.
- ^ "Toofani Tarzan". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
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