Homi Wadia

Diamond Queen (1940)

Directed by Homi Wadia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Radharani  •  Nazira

Directed by Homi Wadia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Radharani  •  Nazira

Miss Frontier Mail (1936)

Savita, aka Miss 1936, is an amateur hunter while her brother Jayant is an amateur film-maker. Their father, Maganlal, arrested for the murder of a station-master, is defended by their uncle Shyamlal, who is in fact the mysterious Signal X. Shyamlal causes a major ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Sardar Mansur  •  Sayani Atish  •  John Cawas

Savita, aka Miss 1936, is an amateur hunter while her brother Jayant is an amateur film-maker. Their father, Maganlal, arrested for the murder of a station-master, is defended by their uncle Shyamlal, who is in fact the mysterious Signal X. Shyamlal causes a major ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Sardar Mansur  •  Sayani Atish  •  John Cawas

Hanuman, The Worshipper of Lord Rama (1948)

Ravana (Niranjan Sharma) orders Maricha to turn into a deer to entice Sita (Sona Chatterjee) with the notion of kidnapping her. Rama (Trilok Kapoor), Lakshman (Prabhash Joshi) and Sita are in the Panchavati forest for their fourteen year exile. Espying the golden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Trilok Kapoor  •  Sona Chatterjee  •  S.N. Tripathi

Ravana (Niranjan Sharma) orders Maricha to turn into a deer to entice Sita (Sona Chatterjee) with the notion of kidnapping her. Rama (Trilok Kapoor), Lakshman (Prabhash Joshi) and Sita are in the Panchavati forest for their fourteen year exile. Espying the golden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Trilok Kapoor  •  Sona Chatterjee  •  S.N. Tripathi

Alibaba and 40 Thieves (1954)

Shunned by his family, a male endangers his life after he finds hidden treasure belonging to 40 thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mahipal  •  Shakila  •  B.M. Vyas  •  S.N. Tripathi

Shunned by his family, a male endangers his life after he finds hidden treasure belonging to 40 thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mahipal  •  Shakila  •  B.M. Vyas  •  S.N. Tripathi

The Doings of Lord Krishna (1971)

Shri Krishna Leela is a 1971 Hindi religious film directed by Homi Wadia. It was produced by his Basant Pictures banner. Written by B. M. Vyas, the story and dialogue were by S. N. Tripathi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Heena Kumari  •  Jayshree Gadkar  •  D.K. Sapru  •  Tabassum

Shri Krishna Leela is a 1971 Hindi religious film directed by Homi Wadia. It was produced by his Basant Pictures banner. Written by B. M. Vyas, the story and dialogue were by S. N. Tripathi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Heena Kumari  •  Jayshree Gadkar  •  D.K. Sapru  •  Tabassum

Junoon (1992)

Nita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her mom and dad in Bombay, India, and works as a Surgeon in a hospital. She is of marriageable age, & is in love with a struggling Musician/Singer named Ravi, much to the chagrin of her mom, who wants her to marry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt  •  Robin Bhatt
CAST:  Pooja Bhatt  •  K.D. Chandran  •  Tom Alter  •  Avtar Gill

Nita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her mom and dad in Bombay, India, and works as a Surgeon in a hospital. She is of marriageable age, & is in love with a struggling Musician/Singer named Ravi, much to the chagrin of her mom, who wants her to marry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Bhatt  •  Robin Bhatt
CAST:  Pooja Bhatt  •  K.D. Chandran  •  Tom Alter  •  Avtar Gill

Hunterwali (1935)

Preceded by a legend describing its heroine as a 'Brave Indian girl who sacrificed royal luxuries to the cause of her people and her country', the story opens with a prologue showing Krishnavati and her infant son being thrown out of the house in a thunderstorm by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Sharifa  •  Gulsham  •  Boman Shroff

Preceded by a legend describing its heroine as a 'Brave Indian girl who sacrificed royal luxuries to the cause of her people and her country', the story opens with a prologue showing Krishnavati and her infant son being thrown out of the house in a thunderstorm by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Fearless Nadia  •  Sharifa  •  Gulsham  •  Boman Shroff

Zabak (1961)

A 1961 Hindi movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mahipal  •  Achala Sachdev

A 1961 Hindi movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mahipal  •  Achala Sachdev

Toofani Tarzan (1937)

Scientist Ramu and his wife Uma (Nazira) live with their four-year-old son Leher in the jungle where he carries out experiments. He has discovered the elixir of life. Lions attack their house killing him, while his wife goes mad with grief. Ramu’s son, Leher, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  John Cawas  •  Gulshan  •  Boman Shroff  •  Chandrashekhar Vaidya

Scientist Ramu and his wife Uma (Nazira) live with their four-year-old son Leher in the jungle where he carries out experiments. He has discovered the elixir of life. Lions attack their house killing him, while his wife goes mad with grief. Ramu’s son, Leher, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  John Cawas  •  Gulshan  •  Boman Shroff  •  Chandrashekhar Vaidya

Alibaba and 40 Thieves (1966)

Ali Baba finds a cave of treasures belonging to a gang of bandits. When the bandits realize there have been intruders, they seek revenge. Ali Baba must try to outwit his pursuers before he gets killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Laxmi Chhaya  •  Kamal Mehra

Ali Baba finds a cave of treasures belonging to a gang of bandits. When the bandits realize there have been intruders, they seek revenge. Ali Baba must try to outwit his pursuers before he gets killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Laxmi Chhaya  •  Kamal Mehra

Zimbo (1958)

Not-Toofami Tarzan! Chakravarty's son Zimbo has been brought up by the apes and the story takes a turn when they try to relocate him with Dada (Pedro the Chimpanzee) to the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
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Not-Toofami Tarzan! Chakravarty's son Zimbo has been brought up by the apes and the story takes a turn when they try to relocate him with Dada (Pedro the Chimpanzee) to the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
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Khiladi (1968)

Khiladi is a 1968 Hindi action film directed by Homi Wadia for Basant Pictures.[1] It was produced under the Homi Wadia Production banner with music composed by Lala Sattar and lyrics written by Faruk Kaiser.[2] Fearless Nadia starred in nearly fifty Wadia films, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mary Ann Evans

Khiladi is a 1968 Hindi action film directed by Homi Wadia for Basant Pictures.[1] It was produced under the Homi Wadia Production banner with music composed by Lala Sattar and lyrics written by Faruk Kaiser.[2] Fearless Nadia starred in nearly fifty Wadia films, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Mary Ann Evans

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1952)

The film follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding a magical lamp which helps him in attaining the love of Princess Badar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Meena Kumari, Mahipal

The film follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding a magical lamp which helps him in attaining the love of Princess Badar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Meena Kumari, Mahipal

Balam (1949)

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DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Agha  •  Jayant  •  Masood  •  Nigar Sultana

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DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  Agha  •  Jayant  •  Masood  •  Nigar Sultana

Hatim Tai (1956)

The film is about Hatim Tai (Hatim of Tayy), a merchant and poet who was known for his charity and kindness. In this Arabian Nights style fantasy Hatim Tai, referred to as Shehzada (Prince) from Yemen, undertakes a perilous journey in order to save a young fairy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  P. Jairaj  •  Shakila  •  Krishna Kumari  •  S.N. Tripathi

The film is about Hatim Tai (Hatim of Tayy), a merchant and poet who was known for his charity and kindness. In this Arabian Nights style fantasy Hatim Tai, referred to as Shehzada (Prince) from Yemen, undertakes a perilous journey in order to save a young fairy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Homi Wadia
CAST:  P. Jairaj  •  Shakila  •  Krishna Kumari  •  S.N. Tripathi