Homi Wadia

Directing·May 22, 1911

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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.

Film	Credit
Junoon1992 · Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar	Forest Officer Bhaskar Inamdar
Saathi1991 · Inspector Khan	Inspector Khan
Raakh1989 · Hassan Karmali	Hassan Karmali
Adventures of Aladdin1978 · Director	Director
SShri Krishna Leela1971 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Khilari1968 · Director	Director
Alibaba and 40 Thieves1966 · Director	Director
Zimbo Finds a Son1966 · Producer	Producer
Char Dervesh1964 · Director	Director
Subhadra Haran1963 · Producer	Producer
ZZabak1961 · Director	Director
Zimbo Comes To Town1960 · Producer	Producer
Zimbo1958 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
HHatim Tai1956 · Director	Director
Alibaba and 40 Thieves1954 · Director	Director
Jungle Ka Jawahar1953 · Director	Director
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp1952 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay1951 · Director	Director
Balam1949 · Director	Director
Comet1949 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Veer Ghatotkach1949 · Producer	Producer
Hanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama1948 · Director	Director
Amar Raj1946 · Director	Director
Lion of Baghdad1946 · Director	Director
Flying Prince1946 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Bachpan1945 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Jungle Princess1942 · Director	Director
Hind Ka Lal1940 · Director	Director
Diamond Queen1940 · Director	Director
Karzan, the Jungle King1938 · Director	Director
Toofani Tarzan1937 · Director	Director
Miss Frontier Mail1936 · Director	Director
Hind Kesari1935 · Director	Director
Hunterwali1935 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
11 O'ClockDirector, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
TigressWriter	Writer