Homi Wadia

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1911-05-22

Deathday 2004-12-10 (93 years old)

Homi Wadia

Biography

Homi Wadia was one of the earliest film makers of Hindi talkies. He was the co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions, established in the year 1933 and later he shut down the production house to form Basant Pictures in 1942. He was married to noted actress known as a stuntwoman then – Fearless Nadia, with whom he has worked in many movies. As a film director, he has contributed more than 40 films, the majority belonging to B-grade action category. Hunterwali (1935), Miss Frontier Mail (1936), Diamond Queen (1940) and Hatim Tai (1956) are among his major hits. He was also one of the founding members of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India in 1954.

Known For

Director

11 O'Clock

as Director

1978
1968
Khiladi

as Director

1966
1964
Char Dervesh

as Director

1961
Zabak

as Director

1958
Zimbo

as Director

1956
Hatim Tai

as Director

1954
1953
Jungle Ka Jawahar

as Director

1949
Balam

as Director

1946
Amar Raj

as Director

1946
Lion of Baghdad

as Director

1942
1940
Diamond Queen

as Director

1938
1937
Toofani Tarzan

as Director

1936
Miss Frontier Mail

as Director

1935
Hunterwali

as Director

Producer

1966
Zimbo Finds a Son

as Producer

1963
Subhadra Haran

as Producer

1960
1958
Zimbo

as Producer

Writer

11 O'Clock

as Screenplay

1971
1935
Hunterwali

as Writer

Actor

1992
Junoon

as Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar

1991
Saathi

as Inspector Khan

Visual Effects

1963
Subhadra Haran

as Visual Effects Supervisor