- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 22, 1911
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- December 10, 2004
Homi Wadia
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.
Filmography
movieJunoon
1992 · Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar
movieSaathi
1991 · Inspector Khan
movieRaakh
1989 · Hassan Karmali
movieAdventures of Aladdin
1978 · Director
Shri Krishna Leela
movieShri Krishna Leela
1971 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieKhilari
1968 · Director
movieAlibaba and 40 Thieves
1966 · Director
movieZimbo Finds a Son
1966 · Producer
movieChar Dervesh
1964 · Director
movieSubhadra Haran
1963 · Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor
Zabak
movieZabak
1961 · Director
movieZimbo Comes To Town
1960 · Producer
movieZimbo
1958 · Producer, Director
Hatim Tai
movieHatim Tai
1956 · Director
movieAlibaba and 40 Thieves
1954 · Director
movieJungle Ka Jawahar
1953 · Director
movieAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1952 · Director, Producer
movieHanumaan Pataal Vijay
1951 · Director
movieBalam
1949 · Director
movieComet
1949 · Director, Writer
movieVeer Ghatotkach
1949 · Producer
movieHanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama
1948 · Director
movieAmar Raj
1946 · Director
movieLion of Baghdad
1946 · Director
movieFlying Prince
1946 · Producer, Director
movieBachpan
1945 · Director, Screenplay
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, Writer
movie11 O'Clock
— · Director, Screenplay
movieTigress
— · Writer