John Cavas (Cawas)

John Cavas (Cawas) (1910 – 4 October 1993) was a stuntman and actor in Hindi movies. Cavas made his debut in the Hindi film Hunterwali (1935), which became a career-defining movie for Fearless Nadia and Wadia Movietone. John Cavas (Cawas) himself was famous for his performance of Tarzan in various movies. Also, in 1956 movie, Baghdad Ka Jadoo, John Cavas acted as Saleem with Yasmin (Fearless Nadia) and titles of this film, Baghdad Ka Jadoo, John's last name is spelled as Cavas and not Cawas. 

Early life

Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, Cavas (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 John Cavas (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 John Cavas (Cawas) establish himself as a professional stuntman and actor.

As an actor John Cavas (Cawas) Films are as follows:

1935 Hunterwali;

1937 Hurricane Hansa;

1937 Toofani Tarzan;

1939 Punjab Mail;

1940 Diamond Queen;

1941 Bambaiwali;

1942 Jungle Princess;

1943 Hunterwali K Beti;

1944 or 1947 Stunt King;

1946 Black And White;

1946 Flying Prince;

1946 Sher-E-Baghdad (Lion Of Baghdad);

1947 Atom Bomb;

1947 Kismatwali;

1947 Romeo and Juliet;

1947 Tiger Queen;

1947 11 O'Clock (Gyaraha Baje);

1948 Jungle Goddess;

1948 Mala The Mighty (Sher-E-Jungle);

1949 Billi;

1949 Dhoomketu (Comet);

1949 Maya Mahal;

1950 Circuswale;

1952 Jungle Ka Jawahar;

1952 Vanraj;

1953 Do Bahadur;

1953 Shamsheerbaaz;

1954 Sher Dil;

1955 Carnival Queen;

1955 Jungle Ka Jadoo;

1956 Baghdad Ka Jadoo;

1956 Fighting Queen;

1956 Jungle Queen;

1957 Diler Daku; and,

1959 Circus Queen.

As a Director, Story (Writer) and Screenplay, John Cavas (Cawas) film was 1966 Zimbo Finds A Son (Zimbo Ka Beta). As a director, John Cavas (Cawas) films were 1948 Mala The Mighty (Sher-E-Jungle) and 1956 Baghdad Ka Jadoo.

John Cavas (Cawas) portrayal of Tarzan in 1937 Toofani Tarzan movie from Wadia Movietone was a career defining role for him.