John Cawas


John Cawas was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cawas made his debut in the Hindi film Hunterwali, 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.

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.