Homi Adajania Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More – FilmyVoice

Homi Adajania is an Indian movie director and author. He’s recognized for guiding the 2012 blockbuster movie ‘Cocktail.’ In 2023, he directed and created the TV collection ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo,’ which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar.

Wiki/Biography

Homi Adajania was born in 1972 (age 51 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai.

Bodily Look

Peak (approx.): 5′ 11″

Weight (approx.): 60 kg

Hair Color: Darkish Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Household

He belongs to a Parsi household.

Mother and father & Siblings

His father, Aspy Adajania, was an Indian Military officer. He was a pioneer of newbie boxing in India and in addition served as an administrator of the game and as a referee for numerous officiated high-profile matches. Homi Adajania had a sister named Zia Diwan Adajania, who died in 2014 because of a coronary heart ailment.

Spouse & Youngsters

Homi Adajania obtained married to Anaita Shroff Adajania in 2002. The couple has two sons named Zane Adajania and Zreh Adajania.

Homi Adajania together with his spouse

Homi Adajania’s spouse and sons

Different Relations

The well-known YouTuber Scherezade Shroff is his sister-in-law. She is married to Vaibhav Talwar, who’s an actor and mannequin.

Profession

Movie

Homi Adajania made his directorial debut with the Indian English-language movie ‘Being Cyrus’ (2005), starring Saif Ali Khan. Nonetheless, the movie didn’t run nicely on the field workplace.

Poster of the movie ‘Being Cyrus’

In 2012, he directed the Bollywood movie ‘Cocktail’ which was declared successful on the field workplace. He labored as a director and screenplay author for the movie ‘Discovering Fanny’ (2014). The movie was launched in Hindi and English language. He debuted as a producer with the quick movie ‘My Selection’ (2015); he additionally wrote and directed the movie. The quick movie was part of Vogue’s ladies empowerment marketing campaign. In 2017, he produced the Bollywood movie ‘Raabta’ starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon.

Poster of the movie ‘Raabta’

Adajania labored as a narrative author for the Hindi comedy-drama movie ‘The Fakir of Venice’ (2019). In 2020, he directed the movie ‘Angrezi Medium.’

TV Sequence

In 2023, he directed and created the crime drama TV collection ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’ which premiered on Hotstar. The TV collection starred Dimple Kapadia, Radhika Madan, and Naseeruddin Shah within the lead roles.

Poster of the TV collection ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’

Controversy

Criticized for brief movie ‘My Selection’ 

In 2015, Homi Adajania was closely criticized for conveying the unsuitable messages in his quick movie ‘My Selection,’ which was primarily based on lady’s empowerment and talked in regards to the freedom of selection that ladies ought to have. The critics thought-about the movie ‘sexist or male-bashing,’ for a dialogue within the movie, that quote,

It’s my option to marry or to not marry… It’s my option to have intercourse earlier than marriage or have intercourse outdoors the wedding…”

Adajania later asserted that his movie was misunderstood by the viewers. He clarified in an interview that he had no intention to harm folks’s perceptions and notions. Nonetheless, he additionally stated that the misunderstanding and criticising of his movie made it extra viral. Whereas speaking about this in an interview, he stated,

Paradoxically, the misunderstanding is what made #MyChoice go explosively viral and if that’s what it takes to get folks discussing gender equality then I’m keen to take the hit and be misunderstood. Extra energy to ladies and let’s hope {that a} wholesome dialogue on gender equality continues.”

Awards & Achievements

• In 2006, he received the Silver Hanoman Award at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Movie Pageant for his movie ‘Being Cyrus.’

• In 2013, he was nominated for the ‘Greatest Director’ award on the Producers Guild Movie Awards (now often known as Apsara Awards) for his movie ‘Cocktail.’

• In 2021, he was nominated for the ‘Greatest Movie’ and ‘Greatest Movie Director’ award for his movie ‘Angrezi Medium.’

Tattoo

He obtained a fish tattoo inked on his proper bicep.

Homi Adajania tattoo on his proper bicep

Favourites

• Authors: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende and Albert Camus

Details/Trivia

• Homi Adajania at all times needed to be a industrial scuba diver, however as that job concerned a threat of demise, he determined to pursue a profession within the movie business and joined an promoting kingpin after finishing his faculty.

• His father used to run a petroleum pump within the crimson mild space in Mumbai, and after his demise, the enterprise was taken over by Homi Adajaina when he was 23 years outdated. He discovered it very tough to run the petrol pump in an space the place the hookers, mafia, and cops had been throughout. In an interview, he shared a horrible incident that occurred with them whereas working there. He stated,
  

  It was horribly non-creative and harmful. I bear in mind how as soon as my supervisor was mugged and his fingers chopped off in entrance of me whereas he was carrying money to the financial institution.”

• In an interview, he revealed that it took him 10 years to renew his work within the showbiz business after he labored within the crimson mild space. He stated that he travelled for 10 years to get his thoughts out of the fearful state to arrange himself to work someplace else. He additionally revealed that he did many odd jobs to make his travelling bills.

• Other than directing movies, Adajania additionally has a eager curiosity in sports activities. He has performed as a winger for the rugby staff in Mumbai named ‘Bombay Gymkhana.’ He’s additionally a licensed CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) scuba diving teacher and used to show in Lakshadweep islands.

• He shot his debutant movie ‘Being Cyrus’ in his personal bungalow in Panchgani, which he later bought to the Bollywood actor Amir Khan.

• In 2014, he was slammed by the paparazzi after he caught kissing Deepika Padukone in a celebration, whereas he was drunk.
  

  Homi Adajania kissing Deepika Padukone

• He’s greatest pals with Dinesh Vijan, who’s a Bollywood director.