Homi Adajania | |
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| Born | 28 February[1] Bombay, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Father | Aspy Adajania |
Homi Adajania (born 28 February) is an Indian film director and writer. He made his directorial debut withBeing Cyrus (2005), an English-language psychological drama. He followed this with the commercially successful Hindi-language romantic comedyCocktail (2012). After this Adajania directed the satireFinding Fanny.[2]
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Adajania entered the film industry directing and co-writing the English-language psychological dramaBeing Cyrus (2005) starringSaif Ali Khan,Naseeruddin Shah,Dimple Kapadia, andBoman Irani. The film earned critical acclaim, despite being commercially unsuccessful. Film critic Rajeev Masand called it "a stylish thriller that's told in an immensely engaging style."[3]
Adajania's second directorial venture was the Hindi-language romantic comedyCocktail (2012). The film was written by filmmakerImtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan under their bannerIlluminati Films. The lead roles were played by Khan,Deepika Padukone, and debutante actressDiana Penty, while Kapadia andBoman Irani featured in supporting roles. After its three-week run,Box Office India declared the film a hit in India and abroad. It earned mixed to positive reviews from critics.
Adajania's third directorial venture, the satirical comedyFinding Fanny, was released in September 2014 in both English and Hindi. The film starred an ensemble cast including Shah, Kapadia,Pankaj Kapur, Padukone, andArjun Kapoor. The film received mostly positive reviews, and had a steady run at the box office.
His fourth directorial project was a Hindi film,Angrezi Medium, starringIrrfan Khan,Radhika Madan andDeepak Dobriyal which released on 12 March 2020 but had a limited release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adajania's fifth directorial venture was an OTT series calledSaas, Bahu Aur Flamingo which starsDimple Kapadia,Radhika Madan,Angira Dhar andIsha Talwar which is about a matriarch in a rural village who runs a drug business with her daughter and her two daughter-in-laws. The show streamed on 5 May 2023 with positive reviews onDisney+ Hotstar.[4]
His sixth directorial venture is murder-mystery drama calledMurder Mubarak which starsSara Ali Khan,Vijay Varma,Dimple Kapadia,Pankaj Tripathi,Karisma Kapoor,Sanjay Kapoor, andTisca Chopra.[5] It is an adaptation to the best-selling novel,Club you to Death, by Anuja Chauhan .[6] The film will be streamed onNetflix in 2024.
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Adajania was born in aParsi family. His father,Aspy Adajania, was an Indian Army officer and a pioneer ofamateur boxing in India who went on to serve as a top administrator of the sport and as a referee officiated high profile matches.[7][8] Homi lost his sister, Zia Diwan Adajania, to a stroke in 2014.[9]
He is married to fashion stylist and the Fashion Director ofVogue India,Anaita Shroff Adajania[10] and has two children.[11][12] His sister-in-law, Scherezade Shroff - a well known YouTuber, is married to actorVaibhav Talwar.[13]
He played in his youth for theBombay Gymkhana rugby football team in Mumbai. He is a certified CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) dive instructor, and used to teach in theLakshadweep islands.[11]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2005 | Being Cyrus | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | Cocktail | Yes | No | No | |
| 2014 | Finding Fanny | Yes | Yes | No | English film |
| 2015 | My Choice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film[14] |
| 2017 | Raabta | No | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | The Fakir Of Venice | No | Story | No | |
| 2020 | Angrezi Medium | Yes | No | No | |
| 2024 | Murder Mubarak | Yes | No | No | Netflix Film[15] |
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2023 | Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | Yes | Yes | Story | No |
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