Production
Ismail Merchant
- Titles
- 56movies
- Career
Active from 1974 to 2001, with a break from 1984 to 1993, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Directed
- 7titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Lumière & Company65/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Romance5.7average 3.8
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.1, average 3.7
- Adrenaline2.5, average 5.1
- Violence1.9, average 4.3
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Richard RobbinsComposerThe Proprietor, The Mystic Masseur, Cotton Mary
Sakina JaffreyActorThe Mystic Masseur, Cotton Mary
Neena GuptaActorIn Custody, Cotton Mary
Zohra SehgalActorThe Courtesans of Bombay, The Mystic Masseur
Om PuriActorThe Mystic Masseur, In Custody
James IvoryDirectorLumière & Company, The Courtesans of Bombay
Zakir HussainComposerThe Mystic Masseur, In Custody- LLarry PizerCinematographerThe Proprietor, In Custody
- RRoberto SilviEditorThe Mystic Masseur, In Custody
Movies and TV shows
48Upcoming
1 title
Executive Producer
2000s
6 titles · average score 63
75
Producer
77
Producer
58
Executive Producer
50
Producer
59
Director
60
Producer
1990s
14 titles · average score 66
55
Director
65
Thanks
57
Director
59
Producer
65
Director
51
as Royal Indian Man
63
Director
88
Producer
83
Producer
78
Producer
1980s
12 titles · average score 56
40
as Party Guest (uncredited)
45
Producer
58
Executive Producer
85
Producer
65
Producer
51
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
58
Producer
Director, Writer
69
as Indish Guy (uncredited)
57
Producer
1970s
11 titles · average score 54
62
Producer
44
Producer
Producer
51
Producer
Director, Producer
74
Producer
44
as Fate Machine Producer
1960s
4 titles · average score 63
49
Producer
77
as Theater Owner (uncredited)
63
as Extra
Executive Producer