Known For
Directing
Born
May 22, 1911
Died
Dec 10, 2004
Credits
36 titles
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
Filmography
Junoon
Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar
Saathi
Inspector Khan
Raakh
Hassan Karmali
Adventures of Aladdin
Director
Shri Krishna Leela
Producer
Khilari
Director
Alibaba and 40 Thieves
Director
Zimbo Finds a Son
Producer
Char Dervesh
Director
Subhadra Haran
Producer
Zabak
Director
Zimbo Comes To Town
Producer
Zimbo
Producer
Hatim Tai
Director
Alibaba and 40 Thieves
Director
Jungle Ka Jawahar
Director
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Director
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay
Director
Balam
Director
Comet
Director
Veer Ghatotkach
Producer
Hanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama
Director
Flying Prince
Producer
Lion of Baghdad
Director
Amar Raj
Director
Bachpan
Director
The Jungle Princess
Director
Hind Ka Lal
Director
Diamond Queen
Director
Karzan, the Jungle King
Director
Toofani Tarzan
Director
Miss Frontier Mail
Director
Hind Kesari
Director
Hunterwali
Director
Tigress
Writer
11 O'Clock
Director