Homi Wadia

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Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004)[1][2] was a Bollywood director, producer and a co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions and Basant Pictures.[3] Homi Wadia was married to actress and stunt woman Fearless Nadia. Born in an Parsi family from Surat,[4] Homi was younger brother of JBH Wadia, who was himself was an movie director.

Career

Homi Wadia had a film career spanning 5 decades where he started as a cinematographer in Lal-e-Yaman (1933). Eventually he progressed as an movie director, producer and also a drama actor. Homi is particularly famous for his movies along with Nadia namely Hunterwali, Miss Frontier Mail and Hatim Tai.

Personal life

Homi Wadia married to Nadia in 1961.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2001/may/10803.htm Happy Birthday Homi
  2. ↑ http://www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7414&sid=8a90276930267a7c3898d9a781c0b673
  3. ↑ http://www.filmtvguildindia.org/founders.html#homiwadia Film and Television producers guild of India
  4. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-02/ahmedabad/28266089_1_film-ship-logo Surat's Wadias create Fearless Nadia
  5. ↑ "International focus on 'Fearless Nadia'". The Hindu. March 16, 2008. 
  6. ↑ Mary Evans Wadia, aka Fearless Nadia TIFR.

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