John Cawas (1910 - 4th Oct 1993)[1] was an stuntsman and actor in Hindi movies. John Cawas made his debut in Hindi classic Hunterwali (1935) which became an career defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. John Cawas himself was famous for his performance of Tarzan in various movies.
Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, John pursuaded career of professional body building and became winner of 1930 All-India Bodybuilding Championship. [2]
1930's was an era of adventure movies for Hindi cinema, John got his first break as an swordsman in Hunterwali along with Nadia and Boman Shroff. This role along with similar roles in subsequent sequel remakes of this movie helped John establish himself as a professional stuntsman/actor.
His portrayal of Tarzan in Toofani Tarzan movie from Wadia Movietone was career defining role for John.[2] [3] [4]
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