Homi Wadia
Directing
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
Directing28
movieAdventures of Aladdin
1978
Director
movieKhilari
1968
Director
movieAlibaba and 40 Thieves
1966
Director
movieChar Dervesh
1964
Director
Zabak
1961
Director
movieZimbo
1958
Director
Hatim Tai
1956
Director
movieAlibaba and 40 Thieves
1954
Director
movieJungle Ka Jawahar
1953
Director
movieHanumaan Pataal Vijay
1951
Director
movieBalam
1949
Director
movieComet
1949
Director
movieAmar Raj
1946
Director
movieLion of Baghdad
1946
Director
movieFlying Prince
1946
Director
movieBachpan
1945
Director
movieThe Jungle Princess
1942
Director
movieHind Ka Lal
1940
Director
movieDiamond Queen
1940
Director
movieKarzan, the Jungle King
1938
Director
movieToofani Tarzan
1937
Director
movieMiss Frontier Mail
1936
Director
movieHind Kesari
1935
Director
movieHunterwali
1935
Director
movie11 O'Clock
Director
Production8
movieZimbo Finds a Son
1966
Producer
movieSubhadra Haran
1963
Producer
movieZimbo Comes To Town
1960
Producer
movieZimbo
1958
Producer
movieVeer Ghatotkach
1949
Producer
movieFlying Prince
1946
Producer
Writing6
movieComet
1949
Writer
movieBachpan
1945
Screenplay
movieHunterwali
1935
Writer
movie11 O'Clock
Screenplay
movieTigress
Writer
Acting3
movieJunoon
1992
Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar
movieSaathi
1991
Inspector Khan
movieRaakh
1989
Hassan Karmali
Visual Effects1
movieSubhadra Haran
1963
Visual Effects Supervisor